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BriefsGovernor announcesJenkins will be MSUstudent governorGov. Jay Nixon announced last

week that MSU’s next student gov-ernor is Paige Jenkins. Jenkins willbe confirmed by Missouri Legisla-tors on Feb. 22. Jenkins, who is cur-rently the Chief Sustainability Com-missioner for SGA, will serve a two-year term as student governor inwhich she will attend all meetingswith the Board of Governors andserve as a non-voting representativeof student interests. Jenkins is a jun-ior majoring in agronomy with aminor in Chinese.

Physical therapystudents travel tonational conferenceA group of 12 students from the

MSU Doctor of Physical Therapyprogram traveled to Chicago toattend the American Physical Ther-apy Association’s Combined Sec-tion’s Meetings from Feb. 8 to 11.The CSM is a national gathering ofphysical therapists where currentresearch pertaining to physical ther-apy is presented and discussed. The students will be presenting

information they learned from 5 to6:30 p.m. on March 7 in McQuearyFamily Health Sciences Hall 202.All students are welcome to attend.

CalendarFebruary 21 to

February 27

TuesdayRésumé Madness, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. at Glass Hall 103

Student Government Associa-tion meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m. atPSU 313

Languages for Fun: Chinese,Spanish, French and Por-tuguese, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. atSiceluff 222 and 224

SAC Presents: Ann Wright, 7 to8:30 p.m. at Carrington Theater

WednesdayRésumé Madness, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. at Glass hall 103

Study Abroad with ArcadiaInformation Session, 1:30 to2:30 p.m. at Glass Hall 347

Life After Missouri State, 4 to 8p.m. at PSU Theater

Monday Evening ClassesMeet/Wednesday EveningClasses Do Not Meet, 4 to 10p.m. at Classes Administered bySpringfield Campus

ThursdayStudents for a SustainableFuture general meeting, 5:30 to6:30 p.m. at Temple Hall Pit

Speed Networking Event, 4:30to 8 p.m. at PSU Ballroom, regis-tration required athttp://www.missouristate.edu/dos/LAMS.htm

FridayLent begins, all day

MondayFree Screenings for Eating Dis-orders Awareness Week, 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. at 311 Carrington Hall

Missouri London ProgramInformational Session, 4 to 5p.m. at Glass hall 226

Lawsuit eases budget concernsBy Michael GulledgeThe Standard

The addition of $40million in state funds hasreduced Missouri State’sbudget shortfall to $11.7million, leaving a tuitionincrease to 3.1 percent orlower for the 2012-2013academic year, InterimPresident Clif Smart saidat the Board of Governorsmeeting Friday.“We will not be seek-

ing a waiver from the com-missioner from highereducation,” Smart said. “Iwould not be telling youthe truth if I told you thiswas an easy, painlessprocess.”The $40 million comes

from a mortgage lawsuitsettlement between state

and federal governments.Gov. Jay Nixon recom-mended the funds go intohigher education to reducethe appropriations cut to7.8 percent from his origi-nal 12.5 percent cut.Members of the Execu-

tive Budget Committee allagreed on the primaryframework, which calledfor reducing expenses andincreasing revenue, Smartsaid. One revenue increasewill be through tuition.Smart said in his Feb.

14 version of “Clif’sNotes” that the tuitionincrease to undergraduateresident students would be3.1 percent or less. This isat or under the consumerprice index’s change forthis year, which eliminatesthe need for a waiver from

the commissioner of high-er education for the state.CPI is a measure of the

cost of goods and is thehighest amount that a uni-versity can increase tuitionwithout a waiver under

Missouri state law.SGA President Scott

Turk said that he wasexcited that the governorwas able to provide the

MSU sendsnationalsurvey tostudentsBy Dayle DugginsThe Standard

Ever delete an email from Mis-souri State without reading it? Mis-souri State staff, faculty and admin-istrators are hoping students willrethink that instinct for the NationalSurvey of Student Engagement.The survey is intended to

improve the collegiate experience ofundergrads, according to the NSSEwebsite. The study takes about 15minutes to complete and consists ofquestions surrounding curriculum,campus life and the college experi-ence. Schools usually target theirfirst-year and senior students, givingthem the ability to compare collegeexpectations with college realities. Ifcollege was a class, this would be itsend of semester evaluation.Kelly Cara has been working to

distribute, market and coordinate allefforts of the largest survey givenacross campus. As the assessmentresearch coordinator for MissouriState, Cara said she considers theevaluation to be one of the mostimportant surveys given to students,as it has the potential to improvenearly every aspect of the collegeexperience.“Having been a student here I

know sometimes it’s frustratingbecause you feel like there are otherthings you want to give feedbackabout that those course evaluationsdon’t touch on,” Cara said. “Thissurvey touches on a lot more areasthan just one individual course. Soreally it’s an opportunity for stu-dents to provide their feedback tothe university. The university is onlyas good as its members, so staffneed to be giving constant feedback,faculty need to be giving constantfeedback, but we really need to hearfrom students.”This year will be Cara’s first year

working with the NSSE. She wasnot the assessment research coordi-nator when the last survey wasgiven in 2009.Although Cara does not know of

any specific changes that were madewith past findings, she said shehopes the school will take fulladvantage of the results.The survey could drastically

improve SOAR for incoming stu-dents by giving them solid expecta-tions and information built on first-hand experiences. Cara said theinformation could be used to betterreach students and be utilized as atool to reach out to parents.Director of Student Engagement

Jeremy Schenk said he expects tosee more engagement on MSU’scampus than others after the resultsare compiled and distributed.“The data is used to show how

students are engaged both on and offcampus,” he said. “And so far, forour office in particular, that’s keydata for us to beable to see. Get-ting students real-ly engaged intheir communityand in globalissues is animportant aspectthat we reallypush for andstrive for.”Schenk said

the results of the survey could helpimprove what the Office of StudentEngagement offers students. Bylooking at the results of peer institu-tions, the office has the ability tomimic successful programs.“I think being engaged sets the

tone to make sure you are still anactive citizen when you get out ofcollege,” Schenk said. “Our hope isthat we are instilling some values,beliefs and desires in students nowand that fire only grows as theymove forward in their life.”Students have until early May to

complete the evaluation, Cara said.In August, the results will be distrib-uted around campus to be utilized ina variety of ways. To share your individual college

experience at MSU, look for thesubject line labeled “Missouri StateUniversity wants your feedback.”

By Kris Collins The Standard

Over the past few yearsthe popularity of social net-working websites hasincreased exponentially.Facebook alone had 845million monthly users inDecember 2011. Its monu-mental success can beattributed to individuals aswell as companies andorganizations that havepages.Since Facebook and

other networking sites havebecome so successful andhave so many users, it’s notan uncommon practice foremployers to search forbackground information onemployees or potentialemployees.Addye Buckley-Bur-

nell, career resources spe-cialist at the Career Center,

said that not all employersdo these types of back-ground checks, but theprobability varies depend-ing on the job.“It really depends on the

work load of the humanresources,” Buckley-Bur-nell said. “Some employersdon’t use it at all and otherssay they do it for every per-son they interview.”The Career Center tries

to warn students who maybe unaware of such search-es about the dangers of put-ting offensive or inappro-priate material on theirFacebook accounts.Peace Ndem, a senior

marketing research major,said she doesn’t have verystrict privacy settings. “I don’t have much

security,” Ndem said. “It’ssmart for employers to dothat because theoretically

you wouldn’t bring yourprivate life to work.”During Public Affairs

Week last semester, theCareer Center incorporateda session about Facebookand protecting yourselfonline.“It’s a chance for us to

get the information out, andwe try to help students setup their profiles and set pro-fessional ones as well,”Buckley-Burnell said.Buckley-Burnell sug-

gested that Facebook userscreate two accounts—onepersonal account and oneprofessional account. Byincreasing the privacy set-tings on your personalaccount and leaving themopen on your professionalaccount, you can ensurethat any potential employ-ers will find your profes-sional account.

“We can meet with stu-dents to help them figureout how exactly to do that,”Buckley-Burnell said. “I’vesat there with students tohelp them through thatprocess.”According to Buckley-

Burnell, liking certain pro-fessional pages on Face-book, such as the pages ofcompanies you’re applyingto and other professionalorganizations, can be bene-ficial if companies are infact doing such searches.Using that professional

account proactively is agood way to show employ-ers that you exude profes-sionalism and are involvedwithout compromisingyour personal account.Buckley-Burnell said

that third-party firms exist

Mediacom helps students go digitalBy Anna ThomasThe Standard

Mediacom providescable television to homesall over Springfield includ-ing the residence halls atMissouri State University,meaning that its change todigital cable starting onMarch 6, has an impact onstudents as well. Phyllis Peters, commu-

nications director forMediacom, explained thatthere are two kinds of sig-nals in cable — analog anddigital — and Mediacomis making the transition tosolely digital because it ismore efficient.“Analog has been

around since the first daysof television, but its aroad-hog and takes up toomuch space,” Peters said.

“For every analog channelremoved we can replace itwith three HD channels orten standard channels.”This not only brings

clients the up-to-date tele-vision experience theywant, Peters said, but italso allows for other ele-ments, such as their Inter-net, to have a highercapacity and thereforehave better speed.Marina Londo, a fresh-

man pre-nursing major,

said she likes the idea ofdigital cable but is not surehow many students evenknow the switch is hap-pening.“It’s good because

everything is becomingadvanced anyway,” Londosaid. “I bet a lot of studentswon’t know what it isthough.”Televisions manufac-

tured after March 2007were required by law tohave a digital toner as aninternal component so itcould process either ana-log or digital signals.However, televisionsmade earlier only processanalog and will need asmall external adapter,including students’ televi-sions on campus.Mediacom is giving

these adaptors to clients

for free and are makingthem available at sites oncampus. Students witholder televisions can headto the Blair-ShannonGrand Lounge from 3 to 7p.m. on Feb. 28 or from 3to 7 p.m. in the HammonsHouse lobby on Feb. 29 topick one up.Deborah Christensen, a

freshman theatre designmajor, said she thinks thatMediacom is handling thetransition very well.“I have an older TV

and wouldn’t know how togo about making it adapt-able to the digital televi-sion,” she said. “The loca-tions to pick up the adaptorare great and accessible tome.”However, Peters

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MSU physical therapy stu-dents attended a conferencein Chicago Feb. 8-11.

The dangersof FacebookInappropriate content can hinder students’chances of being hired

Photo illustration by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD

Some employers may search applicants’ Facebook profiles during the hiring process.

Where can studentspick up digital

converter boxes?

Blair-Shannon House:3 to 7 p.m., Feb. 28

Hammons House:3 to 7 p.m., Feb. 29

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MSU architects look for feedback from studentsBy Damien M. DiPlacidoThe Standard

In this fast-paced, quick-fixworld, satisfaction is often taken onthe run and in small increments. Butfor some, feelings of satisfaction sitat the end of a long road that cantake years to travel.“We work on these projects for

years before they’re actually openfor use by the students,” said DougSampson, director of MissouriState’s Planning, Design and Con-struction Department. “To go in andwatch the students and faculty inter-act with that building brings a lot ofsatisfaction to us.”The Office of Planning, Design

and Construction is the drivingforce behind the development of thecampus’ physical environment.Many of the buildings, classroomsand meeting areas students frequenton a daily basis are the brainchil-

dren of Sampson and his award-winning team of 13 managers andspecialists.Sampson, a registered architect

and graduate of the University ofNebraska, began working at Mis-souri State in 1990.“It’s a tangible thing that we do.

Bricks and mortar are pretty visi-ble,” Sampson said. “We want toreinforce that campus feeling so 10or 20 years after people graduate,they think of all the good times theyhad here as well as the good educa-tion they got.”Aside from the construction of

the Foster Recreation Center andseveral other current projects,Sampson said the Kings StreetQuarter is going to be a campus-changing development. Construc-tion on Kings Street is projected tobe complete at the end of this sum-mer.“Kings Street is the last exposed

old brick street on our campus,”Sampson said. “It has really highcurbs so it’s not very pedestrianfriendly or disabled friendly. We’vealso got some storm water issues.”The Kings Street Quarter cuts a

path between the Forsythe AthleticCenter and McDonald Arena andcontinues past the mall betweenCarrington and the fountain, Samp-son said. The old brick will be takenup in order to be reused and some ofthe original brick will be retained tokeep the look of the historic street.“Once we get the walkways and

bike ways in, we’re going to startputting some landscaping in andenhancing that,” Sampson said.“One of the things I think this cam-pus is missing is outdoor spacesthat are great for gathering. We’relooking at how to improve that.”One key aspect to the relevance

of a department like planning,design and construction is student

feedback, Sampson said. Knowingexactly how students feel about thebuildings they have to interact withwould provide invaluable assis-tance in the planning of future proj-ects.“I never hear any feedback from

the students,” Sampson said. “Ifthey hate something about a build-ing, I want to hear it. But if theyenjoy it, I want to hear that, too. Welike to make places the students areenjoying. We don’t want them tofall asleep as soon as they walk intothe room.”One example of student feed-

back that could be beneficial forSampson and his team comes fromglobal Studies graduate studentMark Nichols, who spends a greatdeal of time in Glass Hall. He saidhe is unsure about the feeling that abuilding like Glass Hall can projecton a person.“Architecturally, it’s an interest-

ing and unique-looking building,”Nichols said. “But it tends to bereally dim on the inside. It kind ofmakes you feel isolated from therest of the world.”Sampson said he wants students

to always be thinking about whatareas of campus could use improve-ment.“Students should be thinking of

what more could be done on cam-pus,” Sampson said. “People shouldthink about all the other universitiesthey’ve visited and what stands outin their minds. Do we have thathere?”Doug Sampson and the Depart-

ment of Planning, Design and Con-struction want student feedback.Contact them at DesignandCon-struction@missouristate.edu, orcall 417-836-5101. To check outtheir website, go tohttp://www.design.missouristate.edu.

National Ave. construction approvedBy Lindsey HowardThe Standard

The intersection of NationalAvenue and Monroe Street is well onits way to becoming the official entry-way onto Missouri State University’scampus after the university’s proposalto install a traffic light and make otherimprovements was passed.The Board of Governors approved

the proposal, a joint effort by the uni-versity and the city of Springfield, attheir meeting Friday. The proposalincludes plans to widen MonroeStreet to provide for adding a south-bound right turn lane and dual leftturn lanes as well as extension of theexisting barrier median and installa-tion of a new decorative fence andpedestrian crosswalk along with thetraffic light.Douglas Sampson, university

architect and director of campus plan-ning, says the improvements will helpwith traffic flow as well as create anofficial entrance onto campus for vehi-cles.“The university has been interested

in creating a vehicular entrance tocampus for some time,” Sampsonsaid. “Our address is 901 S. National,but if you are a visitor coming intocampus from the south, you cannotturn into Lot 1 or the official address tocampus.”Improvements and additions to the

intersection has been considered since2007, when a traffic, parking andpedestrian study conducted by a con-sultant for both the city and the uni-versity concluded that traffic volumewas expected to increase in the areaand installation of a traffic signalwould help with potential problems. In2008, the city and Missouri Statereached an agreement on the proposal.Jason Haynes, a traffic engineer

with the city of Springfield’s publicworks department, feels the improve-ments will benefit both the universityand the city and cites heavy trafficfrom events held at JQH Arena as amain factor for both groups in theirdecision to complete the construction.“The need is due to major volumes

before and after JQH Arena eventsincluding normal daily traffic vol-umes,” Haynes said. “Given the addi-tional traffic that will be at this loca-tion in future years, the signalbecomes increasingly important andneeded.”According to the proposal and

Haynes, the university will be respon-sible for construction costs west of theintersection. These improvements,which are estimated to cost $100,000include curbs and gutters, sidewalks,driveways and any other road infra-structure that is required.At the Board’s meeting, Ken

McClure, vice president of administra-tive and information services, said the

funds will come from his department’sbudget.The city will pay for the rest of the

project as the agreed upon proposalcaps the university’s contribution at$100,000. The total cost for the proj-ect, according to Haynes, is expectedto be approximately $300,000, makingthe city’s contribution around$200,000.Missouri State senior Alexandra

Kaatz, an antiquities major, thinks theproject is good for the university, par-ticularly students who frequently crossNational.“I think the proposal’s a good idea

because it benefits our campus andwill increase safety,” Kaatz said. “Idon’t know how many times myfriends and I have crossed National toget to Potter’s House and there areplenty of other businesses and housesover there too. All in all, $100,000 isquite a reasonable price for this to hap-pen.”Now that the Board has approved

the project, Haynes said the next stepis to begin taking bids on the projectbefore construction begins.“If everything goes as planned, we

hope to have the project under contractin mid-May and construct throughoutthe summer with completion very nearthe beginning of the fall 2012 semes-ter,” Haynes said. “Any delay wouldpush the completion into the fallsemester.”

emphasized that the adaptors arenot for the students to keep. Theyare designed to be for one specif-ic customer to one specificaddress and another one can bereceived next semester if needed.However, the plan is to transitionuntil there are fewer adaptorsneeded. It has yet to be decidedwhether students will leave theadaptor in their rooms or if therewill be a collection date withMediacom.

“The transition is set up to beeasy, but I have a feeling studentsmight miss the dates to pick upadaptors, if they even notice theycannot receive digital,” Londo said.If students do miss the pick-up

dates, they can always go to thedistribution center at MediacomIce Park from noon to 5 p.m.,Tuesday through Friday and from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Forthose who simply like analog bet-ter, channels 22 and lower willremain available in analog.“We want our business and the

transition to be accessible, easyand the best it can be for our cus-tomers,” Peters said.

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that collect information on employ-ees and potential employees forbackground checks.“They can get pictures from up

to 10 years ago,” she said.Although such firms do exist

and some companies will performsuch background checks, Buckley-Burnell says that most aren’t doingso.A good rule of thumb is to use

common sense when you’re post-ing online, she said. “Anything you put on there is

permanent so edit yourself a little

more for that,” Buckley-Burnellsaid. “Keep it appropriate. If youwouldn’t show it to your grand-mother, it probably shouldn’t be onthere.”Buckley-Burnell said that

employers don’t expect theiremployees or potential employeesto be perfect, but they do want youto represent the company profes-sionally. Being proactive on yourprofessional account shows yourpersonality as well as your profes-sionalism.“A lot of people get freaked out

and change their picture and namesimmediately, but you do need somesort of presence,” Buckley-Burnellsaid. “If they don’t see any kind ofaccount, they’re going to be a littlesuspicious.”

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Be responsible bystaying home when illIt’s the middle of the night and you’ve just

woken up with a fever and are practically hack-ing your lungs up. You get out of bed, take somemedicine and then weigh your two options forwhen morning comes: go to class or stay home.Take it from someone who’s just spent the

past week lying on the sofa watching “MadMen” and living on a diet of Popsicles andchicken noodle soup—staying home is the bestand really only option.Sure you could go to class and sit there, blow-

ing your nose every five seconds, feeling awful,not focusing on what your professor is sayingand spreading your germs to everyone in theroom to keep your perfect attendance record forthe semester. But who wins in this scenario?You’re still sick and odds are you just infected,or at least distracted, half of your classmates.Not cool.What you should do is call Taylor Health and

Wellness at 417-836-4000 and make anappointment to see a doctor. If you’re sick andcalling in to see someone, they’ll make an effortto get you in as soon as possible and your con-sultation as a student is entirely free.Once you’ve met with someone and they’ve

made suggestions about how to get better (med-icines to take, beverages to drink, etc.) go investin your “I’m sick and my mom isn’t here to takecare of me” kit. It should include things likesoup, orange juice, Vicks VapoRub, a ther-mometer, cough drops, crackers and Popsicles.Then go home. Email your professors and tell

them you’re running a fever and taking the dayoff to get better. Chances are they’ll be entirelysupportive of your decision to not expose them,or anyone else in their class, to whatever you’vecome down with and will work with you on get-ting caught up on missed material.After that, rest. Spend the whole day in bed

self-medicating and watching your favorite TVshow, dozing in and out of consciousness. Beresponsible about being sick and take care ofyourself so you get better sooner, without need-lessly exposing anyone else.

Once upon a time, my dad requested meon Facebook. My profile picture at the time, Ibelieve, was from an epic Halloween party. Iknew it was probably a bad idea, but Ibegrudgingly accepted his request.

At the time, I wasn’t only his daughter butalso a contracted employee. He had hired meas a “consultant” to produce newslettersabout the end of the world – aka internationalnews reports about nuclear weapons – to besent to political and military officials.

My father and I were friends for about aweek before I unfriended him. I knew it wasgoing to happen. He sent me a message warn-ing me that future employers would look atmy profile one day and pass judgments, andperhaps I wanted to “reconsider” some of myphotos.

I don’t even have any scandalous photosuploaded. In fact, in comparison to much ofwhat I’ve seen, I’d even dare to say that I’mconservative when it comes to my Facebookphotos and postings.

In today’s story about Facebook and jobhunting, Kris Collins writes that Addye Buck-ley-Burnell, career resources specialist at theCareer Center, recommends using the “Ruleof Grandma” when it comes to Facebookactivity – “Keep it appropriate. If you would-n’t show it to your grandmother it probablyshouldn’t be on there,” she’s quoted as say-ing.

Well, I’m friends with my grandma onFacebook, and I don’t think she has been hor-rified by anything on my page. Nonetheless,my father didn’t approve, and our Facebookfriendship remains deactivated.

What really drove me crazy, though, is thatmy father has ingrained in me the need forInternet security, and I try to keep my profileas private as possible without totally remov-ing my name from searches because of thispassed-on value. None of my photos areaccessible unless I’m friends with a person. Iguess, except, photos that my friends without

tight privacy settings have tagged me in,which happens rarely, if at all. Or if Facebookchanged their damn privacy settings againand I’ve yet to update my own.

However, during my own days of profes-sional job hunting a few years ago, I never ranacross anything that indicated I was beingFacebook stalked prior to an interview. Thenagain, while newspapers are in the business ofinvestigating, I think the time to meanderFacebook profiles of prospective employeesis usually informally left up to prospectiveco-workers.

I imagine the scene may be different in asuit-and-tie operation. Or perhaps even forgraduate or doctorate programs. I’ve heardsome of the highly competitive programsdoing the same kind of online research aboutprobable students that some employers do.

Despite my father’s warning about myonline presence, my three-month job searchended in success with no mention of myFacebook page.

Whether you’re thinking professionally orpersonally, half-naked profile pictures aren’tas cool as you may think. Or the one of youpassed out with a drink in your hand, or ciga-rette (or whatever that is) in your mouth.

And status updates about partying are justannoying. You’re not the first one to get oblit-erated by (insert substance choice(s) here).

And your advertisement of bodily abuse issickening, not just to your liver, but to myeyes and mind.

Even if you have a separate personal andprofessional Facebook profile, as Buckley-Burnell recommends in today’s story, I’d alsorecommend using some common sense whenit comes to both – especially since there havebeen instances of people being fired for whatthey post on Facebook about theirjobs/employers.

The author mentions MSU’s publicaffairs mission. I have always beentroubled by this “mission.” The way Isee it, the public affairs mission of alleducational institutions is to produceeducated citizens who go on to leadresponsible and productivelives. Nothing more, nothing less. Ifthey do this then they have successful-ly completed their public affairs mis-sion. Anything else is pushing anagenda. I completely and utterly rejectthe university’s so-called public affairsmission, which is nothing less than apolitical agenda meant to preach thetouchy-feely politically correct issueof the moment and a mantra of “gov-ernment can solve all problems and

you should be a part of it.” The gov-ernment needs no help in increasing itsranks, its cost and its interference inour lives, thank you very much.As for Ann Coulter, I am a Ron Paul

Republican and veteran who despisesher because she is a war-mongering,police state-loving neoconservativeRepublican whose allegiance lies withIsrael. Ms. Coulter preaches smallgovernment out of one side of hermouth while demanding perpetual warout of the other side. She is eitherunable to see the cognitive dissonanceof her position, which makes her ajoke who shouldn’t be taken seriously,or she does see it but doesn’t carebecause it serves her purpose, which

makes her a despicable person whohas no morals and does not value thelives of her fellow Americans servingin our military.Having said that, I welcome her to

the university. Unlike the person whodid write the letter that has my nameattached to it, I believe in free speechand understand that there are peopleon this campus and in this town whoare Ann Coulter fans. I would neverpresume to think that because I dis-agree with her positions or commentsthat she should not be invited to speak.

Jim HackneySeniorTechnology management major

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We appreciate your concern for theupcoming Ann Coulter speakingengagement and its congruence withthe public affairs mission.

This program passed through ourAll Council composed of your peers,which believes that this program, whilechallenging some students’ beliefs,will cater to the ideals of others. Wemake it a point to represent the diversebeliefs of our student body in our pro-

gramming.But for those who disagree with Ms.

Coulter, sometimes a challenge to ourbelief system serves to strengthen ourresolve. As college students, we’re notonly learning the rhetoric we’re taughtin class, but honing our ability to thinkfor ourselves, to define our moral code,to decide what is worth believing in.

Even for students who disagreewith Ms. Coulter, we expect that they

could still find educational and enter-tainment value in the program. Wewelcome all students to voice theiropinions in determining our program-ming by attending our All Councilmeetings Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in PSUroom 313.

Courtney CurrentStudent Activities CouncilPresident

Correction: The letter to the editor titled “Ann Coulter lacks cultural competency” was accidently published inlast week’s issue of The Standard as written by senior Jim Hackney. The real author is senior Zach Durham. This isHackney’s response to the letter that Durham wrote:

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Peter Frampton toperform at GilliozClassic rock legend Peter

Frampton will perform at theGillioz Theatre at 8 p.m. Monday,Feb. 27.This three hour show will fea-

ture the entirety of the FramptonComes Alive 35 Tour.Tickets range from $46 to $95,

depending on your choice of seat.You can purchase tickets by call-ing 417-863-9491 or by visitinggillioz.ticketforce.com.

Missouri Stateaccapella group tohost competitionA Cub Bella, Missouri State

University's only all-female a-cappella group, is hosting a quar-terfinal for the International Com-petition of Collegiate A Cappellain Springfield, Mo.The event will be held down-

town at the Gillioz Theatre at 8p.m. on Feb. 25

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TuesdayFeb. 21, 2012

CalendarFebruary 21 toFebruary 27

TuesdayQuantum Groove 9 p.m. atLindbergs, free

Tuesday’s Stew 10 p.m. at theOutland Ballroom, free for ladies18+ and gents 21+

Open Mic Night 9 p.m. at theOutland, free

Let's #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll &Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for18+ (only 100 minors allowed at atime)

Missouri Jazz Orchestra(MOJO) 8 to 10 p.m. at Marty’sSports Bar, free

Lydia Loveless 8 p.m. atLindbergs, $8

WednesdayDug & the SOULar Panels 7 to10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free

The Endless Summer CDRelease: Abandon Kansas,Cloud City, and We Are Voices7:30 p.m. at the OutlandBallroom, $6

ThursdayThink ‘n’ Trivia 7 p.m. at PattonAlley Pub, free

20 Acres from Pavement andQuantum Groove 9 p.m. at theOutland Ballroom, cover charge

The Ben Miller Band 9 p.m. atPatton Alley Pub, cover charge

Laughingstock presents: Merr'sLive Album Recording 9:30 p.m.at the Blue Room in Billiard’s, $10

FridayJazz Trio 8 to 10 p.m. at theOutland, $3

The Detectives Rock ‘n’ Soul10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for21+ and $7 for 18+

The Gimps Rock ‘n’ Soul 11p.m. at Dean Z’s Club 57, $5

Doyle Hargraves Construction:A Tribute to Dwight Yoakamand Mustache 9 p.m. at theOutland Ballroom, cover charge

The Revenge 9 p.m. at Cartoon’sOyster Bar & Grill, $5

Spinrad 9 p.m. at Patton AlleyPub, cover charge

Gas Pump Talent, Big DamnHeroes, and Black BonnetBallyhoo 9 p.m. at Lindbergs,cover charge

SaturdayQ102 Homegrown Presents: FarFrom It, Funkee Noosa, State ofMizzery 9 p.m. at the Outland, $5

SundayMembers of Speakeasy 8 p.m.at Ebbets Field Downtown, free

MondayOpen Mic Night 7 to 11 p.m. atHarlow’s, free

Mascara Metal Monday 10 p.m.at the Outland, free

Briefs

‘How I Learnedto Drive’ harborsheavy socialcontroversies,discusses incest

By Kelsey BerryThe Standard

Missouri State University’sTheatre and Dance Departmentwill present “How I Learned toDrive,” a drama written by PaulaVogel, Feb. 23 through March 6.Directed by Associate Profes-

sor of Theatre and Dance KurtHeinlein, this theatrical productionis anything but what an audiencewould expect from the title initself.“How I Learned to Drive” is a

drama narrated by a woman whotells the story of her own life expe-rience of growing up in the 1960swhile being confronted with aninappropriate, incestuous relation-ship brought on by her uncle. Herstory, instead of moving forward ina linear way, is told through aseries of memories, jumping backand forth through time.Heinlein described how the

play carries some very difficultsocial issues, yet at the same timeis laced with comedic characteris-tics.“As a child she had a bizarre

relationship that sort of evolvedinto molestation,” he said. “But theplay is not really about incest, it’sreally about her as an adult, findinga way to move forward.“The play looks back at her past

in order for her to move forward,”he continued. “But the thing aboutthe play is, it’s hysterical. It’s real-ly well written and it’s funny. Iwouldn’t define it as a pure come-dy, because it’s balanced with a lotof difficult issues, but she writesabout them in a way that is veryhuman and funny, believe it ornot.”Heinlein said the message of

the play as a whole can be summedup by the question, “How do wetake something negative that hashelped define us and then use it toredefine ourselves in a way that

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By Lauren HealeyThe Standard

For giving birth little more thantwo weeks ago, Amanda Fre-aly looks surprisingly svelte

when she walks into our interview,carrying what must be at least 10

hula hoops.Frealy, who has been hooping

for three years, gave birth to herfirst child, PennyLane Marie Henry,on Saturday, Jan. 28.“It’s really cool being a mom,”

she said. “People can’t explain it toyou. You just have to wait until you

see your baby and then you under-stand and you love them so much.The being-up-all-night thing is kindof tiring, but it’s worth it. She’spretty chill, so we got lucky. Sheonly cries when she’s hungry ordirty. Otherwise, she’s just hangingout, being our little buddy.”Frealy said being pregnant and

hooping was a challenge and a jour-ney of learning how to move differ-ently.

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By Kaycie SurrellThe Standard

MO Poetry Slam Spring-field held its “Show YourLove” poetry event lastThursday featuring a group ofcompeting slam poets,encouraged to bring poemsinspired by love. Guest poetand spoken-word artist Amoja“MoMan” Sumler of LittleRock, Ark., also performed.The event began with

MoMan’s performance. Hispoetry covered a wide rangeof emotions and topics fromthe lighthearted to theremorseful, each command-ing attention. He has per-formed at Nathan P. Mur-phy’s several times beforeand makes it a point to makea stop in Springfield duringevery tour. “I know and love all

these guys,” MoMan said.“Every venue is a lot differ-ent so it’s always tricky tofigure out the pieces that aregoing to connect and haveemotional resonance.” As a child, MoMan had

little interest in writing, butan influential teacher andthe support of his parentshelped him develop a loveof the craft. “My parents sat me

down and gave me a littletalk and whipped out allthese male poets, so Iopened myself to the experi-ence and I’ve been writingever since,” MoMan said. Following MoMan’s per-

formance, the competingslam poets got ready to takethe stage. Only 12 poets cancompete at a time, but 16signed up, so the remainingfour competed in a haikuchallenge for the last twospots.“The first 10 people that

sign up are automatically in,

so the next four had to battleit out,” poet Seth Whitesaid. “It’s our regular slam,so they’re competing forfirst place which gets a giftcertificate to Brown Eggand $25. The top placingpoets get points towardbeing on our team that goesto nationals in August.” Poets compete in a poet-

ry slam following rules andreceiving scores fromjudges to win points towardcompetition in the NationalPoetry Slam. The competi-tion has been taking placesince 1990 and allows poetsfrom across the UnitedStates, Canada and Franceto perform slam on a largescale. Anyone can compete,

and when it comes to subjectmatter, the sky is the limit,though competing poets areexpected to pay the doorcover and follow the rules,such as not using props, cos-tumes or musical accompa-niment, and the poems mustbe original and up to threeminutes in length. Twelve brave poets took

the stage reciting their origi-nal work—some meek andtimid, their first time on thestage—and others bolder.Poet Ginny Law is fairly newto slam and started perform-ing just a few months ago. “The haiku slam in

December was my firsttime,” Law said. “I hadn’twritten a haiku poem sincemiddle school and I got cutafter the first round but Icontinued to come back andwrite because I love it.” Slam poetry is a fairly

new art form that, whileexhibiting many of the samecharacteristics of traditionalpoetry, is still consideredless literary than more tradi-tional forms.

“You’re going to find thesame exact devices beingused; you’ll find repetition,allusion, alliteration, all ofthese concepts exist, it’s justallowing it to exist for morethan publication,” MoMansaid. “You’re out therebeing an active agent in thedissemination of thepieces.” Three poets made it to

the final round but only onecould take home the prize.New to the Nathan P. Mur-phy’s stage but not to poet-ry, writer and member of theband, Listener, Dan Smith

proved to be the crowdfavorite. Listener is a spoken-

word band that is oftendescribed as “talk music,” astyle that is neitherscreamed nor spoken but aslam-style poetic rant. DanSmith is both vocalist andlyricist for the band. “I just write a bunch of

words,” Smith said. “Ourmusic is a bunch of yellingand poetry anyway and rockand roll so that’s all thethings that I know how to doare my songs that I write forListener.”

MO Poetry runs amonthly poetry slam on thethird Thursday of the monthat Nathan P. Murphy’s start-ing at 7 p.m. They also offerclasses for both teen andadult poets at The CreameryArts Center. Show Me Youth Poetry

classes are for poets ages 13to 19 and are held from 4 to6 p.m. on the first Thursdayof the month at The Cream-ery. Adult classes are everyThursday except for themonthly show at Nathan P.Murphy’s from 7 to 9 p.m.at The Creamery.

Mo Poetry shows competitive love

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MO Poetry Slam Springfield had its “Show Your Love” Valentine’s Day poetryslam at Nathan P. Murphy’s (218 S. Campbell Ave.) last Thursday evening.

Local comedianscompete for spot inNational Poetry Slam

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Hula hoop lessons begin Sunday, March 4 at 6 p.m. The class is $30 for a five-week session of hour-long lessons. Sign up by March 1 on the Campus Recreation website to guarantee your spot.

Hula hoop lessons to beoffered at Missouri State

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makes us better people?”This drama brings to light

several issues that may hitclose to home for many audi-ence members and also speaksto the community as a wholein Southwest Missouri.

“Greene County, Missouri,has one of the highest rates ofchild abuse in the country,”Heinlein said. “A lot of peopledon’t know that, and it’s veryunspoken of. There’s just thisunspoken of fact that nobodytalks about, and this playexplores that issue. Why don’twe talk about these things?Why don’t we work to changethem?”

This production allows theaudience to share in an inti-mate and powerful life-chang-ing story, brought to life by theTheatre and Dance Depart-ment.

“How I Learned to Drive”will be performed for the firsttime onMissouri State Univer-sity’s campus in the BalconyTheatre at Craig Hall, openingThursday, Feb. 23 and also

showing on Feb. 24 and 27-29,March 1-2 and 5-6 at 7:30p.m., and Feb. 26 and March 4at 2:30 p.m.

MSU advance purchaseticket price is $8 and regularpurchase prices are $12 and$14. Tickets may be purchasedat any Missouri State boxoffice or online athttp://www.missouristatetix.com.

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Andy Frasco Band visits from Los AngelesBy Nick SimpsonThe Standard

Springfield has been called homeby a ripening society of musicians foryears, but there are many acts thatcome our way each week from allover the country, bringing with them anew collection of influences andexperiences to an audience wideawake at night.

One such group is the Andy Fras-co Band from Los Angeles. Taking itsnamesake from frontman, key-boardist and songwriter Andy Frasco,the band has found notoriety in theirexplosive live performances and Fras-co’s onstage antics. The band shookup a packed house at Patton Alley Pub(313 South Patton Ave.) on Thursday,Feb. 16.

Frasco classifies their sound as“party blues” but said it took a whilefor him to settle into this, finding theirbeginnings rooted in the pop-punkstirrings in Los Angeles.

“I grew up my whole life there,”he said. “Eversince I was a weelad, still living inthe same house.It’s kind of crazy. Ihad to get out ofLA to write music.I didn’t want to beknown as a ‘pop’guy and followthe rabbit tail. Iwanted to playreal music andplay for peoplewho will actuallyappreciate it, not just because it’sgood at the moment.”

It was when Frasco got out of thecity that he finally found comfort inthe blues, and decided that was themusic he needed to be making.

“I developed my sound on theroad,” he said. “I was doing pop-punk, listening to Something Corpo-

rate and New Found Glory and oneday I was like, ‘I can’t do this any-more.’ I started listening to the blueswhen I went on the road. I was listen-ing to Buddy Guy, BB King, MuddyWaters. I fell in love with the bluesand knew I had to do that.”

Frasco had a late start to the wideworld of music, not having picked upthe keyboards until college, but saidhe was always in love with the artform.

“I used to manage bands when Iwas 13,” he said. “I didn’t start play-ing music until about five years agowhen I was 19. I had an epiphanywhen I was in college. I saw a con-cert—Damien Rice. I quit school. Iwas majoring in philosophy, going tobe a third grade teacher. And I startedpacking my bags and said, ‘Screw it,I’m going to buy a van and learn aninstrument.’”

Andy Frasco Band’s lineup haschanged constantly throughout theyears, with saxophonist Ernie Changhaving spent the most time with

Andy—aboutthree years. Fras-co said that thepast year hasbrought with it awhirlwind of suc-cess for the band,and saw themplaying the musicthey love all overthe world.

“We’re goingto St. Louis forMardi Gras,” hesaid. “Then New

Orleans—we’re doing South bySouthwest (SXSW), Idaho—we’redoing the whole country and thenhopefully opening for Fishbone inSan Francisco in March.

“We’re going to the Netherlands,Paris and Switzerland. We just did afilm festival in Europe—it was awe-some. This year has been like the cra-

ziest year of my life, opening forLeon Russell, Jacob Dylan, JackieGreene, Galactic. It’s been a crazytime.”

Frasco said he just completedwork on his latest record, and hisentire catalogue can be found online.

“This is going to be my thirdalbum,” he said. “It’s a CD/DVDcalled Road Life Revival. I’m reallyproud of it. I’m on iTunes or on mywebsite at http://andyfrasco.com. Youcan go to the music section and hearthe whole album.”

Frasco said that in finding his styleinvolved a look into the past, particu-larly the ‘70s.

“I love Van Morrison, The Band,

all those guys are super good,” hesaid. “I just love those soulful ‘70ssongwriters like Buddy Guy, Clapton,Bob Dylan—guys that just sing fromtheir heart.”

The little pub in which they playedThursday evening has hardly seencrowds that momentous, and the nightwas filled with energy and fervor dif-ficult to describe, even by those in fullattendance such as MSU senior JustinWindsor, a wildlife biology major.

“I thought it was really great, fromwhat I remember,” Windsor said. “Iliked the horn section a lot with AndyFrasco. That whole night is kind of ablur to me. I was even in a crappymood that night but I was still tapping

my toe.” Frasco said while they find them-

selves in Springfield two or threetimes a year, they won’t be returninguntil April 18, when they will play atthe Gillioz Theatre (325 Park CentralEast). He said that Springfield hasrevealed a very significant fan basefor the group.

“Slowly but surely it’s hopefullycoming soon,” he said. “We’re stillliving out of the van, still living onpeanut butter and jelly, but we lovewhat we do, so it’s cool. We just wantto build an experience. Every night isso different—it’s cool. One thing canjust turn you on and make the show ofyour life.”

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The Andy Frasco Band, which performs “party blues,” packed Patton Alley Pub last Thursday.I just love those

soulful ‘70ssongwriters like

Buddy Guy,Clapton, BobDylan—guysthat just sing

from the heart.-Andy Frasco,

frontman

Lady Bearssweep homeseries and winpink gameBy Harrison KeeganThe Standard

Sometimes greatness is so con-sistent it becomes expected andwe all take it for granted. But for

two games this weekend, seniorguard Casey Garrison gave areminder of just how good she is byleading the Lady Bears to two confer-ence wins, shooting exclusively left-handed.Garrison, who usually shoots

right-handed but is naturallyambidextrous, decided to shoot withher left while she recovers from asprained thumb on her right hand. Shescored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting,including 3-of-4 from beyond the arcin Friday’s 76-62 win against Evans-ville and poured in 17 points in Sun-day’s 81-61 win against Southern Illi-nois.“I didn’t know she was going to

exclusively use it tonight but I guess I

won’t complain—8-for-10,” LadyBears head coach Nyla Milleson saidafter Garrison’s Friday performance.“She’s just…what can you say? Pret-ty incredible, gutsy performance.”

Garrison, who is third on the all-time Missouri Valley Conferencescoring list, said that she has always

TuesdayFeb. 21, 2012

TuesdayMen’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. away atRice/Srixon Intercollegiate

WednesdayMen’s Basketball, 7:05 p.m.at home vs. Indiana State

FridayWomen’s Basketball, 6:05 p.m.away at Indiana State

Baseball, 11 a.m.away at UT Arlington Invit.

Baseball, 6 p.m.away at UT Arlington Invit.

Softball, 10 a.m.away at Blues City Classic

SaturdayMen’s Basketball, 1:05 p.m.away at Evansville

Baseball, 3 p.m.away at UT Arlington Invit.

Softball, 9 a.m.away at Blues City Classic

Softball, 8 p.m.away at Blues City Classic

Track and Field, 9 a.m.State Farm MVC Indoor

SundayWomen’s Basketball, 2:05 p.m.away at Illinois State

Baseball, 11 a.m.away at UT Arlington Invit.

Softball, 11 a.m.away at Blues City Classic

Softball, 1 p.m.away at Blues City Classic

Track and Field, 9 a.m.State Farm MVC Indoor

MondayMen’s Golf, All DayWSU/Snowman Getaway

Men’s BasketballWednesday, Feb. 15Wichita State 34 39 – 73Missouri State 32 26 – 58Saturday, Feb. 18Old Dominion 30 43 – 73Missouri State 27 40 – 67Women’s BasketballFriday, Feb. 17Evansville 32 30 – 62Missouri State 33 43 – 76Sunday, Feb. 19Southern Illinois 28 33 – 61Missouri State 44 37 – 81BaseballFriday, Feb. 17Tenn. Tech 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x – 3Mo. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 – 2Friday, Feb. 17Texas Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x – 4Mo. State 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1Saturday, Feb. 18Tenn. Tech 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 – 8Mo. State 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 x – 10Sunday, Feb. 19Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 2Mo. State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 – 4SoftballFriday, Feb. 17Sam Houston St. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 – 2Missouri State 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 – 7North Texas 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 – 5Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0Sunday, Feb. 19S.Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 – 2Missouri State 0 3 2 1 1 0 x – 7Ice HockeyFriday, Feb. 17Illinois State 3 0 1 - 4Missouri State 1 1 1 - 3Swimming and DivingMVC Conference Championships –1st Place

Scorebox

CalendarFebruary 21 toFebruary 27

BriefsBaseball Bears takesplit in LubbockThe Missouri State Bears base-

ball team opened the season bydropping the first two games ofthe Red Raider Classic to Ten-nessee Tech and Texas Tech, butwould claim the last two games tomove to 2-2. The Bears took thelast two games 10-8 against Ten-nessee Tech and 4-2 againstTexas Tech to round out the open-ing tournament.Missouri State was led by

infielder/outfielder Spiker Helmswho had 16 plate appearanceswith five hits, and one home runwith four runs batted in.

Softball team winstwo during openerThe Missouri State softball

team went 2-1 during their open-ing weekend at the Mean GreenClassic. Sam Houston State wasthe first victim as the Bears won7-2, lost the second game to NorthTexas 5-0, then won the finalgame against South Dakota State

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The Lady Bears beat Southern Illinois 81-61 on Sunday.

Handball national championships coming to Missouri StateBy Ruben Carlos AlonzoFor The Standard

A 19-year-old rivalry willbe reignited, as MissouriState will host the NationalCollegiate Handball Cham-pionships this week at Plas-ter Sports Complex.The 60th United States

Handball Association’s

National Collegiate Champi-onships will be held on theMissouri State campusWednesday through Sunday.This will be the fifth time theuniversity has held theUSHA Championships. Thelast time was in 2008 whenMissouri State swept themen’s, women’s and com-bined team titles.

According to Eric Hill-gren, assistant coach forMis-souri State, nearly 50 schoolsfrom around the world andclose to 300 student-athleteswill compete for the covetedtitle of national champion.Matches will begin at 4

p.m. on Wednesday at Plas-ter Sports Complex and willcontinue until Sunday, Hill-

gren said. Matches will startaround 8 a.m. on Thursdayand Friday and could lastuntil midnight.There is no entry fee to

watch matches, and all mem-bers of the Missouri Stateand Springfield communityare invited to attend.The championships will

also renew the intense rivalry

between Missouri State andLake Forest College, a smallprivate school based in theChicago suburbs. Lake For-est and Missouri State havecombined to win the last 19national championships,with each school often plac-ing second in the years they

Monarchs’3-pointonslaughtstuns MSUBy John CookThe Standard

After a bad shooting first halfthe Bears came out with a newsense of urgency in the second, butit wasn’t enough as Old Dominionhanded Missouri State their sec-ond straight loss on Saturday, 73-67.The Bears are now 4-5 in the

annual Sears BracketBustersgame, and stand at 16-13 (9-7) forthe season.MSU fought to within three

points in the final minute and hadpossession with a chance to score.Senior Kyle Weems took a doubleteam and passed it off to centerCaleb Patterson, who took a hookshot from just a few feet awayfrom the basket, but couldn’tknock it down.ODU 18-11 (12-4) sealed the

game from there, hitting 3-4 freethrows to ice the Bears.The Monarchs were on fire

from beyond the arc the entiregame, shooting54.5 percent.Senior Kent Baze-more killed theBears with acareer-high 28points, and was 4-5 from downtown.“He hit shots,”

sophomore KeithPickens said ofBazemore. “I put the effort out,but he hit a lot of tough shots. Iput a lot of it on myself. I allowedhim to get comfortable.”The Bears weren’t ready for

the ODU shooting outburst, as theMonarchs have just a .309 3-pointpercentage on the year.“Percentage wise they’re not

very good,” Weems said. “But wegave them some wide open looksand they knocked them down.”Weems never found a rhythm

against the Monarchs 3-2 zonedefense, shooting 6-18 for 33.3percent.ODU played a combination of

defenses that forced MSU to shootmore threes than they wanted, andwhen they weren’t going down,the Bears couldn’t catch up.“We had good looks,” head

coach Paul Lusk said. “I thoughtwe did some good things at theend to get back in the game, butwe could not get the stops that weneeded.”The Bears held the Monarchs

to just six offensive rebounds,which coming in was a focal pointfor MSU, but gave up 12 threes,which proved to be overwhelm-ing.“They’re one of the best

rebounding teams in the country,”Lusk said. “We out-rebound themand get nine offensive rebounds,and they’re not a great 3-pointshooting team, and yet they justflat torched us from three.”A one-handed dunk by fresh-

man Christian Kirk and a break-away layup by junior AnthonyDowning brought Bears fans totheir feet at the beginning of thesecond half. The Monarchsweren’t fazed by the MSU runhowever, as ODU freshmanRichard Ross answered with a fastbreak jam of his own.

By Colleen HamiltonThe StandardFor the fifth consecutive

year the Missouri Statewomen’s swimming anddiving team has won theMissouri Valley Confer-ence championship. Thisyear the squad dominatedthe rest of the conference,defeating the second-placeteam by a margin of 252

points.The MVC champi-

onship also marks the ninthtime in the past 10 yearsthat the Bears have won thetitle. On the way to contin-uing their dynasty, theBears broke MSU varsityrecords in 10 differentevents.“It was going to be real-

ly key for the girls torespondwell in the first ses-

sion and score some bigpoints and get out to alead,” interim coach DaveCollins said. “Hopefully wecan continue to extend thatlead as we go. Nowmomentum’s really on ourside, and it’s pretty excitingwhen you can get out to agood start.”The Bears began the

conference meet by build-ing a 68-point lead after one

day of competition.“Momentum is a really

important part of the week-end,” Collins said. “Ourgoal going into the meetwas to really try to get themomentum going, and tra-ditionally that’s worked outwell for us and we’re ableto carry that through the lastsession on Saturday.”

Swimming and diving wins conference

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The Lady Bears wore pink uniforms for the “Play 4 Kay” game to raise breast cancer awareness.

Pink domination

had the left-handed shot in herrepertoire, but once her righthand heals she will put thatlefty jumper back in the vault.“It’s something that I’ve

worked on since high schooland I’m fortunate that I’m ableto use it now and that I have theoption to use it,” Garrison said.“And it just happened to go intonight.”The Lady Bears (18-6) ran

their winning streak to eight ina row and kept pace withWichita State for first place inthe MVC at 11-3. Thesegames, at home against theninth and 10th place teams inthe Valley, were must wins fora Lady Bears team vying for anNCAATournament spot.In Friday’s game against

Evansville however, the LadyBears came out flat, shooting35 percent in the first half andwent into the break only upone.Milleson said that rushed

jump shots on offense andEvansville’s three-quarterscourt press defense combinedto make an ugly first half forthe Lady Bears. But they buck-led down on the boards, shot

47 percent and pulled away inthe second half.“We shot the ball better in

the second half, I think was abig key,” Milleson said. “Westayed on the boards, 22 offen-sive rebounds, again was bigtonight.”Sophomore forward Bry

Snow drew two more startsthis weekend and grabbedseven rebounds Friday night.She said the Lady Bears pickedup their intensity across theboard in their second halfagainst Evansville.“I think every loose ball has

to be ours,” Snow said. “In thefirst half we didn’t really goafter every loose ball. In thesecond half, we worked a littleharder at it and I think that wasprobably something thathelped us a lot.”Sunday’s game against

Southern Illinois was the LadyBears’ annual pink game andthe players wore pink uniformsin support of breast cancerawareness. The Lady Bearsdominated from start to finishagainst SIU, forcing a season-high 31 turnovers and getting44 points from their benchplayers.The Lady Bears’ next game

is against Indiana State at 6:05p.m. on Friday in Terre Haute,Ind.

did not win.The Bears hold the advan-

tage over the past 19 years,winning 10 USHA combinedtitles compared to nine forLake Forest. However, theForesters have won the pastthree titles.“They are our No. 1 rival

since the program started,”Hillgren said.The rivalry extends off the

court when it comes to recruit-ing players. Freshman HectorFacio started playing handballas a child and was recruited byboth Missouri State and LakeForest. He said it was a prettyeasy decision to attend Mis-souri State because of thecosts and said that he is readyto finally compete againstLake Forest.“We really want to beat

them,” Facio said.

While Facio will get hisfirst taste of a collegiatenational tournament, otherMSU players will be playingin their last tournament repre-senting the team.Senior Jonathon Hingey

will be playing in his final col-lege tournament this week.Hingey said playing his finaltournament at home is a prettybig deal.“It’s going to be really cool

and it should give us a littlehome-field advantage,”Hingey said. “Having myfriends come out and see meplay is going to be prettycool.”Hingey grew up playing

handball with many of theLake Forest players since hewas about 16 years old, but heunderstands the nature of therivalry.“It’s a pretty friendly rival-

ry, but it’s a pretty rough rival-ry as well,” Hingey said.“We’re all in it to win. It putsa little pressure on us that

they’ve won it the past year. Itmakes us just want to comeback and win it all this year.”Handball is a sport very

similar to racquetball, exceptit’s played with a smaller ballthat is struck with the handrather than a racket. Sincehandball is not sanctioned bythe NCAA, the universityhandball team was created asa club sport by USHAHall ofFame coach Tommy Burnettin 1987.Burnett, who won a Super

Bowl as a member of the NewYork Jets and a footballnational championship whileattending Arkansas, saysbuilding a successful MissouriState program is on a differentlevel than his other accom-plishments because of theemotion involved.“Handball has been much

more emotional because I’mcoaching these kids,” Burnettsaid. “They bought into what Iwanted them to buy into,mostly with working hard. It’s

been wildly successful. Inever dreamed it would bethis much fun.”Lake Forest is also

coached by a USHA Hall ofFame coach in Mike Dau. Hesaid Missouri State offers hisschool the biggest challengeand he believes the rivalry ishealthy for the sport.“The rivalry has been a

healthy situation for collegehandball,” Dau said. “It pro-vides other schools with anopportunity to emulate whatBurnett and I have done.”Both teams have said they

have been preparing hardthroughout the season for thistournament, which is the onlytournament where schoolsface off in a team format.“We’ve been training pret-

ty hard, and we’re ready to goin and attack,” Hingey said.The tournament can also

be watched live on the Inter-net athttp://www.race4eight.comfor a small fee.

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Just a five-point deficitfor the Bears at the end of thefirst half increased to 10points with 2:19 left in thegame. A jumper by Pattersonand 3-pointer by Downinggave MSU a chance to stealthe game at the end, but theyran out of time. With the Bears loss, it vir-

tually guarantees that theonly way MSU can make theNCAA Tournament is bywinning the Missouri ValleyConference TournamentMarch 1-4.Lusk said that once

they’re there, anyone canwin the MVC tournament. “Our chances are like

everyone else’s in St. Louis,”Lusk said. “We’re not going

to get an at-large, so we’regoing to have to win the con-ference tournament.” The Bears play an Indiana

State team that they lost to onJan. 4 at 7:05 p.m. Wednes-day at JQH Arena.

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The Bears have a 16-13record this season.

Momentum was on theBears’ side as they started offthe meet winning the 200-yardfreestyle relay for the third con-secutive year. The relay teamof sophomore Anna Ahlin, jun-ior Andrea Uzcategui, sopho-more Janke Engelbrecht andsenior Ali Stauffer swam itsfastest time of the season, fin-ishing at 1:34.80.“The 200-freestyle relay is

a tough one because it’s soclose and it’s a short relay witheach swimmer just swimmingtwo lengths of the pool,”Collins said. “You can’t makeany mistakes in the 200-freerelay and we had a great anchorleg by a senior, Ali Stauffer,that really closed that race.”Stauffer said the race was

really exciting because it wasso close.“I didn’t want to let my

team down or my relay,” shesaid. “I just wanted to take itout hard and hopefully comethrough with the win, and wedid. It was really exciting fin-ishing off my senior year withthat relay.”To finish up the first day of

swimming, the Bears set a newMSU varsity record, MVCrecord and pool record in the400-yard medley relay with atime of 3:44.24.“It was really fun to pretty

much destroy their record,”Ahlin said.Stauffer said she did not

immediately realize that therelay team had broken all threerecords.“I just thought we set our

varsity record,” she said. “Ididn’t realize we set all three ofthem. When I found out, thatwas really exciting and I wasglad I was a part of that relaythat got us all those records.”The Bears continued their

winning tradition on day two ofcompetition, increasing theirlead to 176 points.Missouri State beat out

Southern Illinois University inthe 200-yard medley relay,inching the Bears one stepcloser to their goal of winning

all five relays. The victorymarks the ninth year in a rowthat an MSU team has won therelay.Freshman Roni Balzam

grabbed the first individualgold for the Bears in the 100-yard butterfly. SophomoreRenata Sander placed first inthe 100-yard breaststroke andbroke her own MSU varsityrecord. Ahlin defended her titlein the 100-yard backstroke andfreshman Megan Holthoff fin-ished second for the Bears.“I’m just hoping that me

and my class can continue thetradition that the seniors andthe juniors have held up so farand hopefully keep on win-ning,” Ahlin said.On the final day of compe-

tition senior DimitraDrakopoulou grabbed anotherindividual gold for the Bears inthe 1650-yard freestyle, settinga new MSU record in theprocess. Sander and juniorMelissa Oishi finished first andsecond respectively in the 200-yard breaststroke. Sander’stime of 2:15.31 broke theMSU, MVC and pool records.Throughout the champi-

onship meet the Bears rackedup six individual gold medalsand won three out of the fiverelays. Missouri State also hadthe most student-athletes repre-sented on the All-MVC FirstTeam with 11 swimmers. NineBears made the All-MVC hon-orable mention team.

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By sweeping the weekend two-game series, the LadyBears are now 18-6 overall, 11-3 in conference.

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“You have to move so differently,especially around the waist, butaround the legs, too,” she said. “Ithink that strengthened me, though,because I was kind of lazy and reallytired when I was pregnant. Hoopinglifted my spirits through the emotion-al bits of the pregnancy. I still felt likeI was doing what I wanted to do.Andit kept me in shape, which they saymakes labor easier. I had an epiduraland everything was easy-peasy.”Hooping is kind of like swim-

ming—it uses every muscle, Frealysaid.“Especially when you’re doing

hoop dance because you use everybody part,” she said. “Your arms,legs, back, butt—everything. Hoopinghelps you gain bal-ance and hand-eyecoordination, aswell.”Learning different

tricks takes a lot ofpractice and patience,Frealy said.“Some tricks will

just come to you nat-urally—you mightsee someone do atrick, try it and get it the first time,”she said. “Other tricks you mightthrow your hoop or hit yourself inthe face a few times and it can getfrustrating, but practice really doesmake perfect. Once you’ve learnedone trick, you’re going to want tolearn them all.”Kristi Oetting, the technical

trainer in computer services usersupport, said since she started workat MSU four and a half years ago,she has taken several of the CampusRecreation fitness and wellnessclasses and really enjoyed them, butthat hooping is by far her favorite.“At first, I didn’t think I could

ever learn those tricks, or even keep

the hoop moving the way (Frealy)could,” she said. “And I thought,‘I’m too old to be able to do that.’But Frealy said age didn’t matterbecause once you get handed a hulahoop, we’re all kids again. And shewas right. Before I knew it, I washoop dancing. My favorite part ofthe class is the hoop jam at the end,when the music is cranked up andwe get to show off what we’velearned and freestyle our ownmoves, too. It’s like a party.”Frealy said the hardest trick is

teaching someone to hoop aroundhis or her waist.“If you don’t know how to hoop

around your waist, you probablywon’t be able to do much else, butonce you get that, you’ve got it,” shesaid. “People will see others doingwhat seems like crazy hoop danceand will think they could never do

that, but I’lltell them, ‘Ifyou canhoop aroundyour waist,you’rehalfwaythere.’”Frealy,

who becamea licensedHoopGirldance andfitness

instructor April 20, 2010, will beginteaching her second round of hoopclasses—classes she taught lastsemester, as well—at MSU onMarch 4.“Hula hooping class is an hour of

intense hooping designed to burn asmany calories as an hour-long runon a treadmill. Its benefits includecoordination, strengthened torsomuscles, flexibility, meditative time,and it also massages your organsand body at your waist for overallhealth,” according to the CampusRecreation website.Since Oetting started hooping,

she said she has seen an improve-ment in her posture and flexibility,

but also in her mood.“It feels so good to be expressive

and learn to appreciate my body andhow it moves,” she said. “You getlost in it. Before you know it, anhour has gone by free from all theoutside stress. I can go into class atired, middle-aged woman and leavea vivacious, young hoopstress.”It’s a lot quicker and easier to

learn tricks when you have someoneshowing you step-by-step how to doa move, Frealy said.“I tell my students, ‘When you

can’t come to class, check outYouTube.’ It’s not as good as learn-ing in person, but it works in apinch,” she said. “Not only do theyhave tutorials, but you can see howmany different people do the sametrick differently. You’ll find a flowthat inspires you and then you canbase your hooping on that flow.”Hooping is not only a good way

to get in shape, but it opens you upto a new form of expression anddance, Frealy said.“You don’t have to have a dance

background, you just have to findyour own way to move,” she said.“It’s kind of enlightening. It makesyou more confident in your bodyand the hoop teaches you how youmove more than anything else can.”Even some of Oetting’s skeptical

friends signed up for hoopingbecause they saw how much sheenjoyed it, and the skeptics loved it,too, Oetting said.“Even if you don’t know what

hooping is, if you’re looking forsomething different to try, or want toadd something new to your tradi-tional exercise routine, or perhapsyou are just curious, this is a greatclass to try out,” she said. “That’swhat I did, and now I’m hooked.”Hoop class is $30 for a five-week

session and there will be classesfrom 6 to 7 p.m. on Sundays in thePSU Ballroom East. There will be afew Sundays without class, due tospring break and spring holiday, sobe sure to check with Frealy beforeshowing up each week.

You can sign up for hoop class athttp://missouristate.edu/recreation/126176.htm. The registration dead-line is March 1.Frealy said there are supposed to

be eight people allowed in the class,but she can allow as many as shefeels comfortable with, which is upto 10 students.“With some baby weight still to

lose, I’ll be losing the weight withthe people in the class,” she said.“So it’s going to be even moreintense than my class last fall.”You can buy custom hula hoops

by contacting Frealy on the HoopFrealy Facebook page at face-book.com/hoop.frealy. Prices rangefrom $20-35, depending on the typeof tape used and the size of the hoop.

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Amanda Frealy sells custom-made hoops primarily through herFacebook page, Hoop Frealy. Prices range from $20 to $35.

Frealy said agedidn’t matterbecause onceyou get handeda hula hoop,we’re all kidsagain.

-Kristi Oetting,hooping veteran

extra funding.“This will really help Missouri

State in its budget analysis for thisyear,” Turk said. “My only concernis that it’s considered one-timefunding. I am hoping that the pastfour years will not predict a trendof decreased funding every year tohigher education.”Smart said that he hopes that

state revenues will increase nextyear. “The hope is that over the

course of the next year the econo-my of Missouri recovers,” Smartsaid.Smart added that with greater

employment numbers, taxes willincrease, generating revenue. “We are hopeful that increases

in revenue will make up for thisone-time money,” Smart said. “Wealso encourage the legislature tolook for other sources of revenue.For the long term, there are lots of

programs that we’re not fundingwell.”The current 7.8 percent cut in

state appropriations has not beenapproved yet by the legislature.Changes can still be made to thebudget throughout the legislativesession until it’s passed, includingcutting funding.Smart said that in talking with

legislators he feels that there won’tbe any further cuts to higher educa-tion. “We think it’s very stable,” he

said. “Every legislator we have

talked to wanted to look for waysto put money back into higher edu-cation.”There is also a plan under con-

sideration to increase revenuethrough fees for the College ofBusiness Administration.“It would cost about $750 per

student, per year,” Smart said.It’s expected to generate

$1.25−$1.4 million in additionalrevenue, according to Smart.“Eighty percent of that fee

would be dedicated to the Collegeof Business Administration for

improvements,” Smart said.The improvements range from

capital improvements, such as ren-ovations, to providing scholarshipsand funding programs.“The other 20 percent would go

centrally for improvements to theuniversity,” Smart said.The plan was discussed Friday.

Details will be finalized and pre-sented at the next Board of Gover-nors meeting.“We will have more discussions

about it before it’s voted on at ourMarch 30 meeting,” Smart said

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