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Briefs

Back to Campus issue correction

In The Standard’s Back to Campus issue, a map of campus on page eight failed to include the location of Kentwood Hall, a residence hall located at 700 E. Saint Louis St. Kentwood Hall — formerly the Kentwood Arms Hotel — was built in 1926 by John T. Woodruff, and has housed President Harry Truman, Groucho Marx and Bob Hope, and was used by Richard Nixon during his 1960 presidential campaign.

Kentwood currently houses approximately 100 students, with a Bear Line stop and the Kentwood Dining Center, which is open to any Missouri State University student or employee during normal operational hours.

For more information about Kentwood Hall and its amenities, visit http://www.reslife.missouristate.edu/Kentwood.

Clearing up gen ed confusion What the new system could mean for you

By Taylor Burns The Standard

After more than 15 years and several failed attempts, MSU is planning to introduce a restructured general education program that could save students money.

The Committee on General Education and Intercollegiate Programs (CGEIP) has been working on revising the current program for about three years, according to Christopher Herr, interim depart-

ment head of the Theatre and Dance department and former chair of the Faculty Senate.

Herr said the goal of the new program, set to be introduced fall 2014, is to focus more on the public affairs mission of the university.

According to the history of general education at MSU on the university’s general education website, the current program was put in place in 1997.

Several attempts were made to revise the program since then, but

none were able to pass through the CGEIP and Faculty Senate. Other than minor changes to course content language, there have been essentially no revisions to the program until now.

“One of the big differences from the old program to the new program, is that there is actually now a public affairs category,” said Herr.

The current program only offers three courses under the public affairs heading. The new program offers the same history and political science courses, but adds 17 courses that can be counted as credit for students’ public affairs requirements.

Joshua Smith, provost office representative for CGEIP, said the

‘City of artists’

March on Washington 50th anniversary

Missouri State will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King Jr., on Wednesday, Aug. 28.

The anniversary will be commemorated with a symbolic ringing of bells at 2 p.m. at the Jane A. Meyer Carillon.

There will also be a celebration in downtown Springfield later in the evening.

Activities begin with a unity march to Park Central Square. At 7:30 p.m. on the north side of the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge, located in the 400 block of East Tampa St. Parking is available at the Jordan Valley Community Health Center and Municipal Court Building. The March will travel to Park Central Square.

At the square, Springfield Mayor Bob Stephens and local faith leaders will speak about the impact of the historic march.

The evening's program will include the viewing of the iconic speech and a symbolic "burial of hate,” where participants will leave a time capsule under a monument on the southeast corner of the square.

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Wednesday, Aug. 28

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the “I Have A Dream” Speech Commemorated with Bells, 2-2:15 p.m, Jane A. Meyer Carillon

new structure will allow students easier understanding of the courses they’re required to take.

“The humanities and the arts are separated into two different areas,” Smith said. “Social and behavioral sciences has its own section. It gives a little more understanding from the student.”

Smith said another goal of the new program is to present a broader range of study areas to new students.

“Students can experience a lot of different things, figure out what they like the most and continue on with that major,” said Smith. “So, it allows for more diversity in the u See GEN ED, page 2

Art classes all in one place for first time in 20 years

By Rose Marthis The Standard

The recent expansion of Brick City has allowed Missouri State’s art and design department to be housed all together for the first time in more than 20 years.

Students used to have to attend many of their art classes in Ellis Hall or other buildings. Now, the renovated industrial spaces in downtown Springfield have provided more areas so that classrooms, studios, galleries and department offices are all near one another.

Ceramics professor Keith Ekstam has been teaching at MSU for 26 years, and many of his classes used to be held in Ellis Hall. He thinks the department move will be very beneficial for the students in the program and for the university as a whole.

“The facilities are newer and more effective for teachers and students,” Ekstam said.

“Since the faculty is all together, we can do more and be more efficient and bounce ideas off each other.”

Senior ceramics student Tawn Dickison remembers the trouble of having classes in separate areas of campus, and thinks it is exciting to have a new facility for the department.

“The building has a much more encouraging atmosphere, and students have easier accessibility to materials and nearby professors, so it is easier to interact and get feedback,” Dickison said.

Dickison said when art classes were held in separate buildings, students would have to travel back and forth between locations to gather materials, produce work and attend class.

Dickison added that having all the art classes in one place makes it easier for students with different disciplines to interact as

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Brick City’s newest buildings help keep all the art classes close together.

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Blackboard performance improves after patch

MLK 50th Anniversary Unity March & Celebration, 7:30-9 p.m., MLK Bridge to City Square

Thursday, Aug. 29

Service-Learning Student Orientation, 3:30-5 p.m., PSU Room 317 First Year Spirit Tunnel, 5:30-6 p.m., Carrington Hall Circle Drive

Friday, Aug. 30

Refund Deadline: First Block Classes at 50 percent Credit/Refund

Refund Deadline: Full Semester at 75 percent Credit/Refund

Saturday, Aug. 31

Foster Recreation Center Reduced Hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

International Friends Picnic and Orientation, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Phelps Grove Park

Sunday, Sep. 1

Foster Recreation Center Reduced Hours, noon-8 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 2

Labor Day Holiday (No Classes/Offices Closed), all day Foster Recreation Center Reduced Hours, noon-11 p.m.

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Students and employees experienced problems with the Blackboard site being slow during the first week of school. Missouri State Computer Services has since added a patch that should fix the issue.

Blackboard causes campus-wide problems first week of classes

By Trevor Mitchell The Standard

The problems that have recently plagued the Missouri State University Blackboard system should be solved by a patch that

was implemented last Friday, according to MSU Computer Services.

The first days of the fall semester have been difficult for many faculty members with online components to their classes, as teachers

attempt to familiarize students with the Blackboard system, which is often used to upload notes or class assignments.

Becky Baker, an instructor of physics and astronomy, said that she had given up trying to upload anything from her classes to Blackboard because of how long it was taking, and that some of her students were unable to access any class materials through the system.

Baker also said that she would be postponing several of her assignments that were only accessible through Blackboard until a solution had been reached.

Sandra Byrd, an MSU professor of accounting, agreed that Blackboard’s problems had negatively affected her first days of class and said that she had spent several days trying to answer many student emails about Blackboard.

“It is frustrating for faculty, as all we can tell our students is that they need to contact the MSU Computer Help Desk as we cannot help them,” Byrd said.

“For some reason many students think their professors have a magic bullet that can solve technology problems and/or we can put off the start of school until they are fixed,” Byrd continued. u See BLACKBOARD page 2

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University expects to break record for enrollment

By Andrew Shields The Standard

With opening day enrollment up three percent from last year, Missouri State looks to set a record with both freshmen and returning students, according to a university report.

This increase is partially due to the number of students returning to Missouri State for the fall semester, Rachelle Darabi, associate provost for student development and public affairs, said.

“We have a lot of programs for students that aim to help them explore things they like,” Darabi said. “Whenever you can put people together that share common goals and interests, they tend to want to come back.”

Darabi also said that with a retention rate of just over 75 percent for the 2011-12 school

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year, there are high hopes that the 2012-13 would they want to stay?” retention rate, which will be released in SepTo Wood, these connections start with tember, will be signifiprograms like the GEP cantly higher. and UHC classes and When it comes to makLiving Learning Coming sure that new students munities, which help feel like they belong, the It’s not all about numbers to new students connect battle begins the second us. We want everyone who with one another students step on campus, comes here to feel like they through their majors and according to Michael belong. We want everyone common interests.

Wood, the director of first to feel like they’re a Bear.

This includes hand year programs. selecting each student “I think it’s really leader to assist students Rachelle Darabi important that we focus on with their transition into Associate provost for student the connection piece,” college life. “We really development and affairs said Wood. “We want to focus on having peer make sure that each and leaders and instructors every student can get involved on campus, who are actively working with students in even if it’s just in one thing. If they don’t feel and out of class,” said Wood. “Peers are the like they had a connection here, then why most powerful influence for students, so it’s

courses students will take.”

Some courses from the current program are not part of the new program, because the CGEIP felt the general education classes should be limited to 100 and 200 level classes, according to Smith.

With the exception of some Writing II classes, all courses in the new program are 100 or 200 level courses.

Courses that are not part of the current program, like Human Diversity and Paths of World Religion, were added to the new program, and others, like Understanding Cities, have been retained, but moved to a different section.

“There are 94 courses approved in the new program and 98 in the current one,” said Smith. “I’m hoping to resubmit some and get them in.”

Though there have been no negative reactions to the new program, according to Smith, some students may want to stay under the old program if they started under it.

Any student who was enrolled in classes before the fall 2014 semester will have the option to change to the new program, or to remain under the current program, according to Smith. There will be a link on the university’s general education website to submit the application, Smith said.

Besides the perceived

academic advantages to the new program, it requires a minimum of 45 credit hours, as opposed to 47 under the existing program, saving students $408 at the current $204 fee per credit hour.

The CGEIP is also working on approval for a Bachelor of General Studies degree program. The degree would allow students to graduate without having to choose a specific major.

“It was conceived as sort of a degree-completion program for people who have a lot of (credit) hours and maybe switched majors a couple times,” Herr said.

“So they’ve got 100, 130 hours, but they don’t have a major.”

Herr said this degree program will allow students to finish their degree with a Bachelor of General Studies, instead of a specific major.

The CGEIP rejected the degree program last year because the requirements to graduate under the program were not clear enough, according to Herr, who attended the meeting. The CGEIP debated, but decided to send the degree program back to its original committee for revision.

“The original committee will look at it again this year,” said Herr. “The idea is that they’ll revise it and bring it back to CGEIP this year.”

To learn more about the new general education program, visit missouristate.edu/GeneralEducation.

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well. “[The new building and studio space makes for] a very nurturing place to talk about and create art,” Dickison said. “I feel like we’re a whole department now.

The place is called ‘Brick City’ and it’s a city of artists.”

Mitzi Kirkland-Ives is an assistant professor of art history. She has taught in Ellis Hall, Cheek Hall, Craig Hall and Pummill Hall in the past because art history did not have its own assigned classroom.

“Departments that used to be separated will be integrated more,” Kirkland-Ives said. “Having all the different media in the same place is really great, and I am foreseeing collaborations that haven’t happened before.”

Kirkland-Ives added that having the facilities close together also creates a strong sense of community.

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“When actually we are as much affected and frustrated by these problems as the students.”

However, all of these problems should now be solved, according to Patrick Day, coordinator of operations and systems with MSU Computer Services.

Day said that Blackboard was recently upgraded to version 9.1 to take advantage of its new features and improvements, and the university’s hardware was also improved,

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a really great thing when you have a waiting list to teach first year classes.”

For students like Amellia Martin, a sophomore digital film production major, campus organizations like the Student Activities Council have made all of the difference.

“I went in knowing no one, and I met so many people and connected with the organization and the university,” said Martin. “It made me feel more confident as a leader…my freshman experience would have been completely different without SAC.” With many returning students sharing stories similar to Martin’s, Darabi has high hopes for this year.

“We want students to achieve their dreams and goals,” Darabi said. “It’s not all about numbers to us. We want everyone who comes here to feel like they belong. We want everyone to feel like they’re a Bear.”

students is much better if you have a home,” she said.

The art and design department is hoping the move will attract more students to Missouri State.

“A complex that is all together makes a better profile as a whole,” Ekstam said. “A better facility gets better students and a better program.”

“The facilities are bigger and will be better when complete, which will add to us being a destination program,” Kirkland-Ives said.

The department is also hoping that the move will help preserve and add to a positive relationship with downtown Springfield.

“We’re hoping that it will bring in more students and it will facilitate economic development with this part of downtown,” Ekstam said.

“Downtown has an art atmosphere, so this allows us to do things in the future with the public concerning art,” Dickison said.

Kirkland-Ives said that there are design firms nearby and other professional art avenues in downtown Spring-

with new servers to handle student traffic online.

These upgrades were important, Day said, because for the last two years, student usage of Blackboard has doubled each year.

Despite all of these enhancements, it only took two days for problems to arise. The system hit “100 percent CPU utilization,” and Blackboard slowed down to almost unusable speeds.

Day said that Computer Services attempted to fix the problem in several ways, but was unable to get any meaningful results, and the problems remained. Day also said that many other schools were

field that students are now closer to for internships and jobs after graduation.

Though most people in the art and design department see the move as positive, it hasn’t been easy for everyone.

Students who are not art majors and only have one art class, such as the Art in Context general education course, now have to ride the Bear Line or drive downtown instead of walking to Ellis Hall on campus.

Kelly Mantle, a junior art education major, commented on the difficulties the move has presented for her in her classes.

“Sometimes we have to search in boxes until we find the materials we need for class,” Mantle said. “Also, because funding is so tight right now, we are having to buy a lot more than we did in the past.”

Professors in the department say that most of the construction work being done now is just detail work, and that for everything to be fully finished, the workers will need a break when students aren’t in classes.

suffering similar issues with their own Blackboard sites.

The official statement received by the university from Blackboard stated that a “critical performance bug” was found in the code of the latest update to Blackboard 9.1. The issue, which related to the deletion of forum posts, causes “database deadlocks” and long wait times within the system.

Blackboard originally said that a solution would be sent sometime in the middle of September, which Day said the university found unacceptable. Blackboard then came up with a patch much sooner, which was

installed last Friday at 2 p.m.

The patch is described by Blackboard in the statement as a “two-pronged fix” that updates the way in which the forum posts are deleted.

Jeff Morrissey, Chief Information Officer at MSU, sent an email to faculty and students Monday afternoon stating that performance issues were still present and being addressed, and that the new fix would hopefully not cause any new problems to arise. At press time, Blackboard was working quickly, and the university’s apology for the slow performance had been removed from Blackboard’s login screen.

Tuesday

Aug. 27, 2013

College not all about fun

Students not irresponsible and lazy, worry about classes, extracurriculars, money

Whenever I talk to older generations about college students, many seem to think we are a carefree bunch.

They refer to college as the best time of our lives and are envious of the few things on our plate.

I cannot speak for everyone else, but I would not refer to my college career as an easy ride. Every morning when I ride the BearLine, I hear about all the schedule juggling the other riders discuss.

They might have papers to work on, meetings with faculty they need to arrange, or maybe calculate how much time they have to eat a meal before they rush off to their club meeting or study group.

Between all the studying and activities, college students have the daunting task of figuring out how to pay for their education.

Fifteen credit hours costs $3,060, not including student fees, books, parking permits and caffeinated beverages to get you through the day.

For the student working a part-time minimum wage job, or even those with a higher wage, that is too much money to come up with on their own for every semester, not to mention they need more money for housing, transportation, utilities,and food.

I guess if you wanted to be a full-time student and full-time worker, you could end up failing your classes

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and have to drop out of school, eliminating the problem all together.

Grants and scholarships are a great help to students, but they often come with constraints and requirements. Loans are a possibility, but there are always interest rates threatening to increase and the idea of having thousands of dollars hanging over your head is intimidating for anyone.

Why are we going through all this stress in the first place? We want an education that will pay off with a good job.

Many of us worry about finding internships, making

sure we sign up for all the right classes and networking with the right people. Students are aware that we will not be in school forever, and we know the necessity of planning ahead.

At the end of the day, students have to think about all these things and while they might give themselves occasional free time, when they wake up it starts again.

I have certainly come across lazy and irresponsible college students, but there are lazy and irresponsible people everywhere in the world. Most of us are doing the best we can to keep up with rising tuition and have more on our minds than the next party.

Hopefully those who have long since graduated from college realize that, while we look like crazy kids who stay out too late, we are also worrying about many of the same things they are.

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MSU can win first game Defense will be key in football’s first game against Northwestern State

The wait is finally over! Grab your BearWear, stock up on maroon face paint and mount your MSU flags onto your cars. College football is back!

MSU is opening their 2013 schedule this week against the Northwestern State Demons, a Football Championship Series team that plays in the Southland Conference and is located in Louisiana. This will be the first of six home games for MSU. The 2013 season will be unique.

The Bears are playing a 12-game schedule for the first time in the program’s history. This is also the first time that MSU will face a team from the Big Ten Conference, when the

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Bears travel to Iowa on Sept. 7.

The opponent

units in the Valley. In 2012, they averaged 21 points per game against Mike FCS opponents. Now Ursery they’re back with another year of experiSports ence and are playing Reporter another year together.

As long as the defense can keep the Demons’ offense off of the field, it will be important for the offense to sustain long drives and control the clock. The longer the offense stays on the field, the more worn down Northwestern State’s defense will be. The Bears have five different running backs on their roster, so they will be able to keep fresh legs in the game. Establishing an effective running game can draw in Northwestern State’s defense and open up the passing game.

Now, I’m going to be completely honest.

Before I saw the schedule, I had never heard of Northwestern State.

In fact, at first glance I thought it was the Northwestern Wildcats.

The Bears are playing against Northwestern State for only the third time in program history. The series between the teams is tied 1-1, with MSU winning the most recent meeting by a 20-10 score in 1989.

According to Northwestern State’s official athletic site, http://www.nsudemons.com, the new coaching staff is bringing in a new offensive style that the Demons will run. This style is a quick-tempo, high-scoring offensive scheme. My prediction Quick tempo offenses can score Under this system, the offense runs plays quickly to try to keep the points and are fun to watch, but football games are won by defense. Add defense guessing. in the fact that this will be the first Why MSU can win game where Northwestern State is As for the Bears, defense is the using this system, and the Bears are name of the game. With 10 starters highly likely to begin the 2013 season returning, the MSU defense is expect- with a victory. ed to be one of the better defensive MSU 31, Northwestern State 20

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Don’t patch the problem; fix it

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he first week of classes is super hectic.

Students are worried about finding their classes, finding the last possible minute they can wake up and still make it to class on time without getting a “you’re late” glare from their teachers, and desperately trying not to spend all of their BoomerMeals on Panda Express and Red Mango.

Because there are so many other things that require our attention these first few weeks of school, there is one thing students shouldn’t have to worry about: Blackboard.

As the students’ portal to many important functions of any course, Blackboard is an integral part of the learning community. And the all too often malfunctioning of the service causes undue stress for students in a time that is already stressful enough.

Did you try to access a course syllabus late last week? Did you try to turn something in via Blackboard for a class that assigned you an introductory assignment? Chances are, you probably encountered trouble logging in, and, if you were lucky enough to move from the login page to the actual front page of Blackboard, encountered error messages where your enrolled classes should have been.

Unfortunately, this issue has become common at Missouri State.

We’re aware that it was the first week of school, and — like students, faculty and staff — the computer systems are trying to figure out the beginning of school, but this problem isn’t limited to the first few days of the semester.

The Blackboard problems and overall ineffectiveness of the site have led some staff members to create their own Wiki or Google pages for classes.

There has to be a better way to access course information than Blackboard, and we urge the technology community at Missouri State to find it.

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Calendar Tuesday, Aug. 27

Discovery Center’s Moneyville Exhibit, 9 a.m., Discovery Center, $12 “Escape Fire” Screening, 6:30 p.m., Meek Chiropractic, free

Android: Getting Started Workshop, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Store, Springfield south location, free

Wednesday, Aug. 28 Sample Springfield, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Mall, free

Downtown Book Club- “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” 5:30-7 p.m., Mother’s Brewery Tasting Room, free Residence Hall House Calls, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Residence Halls, free The Wailers in Concert, 8-10:30 p.m., Gillioz Theater, $23

Thursday, Aug. 29

Martinis for Mutts, Drafts for Dogs, 5 p.m., Parlor 88 (east and south locations), free

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Then & now

Carrington’s pillars have stood on Missouri State’s campus for many years. It is a historic monument of what Missouri State stands for.

Ozark Farmer’s Market and Art Walk, 5 p.m., The Square at downtown Ozark, free to attend Mayhem and Misdirection, 5:30 p.m., Ramada Oasis Convention Center, varied prices

Prenatal Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Success Naturally, $18 per class, $87 for an eight-week session RSVPaint’s Class, 6:30 p.m., RSVPaint, $35 with reservation, $40 without

Taizé service, 7:15-8:15 p.m., First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, free SAC After House: After Dark Foam Party, 9-11:59 p.m., North Mall, free

Friday, Aug. 30

College Colors Day, all day, everywhere, free

Inaugural AITP Charity Golf Tournament, noon-7 p.m., Hidden Valley Golf Links of Stone County, $100: four person team: $400 ($100 per person); hole sponsor: $250; hole sponsor, including team registration: $600 Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10 p.m., Skinny Improv, $10-12

Saturday, Aug. 31

C-Street Market, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 321 E. Commercial St., free to attend

MSU has undergone many changes in the past 50 years; some are postive and some are not necessarily in your financial favor

By Amber Duran The Standard

Did you know that one-third of millennials, or those born between 1982 and 2002, say going to college and paying tuition was a mistake and that they wished they had been working instead?

According to a May article in Forbes magazine, this is really how millennials are feeling.

Why is this?

A simple look at differences of Missouri State today and 50 years ago will show why getting a higher

Robot Workshop, 10 a.m., Discovery Center, $35 for non-members plus cost of robot, $25 Hometown Festival, noon, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, free

Live Music Sundays at 7C’s, 2-6 p.m., 7C’s Winery, free

Yoga in the Park, 7:30 p.m., Phelps Grove Park tennis courts, free with donations accepted for teacher

The Band Perry at Downstream Casino, 8 p.m., Downstream Casino, $40-80

Monday, Sept. 2

Hidden Spots

There is more to the Plaster Student Union than the first three floors. On the fourth floor — yes, there is a fourth floor — the PSU offers a hidden spot for lunch.

The Union Club is located in the banquet room on the fourth floor. It offers a four course lunch Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“It’s the quietest place to eat,” Mariah Jones, a junior dietetics major, said.

“There is such a great view and they offer healthy and homemade food. It’s my favorite place to eat,” she said.

The Union Club lunch is served buffet style so that you can eat all of the salad, entrées, desserts, soups and drinks that you would like for only $7.50.

3rd Annual Labor Day “Run for History” 5k and Half-Marathon, 7:30 a.m., Frisco Highline Trail, 902 S. Quarry Road, Springfield, Mo., $25 for 5k, $45 for half-marathon, to benefit the History Museum on the Square

The Student Organization Funding Allocation Council is now accepting proposals for funding.

Students can request funds for many types of events including conferences, competitions, speakers, tours and more.

The process to make a request involves submitting a complete SOFAC proposal for funding.

Check out the SOFAC website for more information on how to complete a proposal: http://studentorganizations.missouristate.e du/sofac/.

Residence Hall House Calls

Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services is looking for volunteers to assist with the Residence Hall house calls.

Volunteers will visit individual rooms in the residence halls, welcome students, determine if there is a need for assistance in any way and answer any questions that they might have.

Dinner and a Missouri State polo shirt will be provided for volunteers.

If you would like to participate please email HouseCalls@MissouriState.edu.

lege, which includes room and board, books and other fees.

A non-resident averages $21,838.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, $790 in 1963 is the equivalent of $6,031 today.

Thomas Wyrick, emeritus professor in economics, said that this is how much room, tuition and books would be today if Missouri State costs rose at the same rate as prices for all consumer goods.

“The $15,358 number is about

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For the noobs

Welcome to Missouri State University, where the boys think they’re fratty and the girls believe it.

Whether this semester is your first in college or your seventh, there are some tips and tricks that you can use to fit in on campus.

Singles’ Dance Party, 7 p.m., That Place on the Plaza, $5, bring your own snacks and drinks

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State University as it was known then, in 1963, men paid approximately $790 and women paid approximately $772. This included room and board, books and other fees.

If you were not a resident of Missouri, you paid an extra $50 non-resident fee.

You probably don’t need to be reminded about what the costs are like today but, for consistencies sake, let’s make the comparison.

Today at Missouri State, a resident of Missouri will pay, on average, $15,358 for one year of col-

Being a freshman and looking like a freshman are two totally different things

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education today is a far greater burden than in years past.

Times have changed and with that, costs have changed too — drastically.

Missouri State University is certainly not exempt from these changes.

Take a quick trip to the Meyer Library archives and you can discover that the average cost for a year of school 50 years ago was not only cheaper, but different for men and women.

For one year of school at Missouri State, or Southwest Missouri

peeve seems to stay consistent … cyclists.

Now, I myself am a Peyson cyclist and the most important thing to underShields stand is the rules.

Life Here in Springfield, it is illegal to ride on sideWriter walks, so cyclists must ride on the roadways unless there is a specific bike lane.

So if you are riding on roads, make sure to follow the same rules as cars to save yourself and others from an accident.

On campus there are certain paths that are darker than the regular walkways, and they are marked with pictures of bikes so that you know you are on a bike lane.

Freshman Status

Living in the dorms and being a college student is very exciting and new, but looking like “freshmeat” isn’t always the coolest.

Embrace being a freshman, but also fix up your style by not using your RHA BearPass card holder and wearing your lanyard around your neck.

Walking into a totally new and difPet Peeves ferent environment can be scary and Photo by Madeline Carter/THE STANDARD Of course everyone hates the person confusing, but with these helpful tips, Of course you need to know where you are going, but pulling who smacks their food or picks their you can conquer the rest of your years nose, but here at Missouri State the pet here at Missouri State. out a map on campus shouts, “I’m a freshman!”

‘Is this me?’

When you are in an abusive relationship, you might not see the situation clearly

By Kelsey Berry The Standard

Does your significant other control your social affairs or monitor your phone? Do they manipulate you with lies? Do they call you names and criticize you? If so, you may be in an abusive relationship.

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Abusive relationships range from physical to emotional and everything in between.

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Going the proverbial distance Relationships can be hard even without having hundreds or thousands of miles between you and your partner Brittani Schlager The Standard

Being in a relationship for six years can bring any couple challenges that may strengthen or weaken their bond.

“I’ve been in a relationship for a little over six years, and it’s been long distance for three. I thought it would be less difficult than it really is,” said Krystal Perrin, a senior fashion and interior design major, about her relationship with Ryan Roberts, a University of Missouri student.

Many new students to Missouri State find themselves in long-distance relationships.

Some couples break things off shortly after arriving at school so they don’t have to go through the challenges of long distance, and others put the distance aside and stick it out — seeing each other on weekends, long-breaks and holidays.

Long-distance relationships are difficult, and there are many ways to work through the challenges.

“It took us a while before we figured out a great way to handle the distance; but once we did, we would just text almost every day, as much as we could, and we would talk on the phone a couple times a week and Skype once a

week,” she said. “We would also take turns visiting each other.”

Perrin said the hardest aspect of a long-distance relationship is getting over being jealous.

“I am a girl and get jealous easily; overcoming that was very hard, but completely trusting my boyfriend and truly knowing he would never do anything to hurt me helped,” she said. “It took a lot of work, but it’s great to have complete trust in someone.”

Students in a long-distance relationship are not alone. Many other students at Missouri State are facing the same struggles. Making friends with other people in long-distance relationships

Tips from the experienced: Keaton Trager, junior marketing major, says: -Be patient and understanding.

-Don’t expect to get to talk to each other every day.

-Know that you will argue, but just make sure to let the little things go.

-Learn to give each other space.

-Understand each other’s new busy schedules.

Emilie Schmersahl, senior marketing major, says: -Communication is key!

-Be understanding!

-Make friends with other people in a long-distance relationship. It’s easier to cope talking to someone in the same situation as you.

is a helpful way to get comfortable with the situation.

The Counseling Center, located in Carrington 311, is a great place for students to discuss their relationship problems and feelings of being lonely.

On Sept. 4, they are putting on a long-distance relationship workshop for students in Plaster Student Union, room 315, from 4-5 p.m.

It is possible to make it through college in a long-distance relationship it will just take extra effort on both ends.

“The most important thing is communication and trust. And also making sure that you still make your boyfriend or girlfriend feel important,” said Perrin.

Going on their fourth year of being in a longdistance relationship, Perrin and her boyfriend are now engaged and preparing for the next step in their relationship.

Krystal Perrin, senior fashion and interior design major, says: -Communication and trust are the most important things.

-Make sure you still make your boyfriend/girlfriend feel important.

-Get over being jealous.

Trilogy complete, ‘The World’s End’

Strawberry. Original. Mint Chocolate Chip.

The Trilogy is complete.

The Cornetto trilogy that is: “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz” and now “The World’s End.” Once again written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost — plus a slew of familiar faces from the other films including Martin Freeman and Paddy Considine — “The World’s End” finds five high school friends reuniting to attempt the epic pub crawl they failed to do 20 years ago, only to discover that their hometown has something sinister lurking among the townspeople.

If this seems somewhat familiar, that’s probably because it is. All three of the Cornetto films (Cornetto is a British ice cream, in case you were wondering) follow the same basic formula: two guys, one is usually a bit of a screw-up, are in a seemingly ordinary situation and end up having to save the world.

That’s the outer-most story shell, but they go deeper, don’t worry. However, don’t expect

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“The World’s End” to be as light as the others.

Okay, a zombie apocalypse and a murderous small town aren’t exactly light, but they were fairly upbeat throughout.

Not so much with this one. Yes, it started out really fun, and you could call where a lot of the humor was going to come from, but there came a point where the thought going through your head was, “Wow, this just got serious.”

Okay, so that only lasted a few minutes, but

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with that moment and the tone of the rest of the film, “The World’s End” is indeed much darker.

Which isn’t to say it’s not hilarious, because it is. Anyone who has ever attempted a pub crawl knows exactly what kind of shenanigans you can get into.

It also has the best drunk acting I’ve ever seen, and probably ever will see in my life.

If you are unfamiliar with the type of humor in these films, I will warn you, it probably won’t reach its potential humor level the first time around.

You’ll laugh and catch some of the jokes the first time around, but watch it again, and it will be even better.

I can’t really comment on what someone who isn’t familiar with the stories behind the Cornetto trilogy or who isn’t a huge fan of the Pegg/Frost/Wright combo or a lover of British comedy all together is going to think about “The World’s End,” because I am all of the above, and at its core, it really is a movie for the fans.

That’s not to say it doesn’t have something for everyone, because it does. There’s slapstick, jokes, romance, some pretty intense action and drama and, at the heart, a great story.

“The World’s End” is an all-around good movie, and it’s well worth the trip to the theater with your buddies for a good laugh.

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Scorebox

Men’s soccer

Sunday, Aug. 25 Missouri S&T Missouri St.

0 0 — 0 2 0 — 2

Sunday, Aug. 25 Missouri St. Iowa

1 3

Friday, Aug. 23 Oral Roberts Missouri St.

0 2 — 0 1 —

Field hockey

Women’s soccer

1 0 0 — 2 1 1 0 — 5

Sunday, Aug. 25 (2 OT) Tulsa 0 0 Missouri St. 0 0

2 1

0 0

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2-0-1

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Calendar Thursday, Aug. 29 Football, 6 p.m., at home vs.

Northwestern State

Friday, Aug. 30

Volleyball, 3 p.m., vs. Northeastern in Dayton, Ohio Field hockey, 7 p.m., vs. UC Davis in Davis, Calif.

Men’s soccer, 8 p.m., at home vs.

Incarnate Word

Saturday, Aug. 31

Cross country, 8 a.m., Hurricane Festival in Tulsa, Okla.

Volleyball, 9 a.m., vs. Tulsa in Dayton, Ohio Volleyball, 7 p.m., vs. #22 Dayton in Dayton, Ohio

Sunday, Sept. 1

Men’s soccer, 7 p.m., at home vs.

Nebraska Omaha

Monday, Sept. 2

Field hockey, 1 p.m., vs. Pacific in Berkeley, Calif.

Volleyball, 2 p.m., vs. Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill.

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Try out for the MSU basketball team

The Missouri State men’s basketball team will hold open, walkon basketball tryouts on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at JQH Arena, according to a university press release.

According to the release, the workout session will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m.

In order to try out, participants must be enrolled at MSU and should dress in basketball attire and be prepared to perform various conditioning, skill and practice drills.

For more information, contact Cody Seidel in the MSU men’s basketball office at 417-8365250.

es, m a g n o i t i b i xh e n i d e t a e f e e t d o n n u h r g e i c h c n o no o s a e Men’s s s r a l u g will begin re Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARD

The men’s soccer team takes on intrastate foe Missouri S&T on Sunday, Aug. 25. The Bears won the game 2-0 with both goals scored in the first period, one by Andrew Turner and the other by a Missouri S&T player who headed the ball into his own net off a corner kick.

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By John Robinson The Standard

issouri State men’s soccer cruised to a 2-0 victory against the Missouri University of Science and Technology Miners Friday afternoon to close out the preseason on a high note.

This is the second time this year the two teams have met; in April of this year they had another exhibition game that the Bears won 3-

0.

The Bears scored their first goal of the contest with a little help from the Miners, after a corner kick from the Bears was headed into the Miners net by an S&T player.

The goal came from Andrew Turner, a junior central defender for Missouri State.

“It was a good goal,” Turner said, “I was in position, jumped and headed it in.”

Turner also spoke on the preseason schedule and the fan support the Bears have seen

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Alums hit the net

MSU Bears football season is here

Alumnae volleyball game helps team ‘get the jitters out’ before start of regular season

The Missouri State Bears will open their football season at home on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:05 p.m.

The game will air live on Mediacom (MC-22 locally), with live video streaming on Bears AllAccess at http://www.missouristatebears.com.

The game will also be carried

by KTXR (101.3 FM) and the Bears Radio Network.

You can purchase tickets for the game online, by phone at 417836-7678 or in person at the Chevy Pickup Window at JQH Arena.

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard

Field hockey drops game to Big Ten opponent

The field hockey team lost their first game of the season to the University of Iowa on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Hawkeyes scored three in the first period, giving them a 3-1 lead going into the second period.

The Bears would score one in the first and one in the second, but would go on to lose 5-2.

Holly Scherer and Liz Young scored goals for the Bears.

The field hockey team will play their next two games in California, the first against UC Davis in Davis, Calif., on Aug. 30, and the second against Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., on Sept. 2.

thus far.

“It’s definitely good to see these teams, and it’s especially nice to play in front of the fans that come out to see us.”

Senior teammate Callen Roselieb, a defender, had similar sentiments.

“It was a great day for us, we were able to finish the pre-season on a win, and that is always great,” Roselieb said. “We definitely

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The Missouri State volleyball team plays in their annual alumnae game. The game brought five graduates back to play against the current squad.

“Uphold tradition” is one of the many themes for Missouri State University. One of the many traditions upheld by the athletics program is the alumnae volleyball game.

On Saturday, Aug. 24, five graduates from the women’s volleyball program came to play against the squad.

Freshman defensive specialist Tatum Marshall got her first feel for what it was like to play with the alumnae.

“I think it is great we incorporate past players, and it is fun to get to play with them,” she said.

The teams played four games, with the current team winning each of them.

“It was great to play and get the jitters out,” senior libero Ashley Mason said after the match. “We have a tradition here that ‘once a bear, always a bear,’ and it is great to have the alumnae support.”

Last week after the scrimmage, Coach Melissa Stokes also had commented on getting “first-game jitters” out.

“It’s fun to play two weekends in a row before the actual season,” she added this week. “I like that we get u See VOLLEYBALL, page 8

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The women’s soccer team huddles with head coach Rob Brewer during their game against Oral Roberts.

Women’s soccer suffers losses 2-1 loss to Oral Roberts, 1-0 overtime loss to Tulsa leads team to 0-2 regular season start

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard

On Friday, Aug. 23, the women’s soccer team opened their season with a home match against Oral Roberts University.

The first half started with a lot of anxiety and excitement. Neither team got a

good look at the goal, but Roberts forward Megan Missouri State took the most Giles received a pass from shots, numJennifer bering five.

Abernathy By keeping and sent the The goal took it on the ball sailing pressure off of us, offensive, into the net, but it may have the team giving the taken too much held a 0-0 tie Golden pressure off us. heading into Eagles a 1-0 halftime. lead. With — Shelby Stewart on The first that goal, the MSU vs. Oral Roberts 25 minutes pressure was game-tying goal of the secon, and ond half Missouri passed in a stagnant fashion. State quickly retaliated. In However, with 20:24 show- the 79th minute, senior foring on the clock, Oral ward Shelby Stewart scored

a goal on a double assist from Molly Brewer and Molly Huber, tying the game 1-1.

“The goal took pressure off of us, but it may have taken too much pressure off us,” Stewart said after the game.

As the game began to wind down and overtime appeared to be inevitable, Giles sent a clean pass to a wide-open Mary-Kate Halsmer, who placed the ball in the net to take a 2-1 u See LOSSES, page 8

Cross-country tries to make up for young team

By Mike Ursery The Standard

Teams that lack experience are often assumed to finish in the lower ranks of the Missouri Valley Conference. Such is the case for the MSU cross-country team.

The 2013 crosscountry team will fea-

ture an abundance of youth this season — the roster is comprised of six sophomores and four freshmen.

Third-year head coach Alick Musukuma is not phased by the ninth place prediction given to his team

by MVC coaches in a recent preseason poll.

He believes his young group has the talent to make a strong showing at the conference championships on Nov. 2 in Des Moines, Iowa.

“Those predictions are coming from coaches, and those coaches were only looking at who we lost last year,”

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Musukuma said.

“They’re not looking at what these runners can do.”

Savannah Beaver, Christina Bradshaw, Elizabeth Frazier and Megan Nickles make up the freshman portion of the team.

The MSU crosscountry team will compete in six differ-

ent meets this season.

Their schedule includes one competition at home, the Robert Clark Invitational in Springfield, Mo., on Sept. 15.

The season kicks off with the Hurricane Festival on Aug. 31 in Tulsa, Okla. The race is set to begin at 10 a.m.

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Jack Wood, a junior forward from Gloucestershire, England, fights for the ball against a Missouri S&T player. Wood took three shots in the Bears’ 2-0 win against the Miners.

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have some more stuff we want to improve, and that’s what these games are for.

We have this week to continue to improve before our home opener this weekend.”

Roselieb also had a unique perspective on the fact that the Bears took on another school from Missouri.

“It’s always fun to play a Missouri team. There’s not many teams in Missouri, so it’s nice to play them and get a win.

“Everyone on the team just had a great day today,” Roselieb concluded.

“Everyone played great, and we’re all ready to get the season underway.”

The Bears certainly looked like a team who is ready for the season to begin. The Bears controlled the game in all aspects;

both shots and corner kicks were in the Bears’ favor.

The only down category was a lone offside call that waived off an early goal.

Though nobody was more impressed with the Bears than head coach John Leamy.

“It was a good day,” Leamy said. “We’ve built from our first preseason game to now, and we looked good; more energy up front and it was nice to see the goals early.”

The win against the Miners was a great cap to a strong preseason showing by the Bears, which included a 1-1 tie at Tulsa.

“We just had a great preseason,” Leamy said. “It’s great to get the win and the guys are ready for the regular season opener this weekend.”

You can catch the Bears’ regular season opener this Friday at 8 p.m. against the University of the Incarnate Word at Plaster Sports Complex.

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only defined by the boundaries of physical battering, but in some cases they are caused by verbal and emotional mistreatment, in which the abused feel guilty and responsible for the abuse.

How can I tell if I’m in an abusive relationship?

Just as one relationship is different from another, the telltale signs of an abusive relationship aren’t always

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the chance to rest players and try new things.”

Seniors Karen Rivatto and Andrea Beaty both did not participate in the game. However, sophomore setter Kinsey McCarter did play after sitting out from last week’s scrimmage due to an injury.

As the team finalizes their roster moves and players return from injuries, they look toward the beginning of the regular season.

They will begin on the road in Dayton, Ohio, playing in the Dayton Invitational. They start things off at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, against Northeastern Univer-

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lead with only 1:32 left. This did not give the Bears enough time to answer with a goal of their own. Oral Roberts triumphed, 2-1.

Coach Rob Brewer was not pleased with second half

cookie-cutter and easy to spot.

Here are a few questions to ask yourself as you begin or progress into a new relationship or friendship: • Does he/she ignore my feelings?

• Does he/she isolate me from my family and friends?

• Does he/she threaten me or become aggressive and angry easily?

• Does he/she pressure me to have sex?

• Does he/she push, slap or punch me?

• Does he/she tell me what to do or what to wear?

Being aware of these red flags is a great way to gauge the healthiness of

sity.

On Saturday, they will play Tulsa University at 9 a.m. and then Dayton University, who is ranked 22nd in the national standings heading into the season, at 7 p.m.

This last week, Missouri State received a good rank of its own. The Missouri Valley Conference Coaches preseason poll revealed that the team is picked to finish third in the conference this season.

Wichita State is at the top of the list, and barely above Missouri State is the University of Northern Iowa.

The women’s volleyball team has had 14 consecutive winning seasons and, with their seven seniors and four juniors leading the team this season, hope to accomplish a winning record once again.

play.

“We didn’t play well in the second half, but the first game is not the whole season,” he said. “We used a lot of new players and we are trying to get comfortable with ourselves, which hopefully helps us bounce back on Sunday.”

When Sunday arrived, Missouri State was set to

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your current relationship and avoid allowed to interact with certain peopotentially unhealthy or dangerous ple, it’s important to resist that and see if it’s still possible to be in that relationships in the future. relationship or if that’s a way you I think I’m in an abusive can get out of it. Avoiding the isolarelationship, but how do I get tion is a key thing.” out?

White also suggested partaking Jeffrey Cornelius-White is a pro- in activities that you like and that fessor of counseling and the coun- make you feel good about you. seling program coordinator at Mis“A large part of why someone souri State University. He said that gets abused or feels like it’s their sometimes getting out of an abusive fault is because they’re not doing relationship is not as easy as it things that they necessarily enjoy seems from the outside, and it may and that make them feel good about not solve everything. themselves. There are a lot of clubs “Reach out to friends,” he said. on campus that are set up as social “If you are told that you’re not or academic but also have a lot of

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2.5 times as much as the $6,031 figure, so costs have risen faster for MSU students than for consumers in general,” he said.

Wyrick said there are two basic reasons for the dramatic price differences.

“States just give less financial support to students than they used to,” he said, “and students today get more and better services, like huge football stadiums, student unions and other events and amenities that were never available 50 years ago.”

The 1963-64 registrar’s report said that the total number of students enrolled for that year was 3,803, while enrollment for 2012 was 21,259, according to a Missouri State press release.

host Tulsa University. The past two meetings saw these two programs needing extra time to decide the match.

Tulsa won in the second overtime period last season, and the season prior to that ended in a scoreless draw.

By halftime, Missouri State and Tulsa settled into its tradition of a defensive battle. Tulsa had six looks at

More students require more of everything else: dining, professors, housing and more.

The financial burdens we seem to be facing at Missouri State are not exclusive to just our campus, they are nationwide.

According to an Aug. 23 Wall Street Journal Article, the rising tuition costs can be at least partly blamed on exorbitant campus life and “Hilton-like dorms and Club Med amenities.”

Although students may find it financially more challenging to get a degree today, there are changes Missouri State has gone through that have been extremely positive.

In 1950, the first African-American applied to Missouri State and was not allowed admittance, despite being the salutatorian of her high school class.

Mary Jean Walls was this applicant.

the goal, while Missouri State only took one shot at the net. In the second half, things did not get any better for the Bears up front, getting off only one other shot.

Tulsa increased its shots on goal, taking nine but landing none.

The teams once again entered into an overtime period, a very familiar place

mental health benefits.”

There are also a great deal of campus and community support services that are provided for any student who may need help. Students can visit the Center City Counseling Clinic for low-cost counseling services.

The center is located on the corner of South Street and McDaniel Street in the Park Central Office Building of downtown Springfield.

Students can also call or stop by Harmony House, a shelter devoted to helping survivors of domestic abuse break the cycle. It is located at 519 E. Cherry St. in Springfield.

Walls never was able to attend college and retired from janitorial services in 2009, according to a Missouri State press release.

However, Missouri State awarded Walls with an honorary undergraduate degree, a first for the university, in the fall of 2010.

It was in 1954 that Missouri State finally began admitting AfricanAmerican students into degree programs after the court case of Brown v.

Board of Education desegregated schools in America.

Missouri State has made great strides in cultural competency as well as improving campus life for its students.

Change has been kind of a doubleedged sword, though.

We may hate the cost of school today, but we can certainly appreciate what we have that students never did 50 years ago.

in this matchup. Yet, the story didn’t change in this overtime period, further extending the game. As the players grew tired and continued to fight on, the Golden Hurricanes of Tulsa pressed their attack closer and closer.

In the 104th minute, Darriene Chapman of Tulsa received a long corner kick from Jordan O’Brien that she

placed in the goal to give them the win, 1-0.

Even though the weekend finished in a disappointing fashion for the Bears, they continue their home-stand next weekend. They host Kansas University on Friday at 6 p.m. at Plaster Field, and then host Arkansas University on Sunday at Cooper Family Soccer Plex at 7 p.m.