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Missouri State University and Springfield Parks and Recreation officials unveil “Bear Country,” the newly adopted black bear exhibit at Dickerson Park Zoo on Sept. 27.

From left to right: Springfield Parks Board Member Sarah McCallister, MSU Executive Director of Alumni Relations Lori Fan, Assistant Parks Director Mike Crocker, MSU President Clif Smart and Student Government Association President Jordan McGee.

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Boomer’s siblings could be seen during the Sept. 27 Bear Country ceremony at Dickerson Park Zoo. The black bear exhibit was named “Bear Country” to signify a five-year partnership to support bear conservation between the zoo, the Missouri State University Foundation, the Student Government Association, the Alumni Association and Friends of the Zoo. “The way it works with the school and zoo

is we donate $10,000 a year through SGA, Alumni Association and the foundation.

Obviously, it doesn’t take $10,000 a year to feed a couple of bears, so majority of that money actually ends up going to bear conservation efforts,” sophomore agricultural communication major and MSU Student Affairs committee member Zak Wilkerson said.

MSU President Clif Smart added on, “This way, (Bear Country) won’t be just for publicity or the naming opportunity. It’s an important thing because it raises our profile in our area and around our state, so the conservation efforts benefit everyone.”

New tools make registration easy

By Rebecca Biundo For The Standard

With spring registration nearing, recent updates have been made to the Trial Schedule Builder, making it more user-friendly for students registering for classes.

The program, run by College Scheduler LLC, generates student schedules based on selected classes and breaks. When searching classes, students can select term, campus and whether a class is open or closed to view a mock-up of their projected schedule.

The latest changes include a registration cart, a “compare” button and a magnifying glass that allows students to preview their trial schedule with a basic week-at-a-glance before clicking on a full

schedule.

Shannon Holt, senior academic records specialist at the Office of the Registrar, said these new changes to the online application will create more student users than it has had in the past.

“We think it’s been pretty successful, and I think it’s going to be even more successful because the problem with it before was that you really had no connection back to your registration,” Holt said.

Now, with the registration cart, students can register for classes directly from the Trial Schedule Builder after adding desired classes into the cart.

“It’s kind of annoying to choose a trial scedule and write down all the information and go back and fill it out on another page,” Holt said.

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Dickerson Park Zoo has not identified a specific conservation project for bears yet, according to Smart.

Students are showing positive attitudes towards the conservation efforts.

“It’s really impressive because not only do we have the Missouri State Bears, but we’re also helping to reestablish black bears here in Missouri,” George Husted, a sophomore accounting major, said.

The Bear Country exhibit will not only help with bear conservation efforts, but also promote MSU and its community engagement.

“I think the Bear Country exhibit is a fantastic way for Missouri State to reach out to the Springfield community,” SGA President Jordan McGee said. “It also instills pride in students, which is what we’re trying to do.

With all the new athletic facilities, and now this, we just want students to be proud of Missouri State.”

The idea of the Bear Country exhibit has been developing since January of last year, according to Ashley Crisafulli, SGA director of student affairs and senior political science u See ZOO, page 9

Most of Nixon’s vetoes hold; MSU gets funding

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Students can use the updated Trial Schedule Builder when planning their spring 2015 schedules.

Another feature is the “compare” button. This button allows students to consider four different mock schedules with their preferred times before selecting a specific schedule. “(Students) can even keep a few different schedules available even if a class closes,” Holt said.

After three years of using the online scheduler, the

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Office of the Registrar is happy to have implemented these changes to further the success of the Trial Schedule Builder.

“We used to have a trial scheduler builder before we switched to Banner, and it was really well used. And then we were without it for a couple years and it was really missed,” Holt said. “It’s u See TOOLS, page 8

At the veto session on Sept. 10, the Missouri General Assembly decided on tax breaks that would reduce revenue for the state. Gov. Nixon vetoed all 10 sales tax cuts on June 11.

While most of the governor’s vetoes stood, the Missouri Legislature overrode two out of 10 sales tax cut bills, making them laws.

The day following the veto session, Nixon released $140 million to public education. All four-year colleges and universities received money based on performance measures for each school.

“Presented with a clear choice between supporting local schools and siding with special interests, the General Assembly yesterday stood with us and made the right decision to invest in the best economic development tool there is: public education,” Nixon said in a press release.

Missouri State was projected to receive $7.3 million, but President Clif Smart said the university has received $4 million so far.

“We did anticipate something similar to this… We’re pleased by the results, and we’re hopeful that at least the occupational therapy money will be released before the end of the year,” Smart said.

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Calendar International relations Tuesday, Sept. 30 Business Ethics Panel - An Academic Integrity Event, 4-5 p.m., Glass Hall 108

Orchestra Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Colombian professor visits Media, Journalism and Film Department to compare schools, meet students

By Phoenix Jiang Stomp Out Hunger: All Collegiate Shoe Drive, all The Standard day, across campus shoe drop @pho307 boxes With the development Real Life Consequences of of the world, students can’t Ethical Decisions, 1:25-2:15 p.m., Plaster Student Union Ball- just stay with their own room culture. They need to go

outside and experience the world. If you like media, journalism and film, you LGBT History Awareness Kick- should go to Universidad Off, 6-9 p.m., North Mall de La Sabana and enjoy Colombia’s culture.

Enrique Uribe-JongDay of Germany Unity, all day bloed, the assistant professor at the Faculty of ComCultural Corner, 4:30-6 p.m., Jim D. Morris Center munication, comes from Universidad de La Sabana.

Jongbloed spent a week at Missouri State Universi21st Annual AIDS Walk, 9 a.m.- ty and communicated the 1 p.m., Phelps Grove Park study away program with the faculties in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film.

MSU Chorale, 7:30-9 p.m., St. “We think they have a Joseph Catholic Church really good program,” Mary Pardue, the interim head of the Department of Media, Journalism and University Community Band Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Juanita K. Film, said.

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MSU recieves diversity award

INSIGHT into Diversity magazine presented Missouri State University with a 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. This national honor recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. Missouri State was recognized for its ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity on campus. Since 2011, MSU has worked toward 10 major initiatives that support diversity.

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versity wants to work with Universidad de La Sabana.

“The department here is very similar to the one we have at home, but it is different in how it is organized,” Uribe-Jongbloed said.

He said they have two kinds of Bachelor of Arts degrees in their department. One is called social communication and journalism, and the other one is called audiovisual communication and multimedia.

Jongbloed said their school has kind of mixed mass media, journalism and film together.

That’s different than MSU. In the social communication and journalism major, students can choose a focus like cultural journalism or economic journalism.

They can also focus on organization of communication.

On the audiovisual side, they work on short films, documentaries, and so on.

Smart said a little more than half will go to salaries and the rest will be spent on operational things for the university.

About $2 million will go to employee salary increases, including a 1.5 percent cost of living increase, a full professor incentive program, faculty promotions and a low paid staff program.

Smart said that as the university expands in enrollment, its budget must increase as well.

“In the last two years, we’ve spent more money to hire new faculty so that way we’re not just putting extra students in classes. If we have extra students, we also have to have more faculty to teach them,” Smart said.

Uribe-Jongbloed said journalism was one of the first subjects people taught in La Sabana.

He said they have many famous journalists that work in different parts of the world.

Patricia Janiot graduated from Universidad de La Sabana as a journalism student, and now she works for CNN. “The market in the future requires a lot of knowledge about other cultures,” Uribe-Jongbloed said.

He said it was more important to let the students learn the language, learn the culture and experience other ways to look at the world.

“MSU has done very well in China. They have had a good agreement for 14 years. Now, they are looking at South America, Colombia and Brazil. I think we can also learn a lot from the partnerships,” Uribe-Jongbloed said.

Uribe-Jongbloed has been a professor at Univer-

In 2013, the university employed 715 faculty members, but the number has increased to 733.

The remaining money in the budget will be spent on rent, utilities and property insurance.

“I think the most important money to be released was the $4 million.

That’s our operating money, so I would not anticipate any tuition increase for this year,” Smart said.

Smart said he’s unsure about a tuition increase for next year.

Some money is still being withheld from the university, but Smart is still hopeful these funds will be released in the next few months.

He said the Missouri Legislature is waiting to see if the state makes enough revenue to fund additional programs such as the occupational therapy building and West Plains program.

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Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed encourages studying abroad to expand communication skills to fit a global job market.

sidad de La Sabana for seven years.

In his early life, he has studied in Germany, Japan, and Britain.

He said he hopes the students can have more cultural experience, learn different skills and build international perspective.

Pardue also said she hoped the students can get international experience and build culture confidence.

Uribe-Jongbloed brought a short film directed by his students to show at Missouri State. In the film, viewers can tell the four characters

feel passionate about different things.

“I thought it was really neat. It really shows the different perspective and characterizes a little bit of outside influence from other cultures in Bogota,” said Matthew DelaFuente, a sophomore interpersonal communication and Spanish major.

Uribe-Jongbloed has published many articles about international media and was the co-editor of the book “Social Media and Minority Languages” in 2011.

University requires new sexual harassment training program

By Sadie Welhoff The Standard @sadie1359

MSU started the Haven Program, which teaches the user about sexual violence prevention, for all new students entering the university this fall.

Dean of Students Mike Jungers said the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and a Dear Colleague letter from the Department of Edu-

cation Office for Civil Rights led to MSU using the Haven Program.

“A ‘Dear Colleague’ letter is guidance that the Office for Civil Rights provides to institutions of higher education, and in essence, what it was saying was that Title IX doesn’t only include athletics,” Jungers said.

Title IX was part of the 1972 Education Amendments, which states, “no person in the

United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Discrimination based on gender under Title IX also includes any kind of sexual harassment.

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Common core the smartest option for setting a level playing field

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@Spencer_XC Wake up. Go to class.

Learn. Go home. Do homework. Go to bed.

For some people, monotony and a consistent schedule are the most unbearable things on the planet. For others, like me, a consistent, predetermined schedule is freeing.

I have a hard time making a decision when presented with a large variety of options, but when I’m provided with only a few — say, four or five — I can usually choose quite quickly.

When this concept is applied to classes and choosing my next schedule, I can choose in such a way that prepares me for the next step in my education path quickly and painlessly.

Within this same arena lies a similar concept, especially at the high school level, and that is common core classes.

Common core classes are a specific set of courses that are required of a student during his or her time at school.

This could be limited to only a

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couple courses or it could be expanded to the entirety of the student’s coursework for the duration of high school. One important question determines whether or not students at the high school level will experience common core classes: Do they prepare students for what’s to come?

I can wholeheartedly say, maybe.

I believe that the effectiveness of common core classes lies in implementation and how the students utilize their resources and options within that program.

Personally, I originate from a high school in which a common core was somewhat loosely implemented. Students are required to take a certain number of years, or credits, of each of the four primary cores — English, math, science and history. Within those certain number of credits, students have the option of usually three to four different classes within that year.

For example, I was required to take four years of English but my class options for each year had some variety. In my senior year, there were three main options: English 12 honors, IB English and college credit English.

I think the largest influence on whether students are ready for what’s to come is dependent on how they utilize their

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I believe a common core set of classes that defines exact classes a student will take is entrapping.

This raises the question of how rigorous classes should be. Every student will have to take them, so if they’re too difficult, then the average student will lag behind and receive poorer grades while the above-average student excels. If the curriculum is too easy, then the above-average student isn’t challenged and the average student only has to meet performance quota.

This is why, in my mind at least, that a common core set with options is ideal for all students. It gives those that want to challenge themselves and prepare for college a chance to do so. At the same time, college isn’t for everybody.

A semi-common core set allows for those who aren’t pursuing college to get an education and continue toward whatever career path or vocational school they desire. The ability to choose has certainly benefited me and has allowed for others to push me to exceed what I thought were my educational limits, but instead were just milestones.

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Raising the profile of MSU

By The Standard Editorial Board @TheStandard_MSU

This Monday, Sept. 29, Missouri State University President Clif Smart and provost Frank Einhellig presented the annual State of the University Address.

The theme for this year is “Raising the profile of Missouri State University,” and Smart explained how the university is accomplishing this goal through its eight major goals for 2014-15.

Smart made it clear that MSU will continue to offer rigorous programs while making attendance costs affordable — and mentioned that the choice to not increase tuition costs paid off, as most of Gov. Jay Nixon’s tax cut vetoes were sustained, and a majority of the funds MSU expected to receive will come through.

Another item bringing the university into the spotlight is our Massive Open Online Courses.

People across the world are free to sign up and take “Ozarks History: Examining an American Culture” or “Laura Ingalls Wilder: Exploring Her Work and Writing Life — The Early Years.” Currently, 8,352 people are enrolled between the two courses.

Einhellig focused heavily on the university’s efforts at increasing the retention rate of firstyear, full-time freshmen.

Currently, 75.2 percent of them return for their second year at Missouri State — lower than MU and Truman, who regularly see numbers around 80 percent.

These actions, as well as the rest of the goals for the year, can be seen in more detail at http://www.missouristate.edu/eightgoals.

As students at Missouri State University, we feel that the goals outlined in the president’s plan are effective — and that the more people are aware of MSU, the better.

Hopefully, this time next year, the State of the University speech will be able to show how successful this year’s plan was — and how the next year will be even better.

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Social Media 101, 9:30-11a.m., Temple 2, free

Bears with green thumbs

Study Away 101: Financing Your Time Abroad, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 308A, free Orchestra concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free

Wednesday, Oct. 1

MSU - Discovery Center “Free Day,” 9 a.m.-7 p.m., 438 E. St. Louis Street, free MSU students and faculty to present second Miscast Cabaret, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater, free SAC Films presents: The Goonies, 9-11 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater, free

Thursday, Oct. 2

Academic Integrity Trivia Competition, 12:30-1 p.m., Plaster Student Union Ballroom, free Study Away 101 Info Session, 3-4 p.m., Plaster Student Union 309, free SAC After Hours presents: Capture the Flag, 9 p.m.-midnight, Trottier Plaza Bear Head, free

Friday, Oct. 3

Cultural Corner, 4:30-6 p.m., Jim D. Morris Center downtown, free Cole Closser: Lost Little Boys and Brave Black Rats, 6-10 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, free Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union Level 1 Game Center, free

Saturday, Oct. 4

21st annual AIDS Walk, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Phelps Grove Park, free Taste of Springfield featuring Oktoberfest Village, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Park Central Square, free Beach Ball Bash, 6-10 p.m., Shrine Mosque, $15 in advance or $20 at the door

Sunday, Oct. 5

SAC Films presents: The Goonies, 9-11 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater, free

Monday, Oct. 6

Healthcare symposium, featuring a panel of local medical professionals, 6-8 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater, free University Community Band concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free Missouri State Improv, 9-10 p.m., Carrington 208, free

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Free admission day at Discovery Center

Missouri State is hosting a free admission day at the opening of the Discovery Center’s new exhibit, Green Revolution, 9 a.m.7 p.m. on Oct. 1.

The Smithsonian traveling exhibit is a multi-platform initiative that focuses on themes from gardening to our carbon footprint.

It is sponsored and developed by Missouri State University’s College of Natural and Applied Science, City Utilities of Springfield, City of Springfield Environmental Services, SMC Packaging and The Print Group, according to a press release.

The free admission day is open to the public and will give visitors the opportunity to see everything the Discovery Center has to offer.

For more information contact Tamera Jahnke at 417-836-5249.

The Discovery Center is located at 438 E. St. Louis Street.

2014 Denim Day

Every year the Missouri State Staff Senate raises money to help find a cure for breast cancer. The week-long drive coordinates with Lee National Denim Day which is one of the largest single-day breast cancer fundraisers.

All week long, staff members are encouraged to donate $5 to the cause and then wear denim and Bear Wear on Friday, Oct. 3.

Another Denim Day fundraiser is the Denim Day Luncheon. The open-to-the-public lunch will be held in the PSU Ballroom Oct. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost is $7.50, and half of the proceeds will be donated by Missouri State Dining Services to the Lee National Denim Day campaign, benefiting the American Cancer Society.

For more information on the week-long drive and donations, contact Andrea Weber, Denim Day committee chair, at andreaweber@missouristate.edu.

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The Missouri State University garden is completely student-run and grows different produce throughout the year.

Campus Garden aims for natural, organic produce

By Annie Gooch The Standard @annie_gooch Oh, Missouri State, how does your garden grow?

As a matter of fact, it grows behind the west parking lot just off Grand Street.

Director Leah Thomas, a junior environmental plant science major, has been managing MSU’s Campus Garden since February.

The garden is in its third year and was brought to life as a sustainability project funded by the Student Government Association.

Thomas said students are the ones getting their hands dirty, and they strive to one day be totally sustainable.

Thomas, who is also president of the Horti-

culture Club, said it is mostly club members and agriculture students volunteering, although anyone is welcome to. One day a week, people meet to tend the garden, as well as other chores to help keep up with things.

Right now, the garden is producing peppers, herbs and eggplants, according to Thomas.

“We’ve built a potting bench, a three-bin compost system to take care of our waste and we try to keep it as all-natural and organic as we can,” she said.

Although none of the produce is currently being sold, it has been in the past, and Thomas plans to do so after the next harvest.

And in the process for fall — carrots, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower and radishes.

She said they’re prepared for when the weather starts cooling off with landscape plastic used for tunnels so they can extend their growing season.

Thomas is passionate about her project, because she didn’t find her place until coming to MSU. “It’s been a lot of hands-on experiences, and I’ve found out that I’m great at growing something and keeping it alive,” she said. “This is all student responsibility, and there’s always a need for more people who care and want to be

involved.”

Thomas said many students may not know about the garden, but that it’s a great opportunity for them to learn more about natural eating and a more sustainable lifestyle.

“I had no idea we had a garden,” said junior, transfer student, Marissa Cage, an English major.

This is her first year at MSU and said she’s never been on a campus that has had a studentrun garden.

“It’s definitely interesting that we have this going on on campus,” Cage said. “I think it’s nice there’s so many options available for students to be involved in what they enjoy doing.”

Thomas also added that students are able to volunteer at the garden in return for community service hours.

“I think it’s really rewarding for students to be a part of the garden and to eat something that they helped grow,” Thomas said. “It’s good to stay connected and eat all-natural produce. It’s about doing things the right way and not the easy way.”

If anyone is interested in volunteering, the Horticulture Club meets every Thursday at 2 p.m. in Karls Hall 103. You can also email campusgarden@missouristate.edu.

New film series launches at Missouri State African-American Studies Committee creates university involvement

By Sofia Caito For The Standard

A new video series is being launched this fall at Missouri State University that is sure to create discussion and a desire for change.

The series is being put on by the African-American Studies Committee, and the films will display notable people in the civil rights movement.

The AAS Committee is made up of Missouri State faculty and staff that have a high level of interest and expertise in African-American studies. The committee is dedicated to providing multifaceted opportunities such as AfricanAmerican Studies as a minor; lectures about remarkable, but little known, individuals in history; panel discussions; symposiums and the film series.

These opportunities aim for today’s citizens to gain a heightened awareness about racism, classism and sexism and their implications, as well as a sound understanding of the long-term impact on society if they continue to go unchallenged.

The events will always be free

and open to the public. The AAS Committee promises a safe environment for people to hear about various topics from people who have great knowledge and firsthand experiences.

The first film in the series was shown on Sept. 23 in Meyer 101.

The film shown was “The Long Walk Home,” a film in which Whoopi Goldberg plays a maid in Birmingham in 1955 for a white family. The film’s themes were the racism, classism and sexism plaguing our nation during the time of the Montgomery bus boycotts.

After the film, there was a discussion facilitated by Sabrina A. Brinson, a Diversity Fellow and professor here at Missouri State University.

The discussion revolved around what we can do individually, as an institute and as a community to put an end to the harmful impact in society today.

Brinson says that “we still have work to do,” in regards to putting an end to discriminating factors.

Two guest speakers also added to the discussion. Jack and Carolyn Hembree, civil rights activists and members of the NAACP chapter in Springfield, reflected about their

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Jack and Carolyn Hembree, Springfield NAACP chapter members. experiences during the civil rights movement. A question-and-answer session followed, and participants were able to share their ideas with one another.

Jack Hembree encouraged students to get involved with other students that are not like themselves and to ask them about issues that they are interested in to better understand one another and break down barriers. Carolyn added that if we are conscious of making a difference, things will change.

Freshman interior design major Kaitlyn Patterson shared that if we were more cultured and immersed ourselves in different situations where everyone can be involved, we can put an end to discriminat-

ing factors.

Ryonell Frederick, a freshman computer animation and mathematics major, added that we can’t eliminate the past, but we can acknowledge the things that have happened and at least accept them and move forward from them.

“The victors are the ones who are writing history. If we could be victorious in eliminating the culture of anything that is hateful or harmful, we could possibly create something new,” said Frederick.

For more information about the AAS or the AAS Film Series, contact Sabrina Brinson at SBinson@MissouriState.edu.

Gain friends, gain potential

Leadership opportunities available to freshmen, sophomore students

By Callie Dunaway The Standard @Callie_Dunaway

Emerging Leaders is a program that has been at Missouri State for 11 years. Sponsored by Commerce Bank, it is a leadership program specifically for freshmen and sophomore students.

Emerging Leaders was designed to help prepare and teach students

how to be better leaders in campus roles and in their future careers. The program has five different sessions in the semester led by the facilitators.

Ryan Gipson, leadership development specialist, said, “A big thing students can gain from the program would be networking. It allows the younger students who will hold future leadership roles on campus to get to know each other and start

working together earlier on.”

During the session students will do activities that teach them how to communicate more efficiently, as well as examining different ethics and diversity issues that future leaders will have to deal with. The program aims to teach the students how to use their skills and qualities to benefit campus and the organizations they are involved in.

“Emerging Leaders taught me

about my leadership style and how it worked well with others. It gave me confidence in my abilities and was the first program at MSU that made me feel like I was capable of anything,” said Allie Hammond, a senior English major that went through the program.

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Not for date night Nic Deckard Movie Reviewer

@DicNeckard Ah, “Tusk,” where do I even begin?

Let’s start with a disclaimer.

I like horror movies. I really do. It takes a lot for a film to really get to me and make my gut twist — something like a really gruesome torture scene (a la “Hostel”) is what it will take. I say all this because when I went to go see “Tusk” with my girlfriend (who, by the way, is also a horror fan), and we had to leave halfway through the film because it was just too much to handle the first time around.

Now, before you get up an arms and say, “how can you write a review of a movie you haven’t even sat all the way through,” I guarantee you that I came back later to watch it by myself. It’s just that a movie like “Tusk” does not make a very good date-night movie.

I prefer to go into films knowing as little about them as possible so that I can make my own opinions about them without any external biases.

All I knew was that “Tusk” is a “horror/comedy/drama” written and directed

by Kevin Smith, the same man who brought us cult-classics like “Clerks,” “Dogma,” and “Mallrats.” I also knew that it stars Justin Long (whom I admire), Haley Joel Osment (child actor made famous from “The Sixth Sense” and “Pay it Forward”) and guest stars Johnny Depp. What could go wrong?

Everything.

I don’t think it is unfair that when I heard “horror/comedy/drama” and consider the many hilarious cult-classics that Smith has written and directed over the years, I assumed that “Tusk” would be some sort of B-horror parody that used some monster or villain as a vehicle for Smith’s classic comedic style.

“Tusk” is not that kind of movie at all.

Apparently when Smith combines genres he goes whole-hog. It’s almost as if “Tusk” is two different movies (one horror and one comedy) that were spliced together haphazardly to create a cinematic abomination.

Now don’t get me wrong, “Tusk” has

some really funny parts. The entire first 30 minutes of the film was funny, had great comedic timing and the plot was actually enticing up until the “horror” aspects started to come forth. From there the film takes a backflip into the deep end with a cinder block tied to its legs. I’ll do my best to explain without spoiling the film for you.

Imagine, if you will, a scene that guest-stars Depp as a drunk, loose-cannon cop from Quebec. Depp’s character is very funny and the scene is just great fun to watch. Jumpcut to Long’s character being tortured in the most grotesque methods possible of the human imagination, complete with blood-curdling screams. Now, imagine this happening every 10 to 15 minutes.

The quick transitions from lighthearted comedy to gore and torture is so jarring that it is hard to even appreciate the funny bits at all because you are left there wondering when the next vomitinducing, hard-to-watch bit is gonna come up. The film leaves the viewer no safety net whatsoever.

The film has great build-up and good overall writing, but the second things start to go bad, you’ll be uncomfortable for the rest of the night.

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Budgeting tips and tricks can help you make the most of your dollar in college.

“Budgeting for me partially is a way to help me remember that I am very lucky to have what I have,” says Daphne Aketch, a graduate student in the art education program and a part-time faculty member at Missouri State University.

Even though she’s busy, she makes it work.

“I love my job, I love paying my own bills, but I also love doing something for someone else or something else with the same money that I have,” she said.

Aketch is an international student from Africa, who has managed to live under a $9,000

budget per year for the past six years. The budget is inclusive of taking out taxes and paying tuition fees.

“I pay my own rent, I have a healthy lifestyle and I travel at least twice a year to see different parts of the U.S.,” Aketch said.

You might wonder what her secret is.

“My secret is to write down everything,” Aketch said. “I write down the amount of the money that is coming in, and I start to deduct.”

You can live within your means. Aketch interprets it as “you can have money for your own bills and also something that is greater than yourself.” Aketch sends money back home to help her family and the community.

“I think it’s very important to give back,” Aketch said. “So the greater picture is that I know there’s a child going to school because they deserve to, and because I’ve been blessed to have a job.”

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Melissa Stokes, pictured above, recently earned her 400th victory as a head coach. Stokes has been the head coach of the MSU volleyball Bears since 1996, and is the third-fastest active head coach to reach the 400-win milestone.

Head volleyball coach Melissa Stokes is in elite company, having earned her 400th win as a head coach

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus

Certain numbers mean certain things to certain people in certain places. To Melissa Stokes, head coach of the Missouri State University volleyball team, a certain number recently benchmarked a triumph in her coaching career.

Stokes, who has coached for 19 seasons at Missouri State University, eclipsed 400 wins on Sept. 13 against the University of Miami. Only

two other NCAA volleyball coaches have reached 400 wins in less time than Stokes.

She grew up around volleyball, playing in college as a setter for San Diego State University.

“The favorite part for me was that I felt like I was the coach on the floor,” Stokes said. “I was a good athlete for my time, but more importantly, I had a really good head about the game.”

This led to her aspirations to coach the game she knew and loved.

A best friend’s timely pregnancy earned Melissa the opportunity to coach a club volleyball team in her sophomore year of college.

The reality of being a long-tenured coach at the Division I level did not take shape until later, when in her second year of student-teaching, she was offered a graduate-assistant coaching position at the University of Idaho.

For four years she served as an assistant for the Idaho Vandals, until 1995 when she accepted the head coach position at what was then known as Southwest Missouri State University, she has never looked back.

Her first impression of Missouri was on a hot u See STOKES, page 8

All they do is win

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. Tulsa at home

Friday, Oct. 3

Swimming and diving: 3 p.m. vs.

Show-Me Showdown at Columbia, Missouri

Field hockey: 4 p.m. vs Kent State at home

Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Drake at home

Women’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. Indiana State at home

Saturday, Oct. 4

Football: 2 p.m. vs. Youngstown State at home

Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. Drake at home

Briefs

Bears will wear orange in next game

The Missouri State Bears will don orange decals to support sophomore softball player Allie Alvstad, and to raise awareness for acute myeloid leukemia.

The softball team will collect donations at BearFest Village prior to the start of the football game on Oct. 4. In addition, the Missouri State Bookstore will begin selling exclusive #AllieStrong T-shirts on Wednesday.

Money raised from donations and proceeds from T-shirt sales will go toward Alvstad’s medical expenses.

Basketball teams will hold scrimmage on Homecoming

The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears will each hold a 30minute intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. at McDonald Arena.

Admission for the event is $5.

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Graduate forward Brad Keenan and freshman defenseman Bobby Brown celebrate with a teammate after scoring a goal against DePaul on Sept. 27. The Ice Bears earned a two-game sweep over DePaul during the weekend.

Ice Bears earn sweep over DePaul to stay unbeaten

By Chase Probert The Standard @chase_a_probert The Missouri State Ice Bears continued their winning ways this past weekend with a twogame sweep of the DePaul Blue Demons to move to a perfect 6-0 on the year. The Ice Bears avenged a two-game sweep at the hands of the Blue Demons in Chicago last year by outscoring DePaul 15-2 this weekend.

Following a 35-minute delay due to broken glass along the boards, both teams came roaring out of the gates in Friday night’s game to make for an exciting first period that was fast-paced, yet not lacking in physicality. After a tense beginning, the Mediacom Ice Park crowd erupted near the seven-minute mark when freshman forward Andrew Kovacich was able to get the first goal of the game off of a rebounded slapshot from freshman defenseman Bobby Brown to put Missouri State up 1-0.

Less than four minutes after the Kovacich goal, senior forward Jack Ryan won a faceoff in the offensive zone and then found graduate forward Brad Keenan as he was just able to sneak the puck between the pipes to put the Ice Bears up 2-0 as the game went into the first intermission.

Despite taking a 2-0 lead in a game, the Ice Bears desperately wanted to win. Head coach

Bob Bucher still had some choice words for his team at the break.

“I thought they might have been taking things too easy in the locker room,” Bucher said. “I had to remind them that there were two more periods left to play, and a 2-0 lead might not cut it the rest of the way.”

The Ice Bears responded to Bucher’s intermission speech, scoring three goals in the opening four minutes of the second period, with two of them coming short-handed. Missouri State opened the second on the penalty kill, which garnered great success on the weekend due to the efforts of Keenan, Ryan and the Ice Bears defensemen.

Eighteen seconds into the second period, Ryan and Keenan were able to work together to force a DePaul turnover, which led to Ryan finding Keenan once again for Keenan’s second goal of the game.

Just over a minute later, while still on the penalty kill, MSU forced another Blue Demon turnover, and the roles were reserved with Keenan finding Ryan to put the Ice Bears up 4-0.

When the Ice Bears did get back to even strength, sophomore forward PJ Adams was able to find the back of the net to put MSU up 5-0.

The Ice Bears scoring three goals in the opening three minutes and sixteen seconds of the second period.

“Our powerplay turned out to be our penalty kill,” senior defenseman Eric Aldag said follow-

ing Friday’s game. “We’ve worked well in our power kill,” he jokingly added.

“It’s definitely a lot easier being out on the ice with Jack (Ryan). He matches my speed and we seem to find each other well. It was just awesome,” Keenan said of being on the penalty kill with Ryan.

The Ice Bears got another goal from Ryan and a goal from senior forward Matt Townsend for a total of five goals in the second period to put them up 7-0 after 40 minutes of play.

Missouri State got goals from Aldag and sophomore Brendan McClew in the third, but the Blue Demons took advantage of a powerplay for one goal on the night, but not after the game was well out of reach. The Bears went on to win 9-1, putting up a total of 51 shots up on the night.

Lost in the fray of the nine-goal game was the performance of junior goalie Justin Davis, who had 36 saves on the night. The lone Blue Demon goal was the first Davis, the reigning MACHA Goaltender of the Year, had allowed on the year.

In his three starts totaling 180 minutes on the ice, Davis has allowed just the one goal.

Following a physical game on Friday, Saturday’s game would prove to be more physical, with six players receiving disqualifications for fighting.

The Ice Bears would start the game sharp, getting a goal from Otten just 36 seconds into the u See SWEEP, page 8

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Last-minute goal propels Bears over Mavericks in home thriller

By Mike Ursery The Standard @MikeUrsery

Senior midfielder Molly Huber scored the game-winning goal during the final minute for the Missouri State women’s soccer Bears on Sept. 25, as they defeated the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 2-1 at Allison South Stadium.

Scoring goals is becoming a regular thing for Huber during the 2014 season. She now has seven goals on the season, the most scored by one player since 2011.

Another norm is the person being credited with an assist when Huber does score -junior midfielder Molly Brewer.

“It’s definitely a Molly thing. We have this telepathic vibe,” Brewer said jokingly. “ Despite only scoring two goals during the game, the Bears took plenty of shots, but just couldn’t find a way to put the ball into the net. During the 25th minute, freshman midfielder Mary Disidore made a shot that looked on-target, but hit the crossbar. MSU took 11 more shots during the first half, none of which were on goal.

After a scoreless first half, neither team was able to establish momentum when the second half began. The game came to a halt

during the 51st minute, when a NebraskaOmaha player fell to the ground and didn’t get back up. Paramedics were called in to lift her off of the ground and remove her from the field, causing an 18-minute delay.

When the action picked back up, Nebraska-Omaha broke the scoreless tie when Chelsi Rohloff moved in behind the MSU defense and sent a low shot past junior goalkeeper Laura Ketzer.

Huber tied the game during the 75th minute. Junior midfielder Alix Opfer was knocked to the gound, which happened inside of the box, setting up MSU for a penalty kick. Huber took the shot and zipped it past the Nebraska-Omaha goalkeeper.

In the 90th minute, Huber and Brewer worked together to seal the game for MSU. Huber intercepted a pass at midfield and passed it to Brewer who was running up the left side. Brewer fired a shot from the left side of the box, but it bounced off of the right post. Huber charged toward the ball, and her momentum sent it past the goalkeeper who was trying to clear it out of the Raven Kohlenberger/THE STANDARD Mavericks’ box.

Senior midfielder Molly Brewer dribbles down the Ketzer made four saves during the game, including two critical saves late in the sec- field against Nebraska-Omaha on Sept. 25. She ond half . The Mavericks moved the ball had one assist during the Bears’ victory.

inside of the MSU box during the 79th-minute, but Ketzer stopped the ball on a close-range shot. However, the rebound went right back to the Mavericks, who again shot, but Ketzer quickly rose to her feet and knocked it away.

“It all happened really fast. I just made the saves,” Ketzer said. “On the first one, she got a touch on the ball, but I closed down the angle.

The ball went right back to her, so I just rried to get up as quick as possible.”

MSU opened MVC play against the Illinois State Redbirds on Sept.

28 in Normal, Illinois. Ketzer made 14 saves, but the Bears were held to just five shots. Illinois State won the contest 2-0.

MSU continues conference play when it takes on Indiana State on Oct. 3 at Allison South Stadium.

The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

At this game, the team will attempt to break the all-time soccer attendance record of 905, which was set in 1999.

Bears ranked for first time since 1997

By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn

With a win at Northwestern State, the Bears began their season 1-0, something they haven’t done since 2010.

With a win at the University of Central Arkansas, the Bears finished the non-conference portion of their schedule at 3-1, something they haven’t accomplished since 2007.

With that record, the Bears have accomplished something which hadn’t been done since 1997 — they were nationally ranked in the Top 25, earning a spot at no. 24..

The FCS Coaches Poll is a poll of 59 college coaches who are members of the American Football Coaches Association, who vote every week for the best 25 teams at the FCS level.

For the first time in 17 years, the Bears are in the top 25.

To put this in perspective, 17 years ago MSU was known as Southwest Missouri State. President Bill Clinton had just been inaugurated for a second term. The Backstreet Boys released their U.S. debut album. As for the students in the class of 2018 who entered college this year? Most of them were celebrating their first birthday.

For the veterans, the ranking is a validation of what they have been working for all this time.

“To be finally recognized nationally, it feels great. It's a real confidence booster for us,” said senior quarterback Kierra Harris, a four-year veteran of the team.

To the newcomers like freshman inside linebacker Alexz

Jones, it’s a sign that the Missouri State culture they heard so much about coming in is changing for the better.

“It’s crazy to be a part of it all,” Jones said. “There’s something in the air around here that feels different, but I love it.”

To head coach Terry Allen, the ranking serves as a confidence boost, which will be invaluable to a team heading into a tough Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule.

Exactly how tough is the upcoming schedule going to be?

Well, the MVFC went 20-1 against the other FCS schools and have six other teams ranked besides MSU. The Bears will play all of them.

Illinois State at No. 22; Southern Illinois at No. 16; Youngstown State at No. 12; Northern Iowa at No. 10; South Dakota State at No. 9; and the three-time FCS champions, the North Dakota State Bison, sit at No. 1.

“It’s a good position to be in to have that ranking, but it’s going to be a tough road ahead,” said Allen.

The atmosphere seems different at Missouri State. Optimism has found its way to Springfield; though for Harris and the rest of this Bears team, it doesn’t mean their mindset is any different.

“We aren’t satisfied yet. We’re gonna be the underdogs and that’s fine with us. We won’t be satisfied ‘til we’re at number 1.”

MSU is coming off of a bye week, but it still moved up one spot in the rankings at press time. Then No. 23 Liberty lost to Indiana State on Sept. 27. Liberty’s loss allowed the Bears to move up to No. 23.

Youngstown State also moved up in the rankings after its

victory over Butler on Sept. 23. The Penguins now sit at No. 12 in the FCS Coaches Poll. MSU will host Youngstown State on Oct. 4 at Plaster Stadium in a battle of nationally ranked teams. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

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MSU is ranked no. 23 in the FCS Coaches Poll. This is the first time the team has been ranked since 1997.

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Continued from page 6 game to put MSU up 1-0. Less than two minutes following Otten’s goal, senior forward Kyle Brown would put one between the posts to put the Ice Bears up by two. Minutes later, Kovacich would strike for his second of the weekend to put the Ice Bears up 3-0 less than 10 minutes into the game.

Moments after the Kovacich goal, tensions would flare when Adams sent a DePaul skater over the boards and into the Blue Demon bench after a hard hit on a MSU penalty kill.

The DePaul skaters did not respond well,

going after Adams following the hit. The result was a near brawl between both lines that ended with Brad Keenan on top of a DePaul player throwing punches. Once the fracas was cleared up, Adams, Keenan and Ryan were disqualified just twelve minutes into the game for fighting. To go along with the MSU DQs, three DePaul skaters were dismissed for the same reason.

Though the Ice Bears were without three key players, they adapted well for the most part, though they would be riddled with penalties all game long.

Following the disqualifications, Otten struck for his second goal of the game to put the Ice Bears up 4-0 before the first intermission.

The Ice Bears struck first in the second period to make it a 5-0 game as freshman for-

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not working, yet are able to manage the lifestyle within their own means. Michelle Diaz, a MSU alumna, prefers to focus on school exclusively.

Diaz receives financial aid to support her education. However, the money does not always come in the full amount. The fluctuation of a specific scholarship has affected her budgeting in the past five years.

“I do come up a little short at the end before a new semester starts,” Diaz said. “Personally, I’m not someone who’s a rigorous budgeter. I am, however, frugal. I do try to hold money to my chest very tightly.”

Diaz has her own budgeting plan. The most essential part of Diaz’s expense is on produce, since it is the most nutritious. As someone who pays a great deal of attention to prices, Diaz finds obvious fluctuations among produce.

Halmeenmaki said.

Senior goalie Steve Lombardo earned the win with 31 saves on the night. Lombardo was happy with the sweep against a team that had done the same to them last season.

“It’s awesome. It’s no fun that we had to have guys get kicked out, and we had as many penalties as we had because of the shots it led to for them, but we just have to hope it won’t carry over. This is still an awesome win for us,” Lombardo said following the win.

Following the conclusion of the DePaul sweep, the Ice Bears (6-0) have now outscored opponents 60-4 so far on the year. MSU will get another great test this weekend as they go to Central Oklahoma for their first D1 series on the year. The Ice Bears will return to Mediacom Ice Park on Oct. 17 to begin a two-game set with the Iowa Hawkeyes.

“It is wise to spot deals,” Diaz said. “I budget to spend under keep track of everything. $3 on a single product. It is absolutely feasible to eat healthy • Know your needs and wants. For example, Starbucks while on a budget.” coffee costs $4 while gas station coffee costs about 60 cents.

Students can also utilize resources to learn and practice budg• Cook instead of buying take-out. If you live in a doreting. mitory, utilize the meal plans to the maximum.

Kara Delgado, a junior finance major, serves as a financial • Ride bikes or walk to classes if you live close to campeer counselor at Real L.I.F.E. pus, or carpool with roommates/classmates if you don’t.

“Our mission is to help students be aware of their finances,” • Both Aketch and Diaz recommend shopping at Aldi — Delgado said. “We want to help students to budget and save their the internationally-recognized European chain store. It has money, so they can live like a college student now and not have cheaper spices and produce. to later.”

• Utilize your resources: coupons, weekly ads, clearServices at Real L.I.F.E. are free to Missouri State students. ance, etc. Diaz warns everyone to be extra cautious while Students can make one-on-one appointments. Members of the shopping at the clearance aisle. Don’t spend more than you organization also give presentations to the GEP classes. need just because it’s cheaper.

“We take little prizes and things to make the presentations fun • Diaz substitutes peas, beans and tofu for protein. so people don’t find them boring,” Delgado said.

• Don’t live the life that you can’t afford.

Real L.I.F.E., along with Aketch and Diaz, offered many Adopting these tips will help students reach the goal of savpractical budgeting tips: ing money. However, budgeting is bigger than just money.

• Both Aketch and Delgado strongly recommend you “It gives you more than just a form of independence. It gives know your income and output. Make an Excel sheet, write you a sense of understanding the worth of every dollar you earn,” all expenses down, sketch a list — anything that helps you Aketch said.

Yet when she came to Springfield to accept the head coaching job, she changed her mind about Missouri, which has led to strong community involvement.

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“I will always take a trip once a year to and humid July day during the national tour- somewhere in the Caribbean. I have been nament in her senior year of high school. She almost everywhere you can think of in the Caribbean on dive trips.” laughs about how she originally felt.

Her desire to go in a tank with great white “I thought I’d never be back in the state of sharks shows the boldness she possesses, Missouri,” Stokes said.

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ward Alex Turin deked his way to the front of the net to score his second goal of the year.

The Blue Demons got one back on a wellexecuted 2-on-1 to make it a 5-1 game at the end of the second.

The third period would pass quietly, with senior defenseman Juuso Halmeenmaki scoring the lone goal of the period by outhustling two DePaul skaters to get his own rebound on a missed shot to make it a 6-1 final in favor of the Ice Bears.

Halmeenmaki, who played a vital role in the defensive zone all weekend long, appeared to be in awe of his own actions.

“I just had good vibes. I don’t know, something was different for me than it usually is, but I felt good and it felt good for me to do my part. But this weekend should send a message to opponents as to how good we are,”

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which she teaches to her players both on and off the court.

“She’s taught not only volleyball, but life lessons,” said senior defense specialist and libero Maddy Hogan. “She has been an awesome role model and leader to us.”

The way she establishes herself as a coach has not only made her a role model to her players, but to her fellow coaches as well.

“She’s very well respected, not only in this program, but this school and the community,” said first-year assistant coach Jake Barreau.

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couple years, and it was really missed,” Holt said. “It’s exciting to have it back again and functioning in a way similar to the previous one. So, I think it’s going to increase in usage dramatically.”

According to reports from the Office of the Registrar, 7,169 students have accessed the Trial Schedule Builder since January 2014.

Students who attend SOAR, are introduced to the Trial Schedule Builder when they first register.

“I truly believe this is where she wants to be.

She has rooted herself here and has gained a lot of trust.”

As it stands now, Stokes has won 403 games, and that number will only continue to increase. The volleyball Bears are 9-6 in the season and are 3-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference. MSU hosts the Drake Bulldogs and Northern Iowa Panthers this coming weekend, Oct. 3 and 4. Both games will be played in the Hammons Student Center and both start at 7 p.m.

“I didn’t have to go to SOAR and my advisor didn’t tell me about it. I was just left on my own to look through course codes and figure it out on my own — how to set up my schedule,” said Kasey Green, junior entertainment management major.

Green wished someone had told her about the registration resource sooner. “(The Trial Schedule Builder) will just give you all the options, so that’s a lot better,” Green said. “I was able to compare the schedules. And I found the one that worked best, and I saved it to my cart so, it’s there for me when I register.”

However, students who do not participate in SOAR will be notified through email about the registration sequence. To

access the Trial Schedule Builder, students can visit my.missouristate.edu, click on the Academics tab, then click “Trial Schedule Builder” under the Registration Tools section.

With technology constantly advancing, Holt would like to see more updates with college schedulers in the future.

“I would just like to see more interactions with our student system, Banner.

More information for the student — like whether they have holds on their account or being able to access their registration status from the Trial Schedule Builder, stuff like that,” said Holt, “I think the more it can integrate with other systems we have, the better it would be.”

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and business administrative management major.

“We wanted to have a live bear at the football stadium, but we quickly realized that it had already been done and was against PETA. Then, we thought about getting a

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“I think most of us think of it as language that is of a harassing nature, but according to the law, sexual harassment is an umbrella term that all sexual offenses fall under,” Jungers said.

The Dear Colleague letter recommended institutions make resources about sexual harassment available to new students but Jungers said the vague wording of “make available” led to requiring the program be completed by new MSU students.

“We decided we don’t know what they mean, but since they

bear at Darr Agricultural Center and being able to raise it, but we decided that was way out of range right now. So, we thought about coming to the zoo,” Crisafulli said.

The Springfield community showed its support by wearing MSU clothing for half-price admission.

“I think it is great,” Lisl Hufford, a MSU alumna with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology, said. “We’re the Bears at Missouri

highlighted all new students, we are going to require it,” Jungers said.

Incoming first-year students and transfer students are required to complete the Haven Program.

If students do not complete the program, a hold will be put on their account keeping them from registering for classes next semester.

Once students are on their My Missouri State page, they can go to the Academics tab and look under the New Student or Transfer Student section for a link to Haven.

Students not required to complete the program can still find the link on their My Missouri State Page and faculty and staff can also

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State, and we have bears here. It kind of gets everybody involved a little bit more.”

“The bear exhibit is a great way to reach out to the community and reach our community engagement pillar,” Michael Coleman, a freshman cell and molecular biology major, said.

“I am absolutely excited about the bear exhibit, because now we have a place to say, ‘These are the Missouri State Bears,’” Husted

access the program.

Jungers said MSU looked at other programs focusing on sexual violence prevention before choosing to use Haven.

EverFi, an education technology company, created the Haven Program to educate college students on sexual harassment.

Jungers said what made Haven stand out was the interactivity; feedback on student responses; diversity of gender, race, and sexual orientation in the videos; and coverage of all parts of sexual harassment.

The National Institute of Justice reported one in five college women and one in 16 college men experience some form of non-consensual sexual activity by college

said.

Senior biology major Olivia Hunter said, “We have the Mizzou section already for the tigers, so it’s going to be cool to see the MSU bears represented here in Springfield. Go Bears!”

Bear Country is home to two black bears named Gus and Yona.

Five-year-old Yona was transferred from the Tulsa Zoo, while six-year-old Gus was found on a farm around West Plains.

graduation.

Jungers said the program focuses heavily on the importance of consent and communication between students in sexual activity, especially with misinformation students might have received concerning sexual harassment.

“It’s really to get students on the path of thinking about the importance of communication,” Jungers said Jungers said around 2,800 students of the student pool with completion requirement have completed the program, while around 1,300 students still need to complete the program.

The program was launched in mid-July and Jungers said MSU plans to continue using Haven.

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SOAR leader.

At the end of the program, students take a weekend retreat to Camp Windermere. At the retreat students complete a ropes course based on team building. There are different activities all weekend and allows the participants to get closer to one another and make connections they normally wouldn’t in the program.

Catherine Gaines, a sophomore biology major, completed the program last spring. She said, “It helped me strengthen my skills and how to bring them into our MSU community.”

Students apply in the fall semester, and the program takes place the following spring semester. Over 100 students apply for the program every year and approximately 60 are selected. The program is split into two separate groups to better accommodate the students.

The application process consists of an online application as well as a face-to-face interview with facilitators and staff. The facilitators are typically juniors and seniors who have either gone through the program or have current leadership roles on campus.

The only requirements needed to apply for the Emerging Leaders program are to be a freshman or sophomore at Missouri State.

The application deadline is Oct. 31. Applications can be found at www.missouristate.edu/EmergingLeaders.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014