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Briefs

Meyer Library new chapter of Missouri Center for the Book

Missouri State University’s Meyer Library has been designated as the Ozarks Chapter of the MCB, an organization intended to support authors and readers.

The first official act of the Ozarks Chapter of MCB will be the co-hosting of a reading by William Trowbridge, Missouri Poet Laureate. Trowbridge will be reading at the Coffee Ethic at 4 p.m. on Sept. 28.

Immersion trips for MSU’s fall break announced

MSU’s Center for Leadership and Volunteerism is sponsoring two trips over the Oct. 10-12 fall break. The two trips will be a local trip focusing on agencies around town, and an “outdoor adventures” trip focusing on environmental issues.

Water returns to Craig Hall

water Sept. 11-14, according to Bob Eckels, facilities management director at Missouri State University.

“The building was built in the late 60s, and over time there’s settlement in the ground, and that causes the pipe, that was constructed of difBy Kelsey Berry ferent material than we use today, to move,” Eckels said. “The trees in the area seek water, The Standard and when it gets really dry, they have these root Craig Hall once again has running water after fibers that get into the lines. That’s what was a water main blockage left the building without found in this case.” it for several days.

Facilities management dug up the line and The water line outside of Craig was obstruct- replaced it with a new one. Water was back on ed by tree roots, and Craig Hall was without

Price of repairs currently unknown

the night of Sunday, Sept. 15.

The cost to repair the obstructed line hasn’t been figured yet, but it will be determined in a few weeks.

Eckels said this type of thing doesn’t happen too often, but it can occur sometimes with older buildings.

“Many times, we deal with systems that degrade over time, and this is just one of those that did just that,” he said. “Our business in facilities management is to do the best we can with u See WATER, page 2

New turf could be free

MSU to stomp out hunger with shoe drive

MSU is partnering with Drury, OTC, Evangel and SBU to donate shoes to the program Sole Food, which works with Friends Against Hunger.

Unwanted shoes may be dropped off at any drop location on campus. The project will be attempting to break the world record for longest string of shoes, which is currently 12,481 pairs.

ONLINE: Veto session aids university

President Clif Smart says that the veto of House Bill No. 253 will help MSU. For the full story: the-standard.org/news

ONLINE: Smart wants MSU to ‘think bigger and bolder’

President Clif Smart implored that students work even harder than they have been in his State of the University address.

For the full story: the-standard.org/news

Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 24

A Behavioral Syndrome in the Southern Red-Backed Salamander, 2-3 p.m, Temple Hall Room 107

Student Activities Council Meeting, 4-5 p.m., Plaster Student Union Room 313

Enactus Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Glass Hall Room 005

Wednesday, Sept. 25 Entertainment Management Association Meeting,

Spectrum Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union 3rd Floor

Thursday, Sept. 26

Majors Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Plaster Student Union Room 300 Anthropology Club Meeting, 5-6 p.m., Strong Hall Room 301

The Cuban Dilemma: Raul Castro's Reforms and U.S. Policy 67:30 p.m., Meyer Library Auditorium

Friday, Sept. 27

Sacrificial Clams: Freshwater Mussels and Aquatic Conservation, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall Room 003

Saturday, Sept. 28

PHR/SPHR Exam Review, 9 a.m.4 p.m., Plaster Center Room 1000

Monday, Sept. 30

Human Resources Fundamentals Seminar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Plaster Center Room 1000 College of Business Career Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University Plaza Convention Center

Plaster Field’s turf will be replaced this season due to safety issues that would arise from ny,” Moats said, referring to FieldTurf, the makers of the artificial turf currently in use at Plaster Field. “We’ve used that same company twice, and have not had success with the company the last two times.”

While Moats said several times that he didn’t

By Trevor Mitchell think the field to be defective, he did say that The Standard “defective” was “close to the word” that he The upcoming replacement of Plaster Field would use, and that the field needed to be could be done for free, but the university has replaced as soon as possible due to safety issues. decided against that option in favor of purchasMoats said he was not sure how much the ing a new field, according to Kyle Moats, Mis- new field would cost the university since the bid souri State University’s director of athletics. process had not begun.

“The reason is because it’s the same compaFieldTurf’s website currently prices a new

University opts to pay for new artificial field

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any further use of the field. field installation around $700,000. The turf currently used in Plaster Field, installed in June of 2006, cost $329,639.

Moats emphasized several times that the money for the turf replacement would not come from the funds that will potentially be raised by the B.E.A.R. Fee, the proposed student fee that will aid in the construction of three new athletics complexes and a new student section in Plaster Sports Complex.

However, Moats said that whether the fee passes or not, the field must be replaced, and u See TURF, page 2

Ribbon-cutting officially opens Brick City Thefts strike

several spots on campus

Gov. Nixon and President Smart attend opening

By Andrew Shields The Standard

Missouri State University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 17, commemorating the completion of the Art and Design Department’s move into the Brick City complex.

Gov. Jay Nixon, as well as MSU President Clif Smart and Gloria Galanes, the dean of the College of Arts and Letters, spoke on the importance of the Brick City move for the university, as well as the community.

“This ribbon-cutting represents an effective collaboration among a lot of people,” said Galanes. “I think it’s a model of what we can accomplish when we work together.”

The Art and Design Department, which once lived in the basement of Hill Hall, now occupies four of the five buildings in the Brick City complex.

Once an ice manufacturing company, the buildings have now been transformed into classrooms, computer labs, art galleries and even a supply store where the students can have direct access to the materials they need to continue their work.

“We always haven’t made sure that our visual arts had the quality and the amount of space that they needed to house the exceptional artists and students that we have working here, but with the completion of this Brick City project those days are gone,” said Smart. “Our art and design faculty, our staff and our students now have the classroom and laboratory space that begins to match the quality of the programs.”

While moving to Brick City benefits the art students and staff greatly, many also believe that having the art buildings downtown will be a great benefit for the community as well.

Part of the IDEA commons, a community-development project that aims to bring together corporations, the university and the downtown area, Galanes

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Both Nixon and Smart cut the ribbon.

said that she thought it would help develop a community “where we hope a synergy will develop by having creative and technical people together in the same space.”

Nixon said that he hoped that this would be an example for the rest of the state about the importance of incorporating arts into the community.

“We have creativity that has been a key role for our past that is also a pathway to our future,” said Nixon. “While the future of our state needs doctors, lawyers and engineers, it also needs writers, poets, artists, designers and dreamers.”

September brings about changes.

The weather cools off and most classes undergo their first tests. Unfortunately, this month has also brought on a spike in thefts on campus.

On Sept. 10, around 12:20 p.m., a felony amount of textbooks was stolen from the MSU bookstore, according to a Springfield Police Department incident report. More than $500 of value warrants felony charges.

According to the report, three people entered the bookstore and stole the books. A bookstore employee followed the suspects outside and was able to provide descriptions of them and their vehicle to police.

Because it’s an open investigation, employees at the bookstore and Sgt. Todd King of the MSU police substation declined to comment on the incident.

On Sept. 11, Papa John’s on the second floor of Plaster Student Union, reported suspected embezzlement that has been going on since May. The report lists the victim as Chartwells, but no names of suspects are given.

The report does not specify the amount of money missing.

King declined to comment on the incident, because it is also an ongoing u See THEFT, page 2

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and storage buildings for the teams. It will be lighted, with a scoreboard, restrooms and a press box.

All three complexes will have 24/7 access with a BearPass card.

The renovations to Plaster Sports Complex will include a new east-side grandstand for the student and band sections, and the track will be removed to move the field closer to the west-side grandstands. The turf will also be replaced. The

By Rose Marthis east-side grandstand will have 4,100 seats and standing room The Standard for 400 more on a “party platform” near the center of the The proposed B.E.A.R. Fee, which would provide new stands on the top level. There will be restrooms, concession athletic and recreational facilities for Missouri State Univer- stands, and a team meeting room underneath the seats. sity, has been a popular topic of debate among students recently.

On Sept. 18, three open forums were held to educate students on what the fee will do, how it will be implemented and provide a chance to give feedback. The panel was made up of architect Erik Kocher, from the company Hastings+Chivetta • A $50 fee would be applied every who is designing and building the new facilities, student body semester once the suggested projects president David Schneider and Matthaus Klute, the director of were completed. university advancement for the Student Government Association. Many university administrators were present as well, •It would be used to construct three and President Clif Smart and director of athletics Kyle Moats answered questions as necessary. new athletics complexes and a new Four projects will be built with the fee, including three student section for Plaster Field. new facilities and one renovation project. Plaster Sports Complex will be completely renovated, and a volleyball complex; • $1.6 million would be generated a soccer, track and field complex; and a field hockey and annually, if the fee passes. lacrosse complex will be built.

The sand volleyball courts will be built directly west of Hammons Student Center. The two full-size courts will have •Students can vote on the fee on their softer, competition grade sand and will be compliant for Homecoming ballot. recreational, intramural, club sport and regulation uses. The courts will be lighted, with a scoreboard, a press box and a bermed seating area for spectators.

Students will vote on the fee during Homecoming week of The complex for soccer, track and field will be built in the parking lot north of Glass Hall and west of the Bill R. Foster and Oct. 13-19 on their Homecoming ballot. If passed, a $50 fee Family Recreation Center. The full-size artificial turf soccer will be applied during the fall and spring semesters for stufield will be surrounded by an eight-lane track that is NCAA dents with more than seven credit hours. The fee will not be added during the summer. compliant, so Missouri State can host track and field events.

If the fee passes, the construction will start in the winter There will be permanent seating for 1,000 spectators, and a designated space for 2,000 more movable bleacher seats. and is estimated to be completed by fall of 2014. Students will The complex will be lighted, with restrooms, concession not pay the fee until the projects are completely done. The stands, a press box, two team locker rooms and a scoreboard. money generated will be used to pay back bonds loaned to The stadium for field hockey and lacrosse will be built build the projects.

The fee will generate $1.6 million annually, which will be west of Wehr Band Hall where the softball field is now. The full-size field will be artificial turf that is regulation compli- broken down into two parts: $1.4 million will go toward the ant for field hockey, unlike the current turf in Plaster Sports building projects, and the remaining $200,000 will create the Complex. The complex will have seating for 250 spectators student experience fund.

B.E.A.R. Fee will be voted on this October

B.E.A.R. Fee basics

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that the passage of the fee would create an “economies of scale” situation with whomever eventually builds the fields, saying that “the more fields you have, the better deal they can give you.”

Moats said that he would not rule out FieldTurf for the construction of the other

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keeping the facilities in good working order. There comes a time when utility lines such as this need to be replaced.”

The water line replaced was part of a system that is about 43 years old, according to Eckels.

The area on campus is still blocked off, for the safety of facilities workers and students, until the sidewalk that was damaged during the construction has been replaced.

Gloria Galanes, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, said that everyone seemed to be good-natured about the issue.

“We had other accessibility in Ellis Hall, Karls Hall and the other buildings around here,” she said. “And people could see the work being done outside. It wasn’t like they were sitting around twiddling their thumbs — they worked through the whole weekend so that we had water again on Monday morning.”

Tori Citro is a sophomore musical theatre major, and she has class in Craig Hall three times a week.

Citro said the water line blockage was an inconvenience because she had to take extra time in order to get a drink or go to the bathroom.

Although she said it made things a lot more difficult, she felt the administration handled it very well.

“I feel like they’re dealing with it as quickly as they can,” she said. “It seems like the situation was handled as well as it could have been and we got water back relatively quickly for the amount of work that I see being done.”

Turf

The student experience fund will be used to improve the game day experience by doing things such as handing out free t-shirts at themed basketball games. The money will be managed by a graduate student in the Office of Student Engagement who will work with students from all over campus to make the decisions on what the money is used for.

The total estimated price to complete the projects is $20 million. Private funds will also be utilized to pay for the renovations and complexes.

Administrators have stressed that this is not an athletic fee, but rather a fee benefiting all students by providing adequate recreational facilities and improving athletic programs that will raise Missouri State’s profile to make a degree from here more recognizable.

Kocher, the lead architect for the projects, said that fields take less time to build than full buildings, so the construction timeline is not unrealistic. The three new complexes are all estimated to be completed by June 1, 2014.

The east-side seating of Plaster Sports Complex would be torn down and rebuilt this winter, but the turf would not be removed until summer so students are not losing the field.

If the fee passes and the track is relocated to the new stadium, then the athletes will have to relocate for the spring 2014 season. Kocher said that he has already discussed this with the track team coach.

Kocher said the construction will also include the replacement of sidewalks surrounding the three complexes, but he doesn’t foresee an issue for students walking in these areas because there will still be clear sidewalks on the other side of the streets and access to the Wehr Band Hall will remain.

The student section bleachers of Plaster Sports Complex will be torn down at the end of the 2013 football season regardless of if the fee passes or not. The new grandstands will only be built if students vote to pass it. If it is not passed, everyone will sit on the west-side grandstands.

The field hockey stadium will also be built regardless if the fee passes to stay in compliance with Title IX, but not to the same specifications as it would with the fee in place.

It is not known exactly how long the fee will be in effect, but it will be a substantial amount of time until the bonds for the projects are paid off. Since the fee is completely student driven, students will be able to vote again on when to stop it.

At the forum, Smart talked about how passing the fee and building these facilities would raise Missouri State’s profile on a national level, benefiting everybody and not just athletes.

“This one piece is of great value, and part of the transformation to make us the best comprehensive university in the

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investigation. Tony Hein, Chartwells residential district manager, did not respond to requests for information on the incident.

According to a report filed on Sept.

9, Justin Roux, 19, a mathematics major, left his backpack unattended in Glass Hall, and it was stolen. Roux’s laptop was among the items in the bag when it was stolen.

The bag and all its contents were recovered and returned to Roux, according to the report. Ronald Clifton Jones, 49, was arrested. Other people of interest were listed in the report, but no other names were given.

Roux did not respond to requests for comments on the incident.

A Sept. 18 email crime alert from the Safety and Transportation Department on campus said two MSU students were robbed while sitting on a park bench near the intersection of East Walnut Street and South John Q. Hammons Parkway.

According to the alert, the two men were approached by two suspects,

fields that will be built if the B.E.A.R. Fee passes but that he would be “hesitant” even with a great price, and that the university would prefer one company to do all the work.

The new field will also not be available for general student use as it currently is, but could be available for special events, according to Moats.

Several other schools with FieldTurf artificial turf installed around the same time as the one at Plaster Field also had problems with their fields.

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Missouri State University’s bookstore has been the victim of recent thefts.

described as white males in their early 20s. The suspects demanded money and threatened to shoot the victims, though no weapons were seen or displayed.

The suspects’ vehicle is described as a maroon four-door car, similar to a PT Cruiser.

The alert is not clear whether money

Ken Fredrickson, athletic director at Santa Ynez High School in Calif. said that their artificial turf, installed in 2007, was failing due to a breakdown of the fibers used in the field.

Fredrickson said that FieldTurf replaced the field for free in 2012 and that no problems have arisen with the field so far.

Mike Powers, director of facilities at Martin Stadium in Valdosta, Ga., and Pierce Key, stadium manager at Rattler Stadium in Navasota, Texas said that the fibers in the

was actually stolen from the victims.

Again, because it is an ongoing investigation, King did not comment on the incident.

For tips on crime prevention or to report information on these, or any crimes, contact the MSU police substation at 417-836-5509 or dial 911.

FieldTurf fields used in their stadiums had broken down, and that the fields had been replaced for free under the warranty agreement.

Both Powers and Key said that the fields have performed with no problems so far.

Martin Stadium’s turf was replaced in April of 2013 and Rattler Stadium’s was replaced in 2011.

FieldTurf is currently engaged in a lawsuit with TenCate Grass, the company that manufactured the fibers used in the fields.

Tuesday

Sept. 24, 2013

Don’t live under a rock

I have had more than a few people tell me to my face that they just don’t read The Standard.

After I pull the knife out of my back, I do feel a bit concerned. It’s not just that people do not read campus news, they do not read a lot of news in general.

I understand that people are busy, and they probably have a few hundred pages of reading for their classes.

Reading the news is not always stimulating or exciting.

You could make an argument about caring for a great deal of different things, but I am going to go ahead and make the argument for news.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you proba-

bly heard that there are a few things going on in Syria.

Syria is thousands of miles away from the United States. The people do not pay taxes in our country, they will not come to our defense if we needed military help.

So why should you care?

Anything that occurs in Syria affects more than Syria.

Whatever action, or nonaction, the United States takes against Syria will affect more than just the United States.

Syria is just one of the countless examples of something going on in one country that could easily reach over to every country.

Just because there is not an immediate effect does not mean we will not share in the consequences of each other’s

Sadie Welhoff Columnist

actions. The world is more interconnected than it has ever been.

Major companies have branches in locations across the globe. Students are learning different languages so they can go out and function in a different country.

There is a reason news organizations send reporters to the far-flung areas of the earth.

We are all stuck in the same world together, whether it benefits our own personal

interests or not.

I will be the first to raise my hand to say that I have not picked up a newspaper every day of my life. No one would be able to call me the most dedicated news follower, but if I hear something I do not know, I want to learn more about it.

No one can truly make an informed decision without all the facts. If you want a say about what goes on in your world, you should probably pay attention to what happens in the rest of the world.

Just because you don’t pick up The Standard — you really should though — please find news somewhere.

If nothing else, at least The Colbert Report will be funnier for you.

Cartoon by Rachel Brown

Junior high awkward for everyone From ‘note passer’ to ‘scooter girl,’ reporter recounts awkward middle school days

I feel like junior high is a time meant to be forgotten.

It’s when most of us go through our “awkward” stage, and, not to brag or anything, I probably win the award for most awkward in junior high.

Let me just tell you that, in junior high, I was the note passer. I repeat, the note passer. I didn’t get notes passed to me, but I thought I was absolutely spectacular because I passed the note from one cool person to the other.

I think I landed the notepasser position after I tried out for volleyball in the seventh grade. I had just moved to my school, so I was trying to be social and athletic, which, if you know me, you know that I really had to try hard to do both of those things.

I was at tryouts, and I was digging for the ball and running extra fast, like I ran a mile in 11 minutes. Stud.

Anyway, the time came to practice serves, so I walk up

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all peppy and ready to go. I threw the ball up in the air to serve it, and it just came right back down and hit me in the face. I mean, smack in the face. That’s probably why I have astigmatism and had to start wearing glasses with bottle-cap lenses. So, I guess the coaches weren’t impressed, because I got cut the next day; but I did become note passer, so not all dreams were lost.

My goal to be social and athletic didn’t end with volleyball. Eighth grade came along, and I decided that I wanted to do track. There was one problem though; I was on a scooter.

I had foot surgery, and since I’m clumsy, crutches weren’t even an option. The doctor prescribed me a medical grade scooter, with breaks and all, to be my form of transportation. I was known as “scooter girl,” and I even made it in the yearbook, scooting down the hall.

Photo courtesy of Peyson Shields

Life reporter/columnist Peyson Shields in middle school at Nixa Junior High.

Apparently, you can’t run track if you’re on a scooter. I thought it was a little discriminatory, if you ask me, but what can you do?

Become track manager.

That’s right, I was the girl on

the scooter, scooting down the track giving girls and guys water and wishing them good luck. I thought I was the coolest person ever.

Although, I never graduated from note passer.

Letter to the Editor MSU forward into golden age or gilded age?

Dear editor,

I was one of the few people to go to the open forum for the B.E.A.R. fee on Wednesday, and I can say it was indeed very informative.

Now President Smart has said that $60 million is going into renovations of the academic sector of the University, which is three times more than the planned “Athletics and Recreation Field Improvement.”

The thing that still bugs me is that they are labeling this off as a Recreation and Tradition fee, not atheletic, which will give us new recreational fields and a new student stand. The areas they are

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removing for the recreational fields are already recreational fields, so it is an aesthetic change, with an athletic bonus for our field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, track/field and sand volleyball teams.

New student stands will make the viewing experience better, with nice seating areas and dedicated areas for our band, as well as new locker rooms and facilities for the football team. We will also remove the track and replace the entire field. Still, the idea stands that this is to improve our sports teams by having higher player retention and by having us qualify for specific leagues, but this is not an athletic fee. While it does

give us new recreation fields, it is replacing the current ones now with more expensive specialized fields. I’d much rather have a nice grassy field for recreation, than a million dollar astroturf field.

Now, while I highly doubt the administration or SGA has any malicious intent by continuously stating that this is not for athletics but it is for tradition building and recreation, we can read between the lines. This fee does directly aid the athletics of the university, regardless of the end means or the intentions of doing so. It is the principle of the matter that they are building fields and

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The Standard’s favorite things about fall

It’s finally starting to feel like fall outside (hopefully this doesn’t jinx it), and we couldn’t be happier. In last week’s column “Fall: the year’s best season,” our news editor Trevor Mitchell pointed out the best things about the season, including, but not limited to, new clothing options and pumpkin flavored/scented everything.

The rest of the editorial staff gave their favorite things about fall, and here’s hoping they’re here to stay!

Nicolette Martin — Editor-in-Chief: I love walking to class in my boots and going out of my way to crunch leaves, and the way it smells when it’s starting to get cold outside but you can warm up with a scarf and some mittens.

Nic Deckard — Photo Editor: The fact that it can still be sunny outside, but not hot, and you can still wear jeans and a shirt.

Trevor Mitchell — News Editor: Pumpkin spice lattes.

Amber Duran — Life Editor: Let's be honest, fall is all about cozy things: scarves, mittens, warm beverages, etc. But my favorite thing about fall is when the first snow arrives.

And I go outside with my mittens, scarf, and hot coffee and just go out and walk. You get a rosy cheeked glow. I love that feeling.

We don’t think anyone can argue that fall isn’t a great season, especially after the summer that has seemed almost neverending.

How do you enjoy fall? We encourage you to get outside and enjoy many of the activities campus and the Springfield community have to offer.

Enjoy a Friday Flick in Mother’s Brewing Company’s backyard on Sept. 27; get some fresh produce at one of Springfield’s farmers’ markets; attend a Missouri State sporting event; get some art knowledge at a First Friday Art Walk.

The opportunities this season are almost endless, so get out and enjoy the season. Maybe we’ll see you around.

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Tuesday

Sept. 24, 2013

Calendar Meyer Library to host film festival Tuesday, Sept. 24

SAC Lectures: Getting Naked with Harlan Cohen, 6-8 p.m., PSU Theater, free William T. White String Concert, 7-9 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free The World Goes Round, Musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID

Wednesday, Sept. 25 Blogging 101, 9-10 a.m., Meyer Library 205, free

Explore PSU, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., PSU, free

By Brittani Schlager The Standard

October is an exciting time for Missouri State film and music lovers; 81 libraries and nonprofit organizations were selected to participate in the national screening of “America’s Music,” from The Tribeca Film Institute, and Meyer Library was chosen and has received a grant to be one of the three screening hosts in Missouri.

The selected screening sites were required to be related to music and music history in order to receive the grant to support the series.

“America’s Music,” is a series of documentary films all built around different genres of American music.

This public program was created by the Tribeca Film Institute in partnership with American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities and in consultation with the Society for American Music.

There will be six different sessions, each featuring a documentary film or excerpts from longer documentaries followed up with a lecture and discussion. The series will run Oct. 1-Nov. 5, showing screenings on Tuesday evenings. Screen-

ings are open to the public.

The series will be using documentary films and text while going through America’s popular music genres from the 20th century. The music genres are blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ‘n’ roll, and mambo and hip-hop.

Session 1: The blues and gospel music This session will explore the birth of blues music from its African roots to its prominence in Memphis, Chicago and New York.

The featured films for this session will be “Martin Scorsese Presents

The Blues Episode 1: Feel Like Going Home” and “Say Amen, Somebody.”

Session 2: Broadway and tin pan alley This session includes the 100year history of musical theater and the interaction it had with 20th-century life. The film featured in this session will be “Broadway: The American Musical Episode 2: Syncopated City.”

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Balancing College Life Workshop, noon-1 p.m., PSU 312, free Couch-to-Homecoming 5k Training Program, 5:10-6 p.m., McDonald Hall and Arena, free Spectrum Meeting, 7-9 p.m., PSU Third Floor The World Goes Round, Musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID

Thursday, Sept. 26

St. Louis MarooNation Event, 6-8 p.m., J. Buck’s, 101 S. Hanley Road, Clayton, Mo., open to alumni, parents and family, visitors Orchestra Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free

The World Goes Round, Musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID

SAC After Hours: Oktoberfest, 911:59 p.m., PSU North Mall, free

Friday, Sept. 27 Family Weekend, all day

Couch-to-Homecoming 5k Training Program, 5:10-6 p.m., McDonald Hall and Arena, free Student Organization Showcase, 7-9 p.m., PSU Theater

The World Goes Round, Musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID NASA Public Observing Night at Baker Observator, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Baker Observatory, free SAC Campus Events: Rock-NBowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Level 1 Game Center

Saturday, Sept. 28 Family Weekend, all day

SAC Films: National Lampoon’s Family Vacation, 1-3 p.m., PSU Theater

SAC Comedy Present: Godfrey, 78 p.m., PSU Grand Ballroom, free Missouri State University Film Series — Manhattan Short Film Festival, 7-9:30 p.m., PSU Theater, $10 Dive-In Movie — Despicable Me 2, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Foster Recreation Center, free

SAC Films: National Lampoon’s Family Vacation, 9-11 p.m., PSU, free

Sunday, Sept. 29 Family Weekend, all day

New Member Day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., PSU Theater

The World Goes Round, Musical, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID Faculty Recital Featuring Dr. Carol Chapman, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Ellis Hall Recital 217B, free

SAC Films: National Lampoon’s Family Vacation, 9-11 p.m., PSU, free

Monday, Sept. 30

Couch-to-Homecoming 5k Training Program, 5:10-6 p.m., McDonald Hall and Arena, free SAC Concerts Presents: Coffee Shop Sound, 7-9 p.m., PSU South Lounge, free The World Goes Round, Musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Craig Hall Balcony Theatre, $14 adults, $12 students/seniors, $8 in advance with MSU ID

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Free Tai Chi in Sept.

Catch the last free Tai Chi exercise program of September at Park Central Square on Thursday, Sept. 26 at noon.

The hour-long class is taught

by Dale Nimmo and is intended to help increase strength and flexibility, and relieve tension.

There is no registration required and no materials are needed. The class is intended for all levels, and all you have to do is show up.

For more information, contact Janice Stokes at jstokes@yourdowntownymca.org, or at 417862-7456 ext. 2106.

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KC barbecue in SGF The Whole Hog Cafe, located at 224 W. Sunshine St., is one of many barbecue restaurants in Springfield.

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hen I first decided to move to Springfield for school, I thought about all the things I would miss when I left home: my friends from high school, my family, Royals games and … the famous Kansas City barbecue.

You see, I like to think of myself as a barbecue connoisseur — though some will say that I’m not a true KC BBQ expert because I’ve never eaten at Oklahoma Joe’s — often arguing about sweet vs. tangy and bun vs. bread.

And everyone from Kansas City ,who often indulges on Gates, Arthur Bryant’s, Jack Stack, Smokin’ Guns, Wyandot, Johnny’s, LC’s and so many more, understands what I’m talking about.

However, my fellow Kansas

Citians and barbecue lovers alike, there is good barbecue in the 417 — you just have to know where to look.

Billy Sims BBQ

2926 S. Campbell Ave. 3757 S. Glenstone Ave. I know what you’re thinking: A chain restaurant can’t possibly have good barbecue with KC standards.

When the man working the counter first learned that my family and I were from Kansas City, he boastfully declared that their barbecue would knock KC barbecue out of the water. Now, I wouldn’t say he was correct in his statement, but I was pleasantly surprised.

What I had: Pulled pork sandwich and potato salad

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How it was: The thing about Billy Sims BBQ is that the meat is seasoned with a dry rub as opposed to the famous KC barbecue sauce.

However, the lack of sauce didn’t make it any less delicious. The pork was moist and really flavorful, and the potato salad was a baked potato salad with just a little too much mayo for my liking.

How close it came to KC barbecue: While it’s about as far as you

By Briana Simmons The Standard

You can easily be connected to millions of people in the world, and all it takes is a few scrolls on your smartphone, laptop or tablet.

Sure, connectivity is awesome, but what happens when it begins to distract you from personal relationships and classroom lectures?

Dr. Emanuelle Wessels, assistant professor of the Media, Journalism and Film Department, knows the importance of social media.

Wessels teaches MED 355, a social media course that explores how social media is changing the way we communicate, collaborate and create through digital media.

“Social media has had enormous influence on the nature of our interactions. All forms of human communication — from interpersonal to professional — have been touched by the impact of social media,” Wessels said.

Robert Odneal, a sophomore psychology major, agrees that social media is a huge part of our lives.

“It has played a tremendous role in our everyday lifestyle,” Odneal said. “From Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and Snapchat; we use it for everything.”

The positives and negatives of social media can spark up an endless debate amongst students and scholars.

According to Wessels, social media can be useful for group work in keeping each other connected about course content and gathering information for class discussion, but it comes with negative effects as well.

“Some people just can’t seem to get off Facebook in class; it can create a very distracting environment,” Wessels said.

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can get from true KC barbecue, in that the flavor relied mostly on the seasoning and smoking as opposed to the sauce, the flavor was still fantastic. But, if you’re more of the traditional barbecue type, you might want to keep driving.

Buckingham’s BBQ

2415 N. Glenstone Ave. 2002 S. Campbell Ave. 3624 E. Sunshine St. What I had: Pulled pork sandwich, cheesy corn and fries How it was: The fries were natural-cut fries that were just crispy enough and the pork had such a great, smoky flavor. And, although I had a hard time figuring out what u See BBQ, page 5

‘Family’ fun, not great

By Karman Bowers The Standard

A new family has moved in next door, but I wouldn’t ask them for a cup of sugar.

“The Family” tells the story of the Manzoni family, who are relocated to Normandy, France under witness protection after the patriarch, Giovanni (Robert De Niro), now known as Fred, snitches on his mob family. Their attempts to lay low and fit in are challenged when their old habits begin to resurface.

Written and directed by Luc Besson of “Taken” and “The Fifth Element,” “The Family” may not be as ground-breaking or bad-ass as some of his other work, but it certainly is fun.

It’s overflowing with clichés, everything from the obvious Italian mob boss from Brooklyn, the big-haired wife who makes a killer pasta salad, to the seemingly well-adjusted children who already have all the skills necessary for their own “family.”

They even take some stereotypical stabs at the French, but I

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The truth about hot yoga Get the info about the popular exercise trend and its health benefits

By Peyson Shields The Standard

Do you love stretching your legs behind your head while getting hot ‘n’ sweaty? Do you like exercising in a hot, sweaty room? If you answered “yes” to any of the following questions, hot yoga might be for you.

What, did you think this was going to be sexual or something?

Hot yoga, also referred to as bikram yoga, has become very popular in the health and fitness world. Hot yoga takes traditional yoga to a whole new level, and a much higher temperature.

“The room is 104 degrees with 35 percent humidity,” said Alicia Epps, co-owner of My

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part of it exactly was “cheesy,” the corn was a compartment of sweet deliciousness, too. Moreso, as a fan of the sweet, tomato-based sauces (as opposed to the spicier, more vinegary sauces), I’m pretty sure that if heaven exists, it serves Buckingham’s barbecue sauce.

How close it came to KC barbecue: If you’re a fan of Gates for their servedon-a-bun sandwiches and sweet and mild sauce, you will love Buckingham’s.

Whole Hog Cafe

224 W. Sunshine St. The Whole Hog Cafe was started in Little Rock, Ar. and has been around

Hot Yoga. After falling in love with hot yoga while living in Aspen, Co., Epps moved back to Springfield where she opened My Hot Yoga with her cousin Amanda Stehle.

“I’ve been practicing hot yoga for seven years and teaching for a little over four,” Epps said. She explained how she had dabbled in yoga for a few years prior and throughout college, but once she went hot, she never went back.

Like with any fitness trend, hot yoga has boomed, especially here in Springfield. There are three studios in Springfield including My Hot Yoga on East Sunshine. There is also Sumits Yoga located on Glenstone and Pure Hot Yoga located on Battlefield.

Long story short, hot yoga helps “open up

since 2000. Their recipes won awards in the 2000, 2002 and 2008 Memphis-inMay World Barbecue Championships, according to their website. They also won the Arkansas Times Reader’s Choice Awards for 10 consecutive years.

What I had: Burnt ends plate with potato salad and smoked green beans How it was: Since I had pulled pork at the previous two restaurants, I decided to try out another barbecue staple: burnt ends. Now, I’ve had some of the best at Smokin’ Guns in KC, and the Whole Hog Cafe’s burnt ends were pretty delicious; comparatively, though, they were a little fatty for my liking. The potato salad was garlicky deliciousness, and the green beans had good flavor, too. Perhaps the thing I enjoyed most about Whole Hog was the wide variety of sauces — six to be exact — so you

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can get your barbecue almost any way you want it.

How close it came to KC barbecue: This really depends on the kind of sauce you choose. Because, again, I’m a traditionalist, I opted for the Sauce No. 1: classic barbecue sauce, sweet and mild, and this almost took me back to my roots. However, other options include a tangy tomato, a spicier tangy tomato, traditional southern vinegar and spice, rich mustard and vinegar, and volcano.

So really, how close you want this to come to KC barbecue is totally up to you.

Whether you’re craving some delicious barbecue or are looking for a place to take your family the next time they’re in town, check out some of the places Springfield has to offer, and decide which one is your favorite.

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the body and go deeper in stretches without hurting the body, release toxins and literally cleanse from the inside out,” said Epps. If you’re a beginner, don’t back down. Epps suggested that beginners jump right in but also listen to their bodies.

Unlike some of the other studios in town, My Hot Yoga switches up the yoga sequence each class so that “you will never have the same class twice,” according to Epps. My Hot Yoga also caters to beginners by offering a Deep Stretch Class where the sole purpose is to get acclimated to the heat.

After students are comfortable in the heat, My Hot Yoga offers hot 60, hot 75 and boot camp classes. They offer 20 percent off packages to students. Other studios in town also

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offer student discounts and a flat rate for two weeks of unlimited yoga.

When I asked Epps about the common hot yoga myth of it being bad for your body, she simply replied by telling me that everyone’s body is different. Some people aren’t going to like it because of the heat, but others will. She was adamant about her students drinking lots of water before and after class.

“If you take care of your body before and after class, you will get out what you put in.”

If you are looking to sweat up a storm and get bendy, I would suggest trying out hot yoga.

If the heat isn’t for you, the Foster Recreation Center offers various yoga classes through BearFit. So no matter how you yoga, listen to your body and get to stretching.

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to get your friend’s attention because Vine or Snapchat seem to be more important?

Odneal thinks that we no longer pay attention to our surroundings because we’re so wrapped up in our phones.

“People are so quick to pick up phones to text someone something instead of going face to face to get their point across,” Odneal said.

“We have lost the concept of communication.”

At a party for the Oscars, Wessels said, instead of talk-

ing to each other about what they were watching, nearly everyone was tweeting strangers. Although she found this quite odd, she believes that the ways we communicate with each other are changing.

“I think that we have become so accustomed to our devices and social media that it has become a habit, almost a reflex action. On the positive side, I suppose it suggests that we humans love to be informed and to actively participate in the creation of culture. I do worry, though, that it has led to a society that is increasingly more isolated,” Wessels said.

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Scorebox

Football (0-4, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, Sept. 21 Central Arkansas 7 10 0 0 — 17 Missouri State 6 7 0 0 — 13 Men’s soccer (4-1-1, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, Sept. 21 (2 OT) Xavier 0 0 0 0 — 0 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 — 0 Field hockey (1-6, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, Sept. 21 Missouri State 0 0 — 0 Bryant 0 1— 1 Women’s soccer (3-7-1, 0-0 MVC) Tuesday, Sept. 17 UMKC 0 0 — 0 Missouri State 0 1 — 1 Sunday, Sept. 22 (2 OT) Missouri State 0 1 0 0— 1 Omaha 0 1 0 0— 1 Volleyball (8-5, 0-1 MVC) Thursday, Sept. 19 Missouri State 20 19 23 — 0 Wichita State 25 25 25 — 3 Sunday, Sept. 22 Kansas State 25 25 25 — 3 Missouri State 17 21 17 — 0

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Wednesday, Sept. 25 Men’s soccer, 6 p.m., vs. Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla.

Thursday, Sept. 26

Football suffers another close loss

By Mike Ursery The Standard

Frustration continued to mount for the Missouri State Bears (0-4) after their 17-13 loss to the Central Arkansas Bears (2-2) on Sept. 21 at Plaster Field.

This game makes the third time this season that the Bears have lost by less than seven points. This is also the fourth straight season that MSU lost its first four games.

“We’re frustrated. When you’re 0-4, you have to be frustrated,” junior quarterback Kierra Harris said.

“We’re really hungry for a win. We just need to learn from it and grow as a team.”

All of the scoring in the game occurred in the first half. The second half featured a strong defensive battle in which both teams were held under 150 offensive yards.

“I thought we would be a little more effective on offense in the second half,” head coach Terry Allen said.

“We got outside on them in the first half. We tried that in the second half on the first two possessions, and it went for negative yards each time.”

MSU was the first to get

on the scoreboard. After being held to a three-and-out on its first possession of the game, the Bears’ offense put together a 10 play, 66-yard scoring drive that ended with Harris throwing to senior wide receiver Dorian Buford in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point was no good, but MSU led 60 with 6:48 left in the opening quarter.

Central Arkansas needed just 49 seconds to take the lead away from the Bears.

After being held to no gain on their first play, the opposing Bears scored on a 75-yard

deep pass down the middle of the field to go ahead 7-6.

Central Arkansas added a field goal before the first quarter ended to make the score 10-6. With 9:17 left in the second quarter, MSU scored again when senior running back Vernon Scott ran into the end zone from three yards out to give the lead back to MSU, 13-10.

Central Arkansas scored again with 2:30 left in the first half with an 8-yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winner. Junior kicker Austin Witmer attempted a 42-yard field goal at the end

of the first half, but it went wide right.

“It sure would have been nice to make that field goal. It would have changed the complexion of the second half,” Allen said. “We would have been down by one rather than four, and it also would have given us some momentum going into halftime.”

Neither team was able to establish momentum in the second half until midway through the final quarter.

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Ice Bears

Softball, 5 p.m., vs. Crowder College at home, exhibition event Softball, 7 p.m., vs. Crowder College at home, exhibition event

Friday, Sept. 27

Field hockey, 3 p.m., vs. Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Women’s soccer, 5 p.m., vs.

Northern Iowa at home

Volleyball, 7 p.m., vs. Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa

Saturday, Sept. 28

Football, 1 p.m., vs. Illinois State at home, family weekend Softball, 1 p.m., vs. Central Arkansas at home, exhibition event

Softball, 5 p.m., vs. Tulsa at home, exhibition event Volleyball, 7 p.m., vs. Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Men’s golf, TBA, John Dallio Memorial Tournament in Chicago, Ill.

Sunday, Sept. 29

Men’s soccer, 2 p.m., vs. Lipscomb at home

Men’s golf, TBA, John Dallio Memorial Tournament in Chicago, Ill.

Monday, Sept. 30

Women’s golf, 8:30 a.m., ORU Shootout in Tulsa, Okla.

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lace up their skates Hockey splits opening games, collects three points

By Chase Probert The Standard

The Missouri State ice hockey Bears opened their season on a positive note last weekend, edging out division rival Northern Illinois to collect three out of four points.

The Ice Bears’ season opener took place on Friday night, Sept.

20, with a thrilling 3-2 victory in front of a packed Mediacom Ice Park. The Ice Bears collected goals from juniors Adam Otten, Jack Ryan, and senior Jacob Guthrie.

In what was supposed to be just the Ice Bears’ home opener, the team was taking on the Huskies.

Scheduling conflicts with Illinois led to the games being moved.

“This first weekend is our most important weekend,” head coach Bob Bucher said prior to the weekend’s game. “Starting the season against Northern Illinois made me a little nervous, but at the same time made me a little bit more excited to get back out there.”

Despite their excitement, the Ice Bears struggled in the early going.

The game was physical in the opening minutes, with players being separated many times throughout the first period. The Ice Bears then found themselves behind 1-0 following a goal by

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Northern Illinois’s Tyler Sukel at the 15:19 mark.

“It was definitely chippy out there,” senior forward Justin Kim said. “But that’s just hockey. You have to find a way to power through.” Though they struggled out of the gate, the Ice Bears would soon settle in.

Two minutes following Sukel’s goal, Adam Otten scored the first goal of the year for Missouri State, finding the net on an Ice Bears’ power play. Jacob Guthrie found the net just 25 seconds later off a Ryan Hogland pass to give the Ice Bears a 2-1 lead, which lasted into the second period.

Jack Ryan would add a goal off an assist from brother Blake Ryan to give the Ice Bears a 3-1 score just four minutes into the second half, but the Huskies would answer

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Men’s soccer gets first draw of season in fifth overtime game

Men’s golf swings at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate

By John Robinson The Standard

The MSU men’s golf team competed at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate on Sept. 15 and 16 in Normal, Ill. Junior Nick Langley tied for 19th and led MSU golfers with a 220 score.

Senior Eric Straub and sophomore Mitch Mather finished second for the Bears and tied for 48th overall, according to a university release.

The MSU cross-country team will saddle up to compete at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The jamboree begins at 8 a.m.

For more information, visit http://www.missouristatebears.com/ sports/w-xc.

Volleyball senior earns MVC honors

Senior libero Ashley Mason was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 23.

The award came after her performance against Wichita State and Kansas State in which she had 36 digs — 22 of them coming against KSU. She is now fourth on MSU’s career digs list, according to a university release.

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with a goal of their own just one minute later from the stick of Nick Remley to bring the score to 3-2 with 15:06 left in the second period. Sophomore goaltender Justin Davis would go on to hold Northern Illinois scoreless over the next 35 minutes to lock up the win for the Bears.

“We kept the pressure on them.

It was a battle, more of us wearing them down than more of us using our skill,” Jack Ryan said after the game.

“They played us hard in those first five minutes, but we knew how good they were. They played us how we expected them to play us,” Davis added. “Going into the third period, I told the guys to help keep them out of the box and we’d win

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The MSU women’s soccer team is currently 3-7-1 on the season after a 1-1 tie with Omaha on Sept.

22.

Women avoid overtime, get win against UMKC

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard

With the threat of overtime looming, senior Shelby Stewart kicked a goal to break the tie and win the game 1-0 over the University of MissouriKansas City.

It was the first home game since a five-game road stretch. In those five games, the women’s soccer Bears defeated Central Arkansas 2-0 and Western Illinois 1-0.

Their losses came to Arkansas State 3-1, Arkansas Little Rock 1-0,

and Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville 10.

Coming home, the Bears had won two of their last four, and had a total record of 2-7.

UMKC was 3-3-1, and had met similar foes as the Bears. The team had beaten SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 in its season opener, had lost to Oral Roberts 2-3 just as MSU had, tied with Central Arkansas 1-1 and had managed to beat Arkansas Little Rock 3-1, a team that held the Bears to zero.

Since both teams had

fared pretty equally to some of the same opponents, this matchup promised to be a good one, and the defenses of both squads delivered.

Through the first half, Evan Stamp recorded her first start as goalkeeper for the Bears, earning one save off of three shots by UMKC. Jessica Perry subbed in as goalkeeper for the second half and continued the shutout that Stamp had started with three saves of her own. However, on the opposite side, the Bears could not get a

shot in the net, regardless of having an 8-5 shot advantage and 4-0 corner kick advantage.

Yet that advantage was just enough, and off a pass from Molly Huber, Stewart made her third shot of the season, which also just happened to be Huber’s third assist of the season.

“We made some changes tonight that were positive,” Coach Brewer stated after the game. He continued, “Our pressure was a little different, and I u See WIN, page 8

The Missouri State men’s soccer team (4-1-1) played to their first draw of the season in a hard fought match against Xavier University (2-3-2) on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

It was a defensive game, with great plays coming from both sides. The best opportunity for the Bears coming when sophomore forward Emmerich Hoegg beat the Xavier defenders, but his shot was just a little bit high and barely missed going into the net.

Statistically, the Bears dominated in nearly every category, outshooting Xavier 14-3, and also dominating on possession. Bears’ goalkeeper senior Trevor Spangenberg did not accumulate a single save — due to some excellent defensive stops by Bear defenders — while the Xavier goalkeeper recorded five.

One of the most vital stops came in the 68th minute when Xavier had one of their few scoring opportunities off a corner kick. The ball looked to be a sure goal for the Musketeers, but sophomore center midfielder Brandon Barbero made a great deflection as the last line of defense right before the ball could cross into the goal for what could have been the game-winning goal. u See DRAW, page 8

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was tipped high into the air.

The turnover put the MSU offense at its own 46 with 7:33 left in the game.

“Anytime you get a turnover, I feel like it gives you momentum,” Cole said.

“Coach (Allen) always says to fly to the football and good things will happen. Football is a game of momentum.

When you have it, you hope

you can do something good with it.”

The Bears’ offense used that momentum to drive all the way to the UCA 3-yard line.

After losing nine yards on the first two downs inside of the 10-yard line, MSU faced third-and-goal from the UCA 12.

Harris found freshman tight end Ryan Boatright standing wide open just in front of the goal line. Harris threw to him, but the pass that would have given MSU the lead late in the game was

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dropped. Harris then tried throwing to sophomore wide receiver Eric Christophel in the end zone on fourth down, but the pass was deflected.

The Bears begin conference play next week when they host Illinois State.

Despite their 0-4 record, they are 0-0 in the conference. The team’s main focus at this point is to put the last four games behind it and look forward to the rest of its schedule.

The game against Illinois State is scheduled for Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. at Plaster Field.

The trend from last season has poured over into these last four weeks for our football team.

Three of the team’s four losses this season have been by less than seven points.

Strong defensive efforts have kept the games close, but slow starts and miscues by the offense are resulting in these close losses.

The most frustrating part about this is that a 4-0 start was well within the realm of possibility. Now, it’s time to look past these last four games and turn our attention to the remainder of the schedule. It’s time for conference play.

It would be beyond great to see MSU begin their conference schedule with a 1-0 record. After seeing the team either at or near the bottom of the standings, it would surely be nice to see them in the mix at the very beginning.

In order for the Bears to right the ship, they will have to get past Illinois State. The Redbirds are beatable, but MSU will need to avoid the mistakes and hard luck that it

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has seen thus far.

The opponent

After giving up over 50 points in each of its first two games, Illinois State held a high-scoring Abilene Christian team, that was averaging 65 points per game, to just 17 last week.

The Red Birds also scored a season-high 31 points in the process and came away with their first win of the season.

Illinois State doesn’t really try to strike awe in the eyes of spectators. It has a balanced offense. As far as defense goes, it doesn’t look as if this team has found its identity yet. Even after their shutdown performance last week, the Red Birds are still giving up 41.6 points per game and well over 400

Why Missouri State can win

Momentum. It can’t be expressed enough. The Bears need to establish it early and keep it for the whole game.

The thought of starting conference play in first place should motivate them. The hunger for their first win should, too.

There isn’t much to say about what this team needs to do to win this Saturday. Anyone who watched itsfirst four games can see that the slow starts and lack of execution are hurting this team. The Bears will need to resolve these issues if they want to consistently be in the win column.

My prediction

If this game is close when it’s near the end, I don’t like the Bears’ chances. The defense will need to make necessary adjustments to contain Illinois State’s balanced attack, but if the offense stalls, then the Bears won’t win.

Illinois State 24, MSU 18.

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The volleyball Bears traveled to Wichita, Kan., for their conference opener against the Wichita State Shockers.

In the preseason, the Missouri Valley Conference took a poll to rank each team in the MVC. Missouri State was voted as third and Wichita State received the most votes and came out on top of the list. This game was the first conference game for both the Bears and the Shockers, and it fulfilled the prophecy of the preseason poll with WSU sweeping the Bears in three sets.

After a tough loss to a conference opponent, the Bears returned home on Sunday, Sept. 22, to take on Kansas State. It would not be a comforting return home, as the Wildcats of KSU blocked 15 of the Bears’ kill attempts, and landed 24 percent of their kills compared to 14 percent

by MSU. As the stats favored Kansas State, so did the final scores, as the Wildcats went on to win the first three sets, 25-17, 25-21 and 25-17.

The first set quickly saw the Wildcats take advantage, but the Bears didn’t let it last long, taking a 10-8 lead.

Kansas State quickly called a timeout, and, from there, it was all Wildcats. They went on a 5-0 run, which then saw Missouri State calling a timeout, leading to a 3-0 run by the Bears.

That was quickly shut down by KSU, and eventually led the Wildcats to a 25-17 victory.

In the second set, it went back and forth; neither team relented with its intensity. With both teams forcing runs upon the other, Kansas State called a timeout at 16-16. In this game, timeouts worked like magic, sparking a 3-0 run for the Wildcats, eventually leading to a four-point win.

The third set had showed the true advantage for Kansas State, as the Bears earned eight errors. Those eight errors

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The volleyball team faced Kansas State University on Sunday, Sept. 22. The team lost in three sets.

made it difficult on MSU, which gave the Wildcats a 3-0 match sweep.

Missouri State will resume conference play next weekend, playing at Drake University on Sept. 27, and at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) on Sept. 28. UNI was ranked second in the Missouri Valley preseason standings.

The volleyball Bears’ next home match is Friday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. against their conference opponent University of Evansville.

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suppose since Besson is French, he can get away with it.

Aside from the clichés, it had its moments. Mostly when a member of the family, didn’t matter much which one, went into a rage and either beat someone to a pulp or blew something up. Those were the best.

The rest of the story wasn’t too shabby either; it’s an interesting take on what happens when a very American (mob) family moves to a very French small town. It even got quite dark toward the end.

The kind of dark when you’re afraid your favorite characters are going to die…

But it too was fairly predictable. It wasn’t your typical mob movie, but it wasn’t an atypical one either.

Really, it was the actors that made this movie entertaining. De Niro was basically great like he always is, but I feel some of this he may be drawing from personal experience. Michelle Pfeiffer’s cheekbones were

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wonderful and the son, John D’Leo, was probably my favorite. He was completely believable as the son following in the father’s footsteps.

Dianna Agron was Dianna Agron. She wasn’t bad, she fit her virginal character well, but it kind of felt like she was just playing a version of her Glee character who has a habit of beating pervs up with a tennis racket.

Overall, I wouldn’t say it was a great movie, but it was a certainly a fun one. It had its highs and lows and its fair share of laughs. For a Luc Besson or De Niro fan, it should please.

It may not necessarily be worth a trip to the fullprice movies, but for a way to end a night out with friends, or later, a DVD to put on for a quiet night in, it could be just right.

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Midwest, bar none,” Smart said.

Athletic director Kyle Moats discussed how this fee compares to similar student fees at other Missouri Valley Conference schools.

Moats said Missouri State is one of two schools in the conference without an athletic fee, and those at other schools are more expensive

and directly benefit operational costs. Illinois State, for example, charges $400 a semester, he said.

The B.E.A.R. Fee will not go to operational costs in any form, and it does not go to pay for athlete’s scholarships.

Some students at the forum were concerned about the amount of money going towards athletics, and President Smart said that projects improving academic buildings are already in place and that at least twice as much funding is going towards

the game, and that’s what we did.”

After an intense, physical game on Friday night, each team came out more polished in Saturday’s match-up, a game the Ice Bears would have to go without Blake Ryan due to an injury suffered the night before.

After a scoreless first period, the Ice Bears would strike first, following a Matt Townsend tip-in at the 11:20 mark in the second period. The Huskies would net two goals past MSU goalie Steve Lombardo before the end of the period to give them a 2-1 lead going into the third period. Junior Nick Sadorf tied the game five minutes into the third period.

The game remained tied and forced overtime.

The game ended in a shootout, with Northern Illinois coming out on top 2-1. While the Ice Bears lost in the shootout, they did earn a split in points to come out on top in the Mid-

them.

Adam Kirkpatrick is a junior chemistry major who is planning to vote in favor of the fee.

“If we had these structures it would add to the greatness of the university,” Kirkpatrick said. “No matter what degree you were going for it would add value to your degree.”

Kirkpatrick also said he was looking forward to having a new student section to sit in at Plaster Sports Complex.

“The current student sec-

America Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) standings, leaving Bucher and the Ice Bears somewhat satisfied.

“To come out and play like we did shows a lot about our heart and our character. This is just our first weekend, too,” Otten said following the games.

Otten was not the only one optimistic about what the rest of the season holds for the Bears, either.

“I’m glad the guys are amped up now,” Bucher said following Saturday’s game. “The guys are in midseason form in the first weekend. I told them it was the most important weekend, and that’s the way they played it.

“Northern Illinois is a team that will be in it, just like we are,” Bucher continued. “We are almost certainly going to see them again in the MACHA playoffs.”

The Ice Bears will hit the road next weekend to take on on DePaul University for another twogame set before returning to home ice on Oct. 4 and 5 for a series against Ferris State.

tion is unsafe,” he said. “We can either have nothing or pass this fee and get something new and great.”

Sam Holzer, a senior marketing major, is also supportive of the fee and realizes how the new fields will benefit athletic recruitment to improve sports programs here.

“We have good teams, they just need to be more well known,” he said. “People want to play in good facilities. We don’t have those, and we need those.”

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Springfield community members gather for the 16th annual Cider Days festival on Sept. 21 and 22.

The event featured regional artists and crafters, three performance stages, a children’s area and real apple cider.

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The men’s soccer team has played in overtime in five games this season.

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Brandon was humble and gave credit to the preparation of his coaching staff. “I was in my position just like we work on. We work on it all the time in practice; it’s a team effort.”

Brandon also spoke on the toughness the team displayed after playing their fifth straight overtime game.

“We all put in a great effort; we’ve been busting our butts, and it is showing.”

Head coach John Leamy was disappointed that the Bears couldn’t pull out the win but was still impressed with the Bears’ effort.

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explores America’s first integrated, all-woman swing band.

The featured films for this session will be “International

“When you play a game like this against a tough opponent, you don’t want to come away with a draw, but hey, we’re not losing. We’re a tough team to play against,” he said.

“We had a great crowd out here today, and we’re excited to work with the football team and the tailgating, but we love coming out and performing for the fans.”

With this tie, the men’s soccer Bears remain unbeaten at home. The Bears will keep that streak a little while longer, as their next contest is at Oral Roberts University (1-1-4) this Wednesday, Sept. 25, before returning home Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29, to take on Lipscomb University (3-3-1).

Sweethearts of Rhythm” and “Ken Burns’ Jazz Episode 6: Swing, The Velocity of Celebration.”

Session 4: Country and Bluegrass This session will trace history back to the start of bluegrass music and will follow

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think it created some good openings for us.”

As the Bears continued their upward trend, they traveled to Omaha, Neb., to take on the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

With the Bears notoriously dominating on defense, they kept Omaha away from its goal and put serious pressure on the Mavericks, taking 17 shots in the game. In the 66th minute, their pressure was rewarded as Huber took a shot that ricocheted off the crossbar and back to Michelle Mayne-Nicholls,

who scored her first goal of the season to take a 1-0 lead.

Regardless of the tenacity of the Bears’ defense, the Mavericks retaliated with a score of their own in the 69th minute, tying the game.

The game went on at 1-1 through the end of regulation and then through two over-

time periods, ending in a tie.

The Bears are now 3-7-1 on the season and only have one game next week against conference opponent Northern Iowa. The game will be played at Plaster Sports Complex at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27. Missouri State will celebrate senior night with a special ceremony before the game begins.

that along until the development of the subgenre of country music. The film featured in this session will be “High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music.”

Session 5: Rock This session moves through the past and present to explore

the history of rock and roll. The featured film of this session will be “The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Episode 6: Plugging In.” Session 6: Latin rhythms from mambo to hip-hop This session will investigate how mambo migrated to New

York in the 40s and how it broke social and musical rules.

The films that will be featured in this session will be “Latin Music USA Episode 1: Bridges” and “From Mambo to Hip-Hop A South Bronx Tale.”

Since this program is open to the public, students are

encouraged to go to the screenings and enjoy the program Tribeca created to be entertaining and educational.

America’s Music uses documentary films and text to engage the public in a study of some of America’s most enduring popular music.

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