By Kris CollinsThe Standard

You’re already running late toclass, and after combing throughone packed parking lot after anoth-er, you’ve wasted even more time.Not to mention, frustration is at anall-time high. Cars are parked at theends of rows, while others areblocked in because drivers decide topush the limits of nonexistent park-ing spaces.

The pre-existing issue with find-ing a parking space on campus,coupled with the rising number ofstudent enrollment, sparks onequestion: is there a lack of parkingspaces or a lack of convenient park-ing spaces?

Interim Parking and Transporta-tion Supervisor Earl Wall said hebelieves the issue is convenience.Wall makes the argument that theresimply isn’t enough room for everystudent who has a class in GlassHall, for example, to get a parkingspace nearest to the building,adding that not even Wal-Mart cando that with its large parking lots.

The university has approximate-ly 3,400 parking spaces for com-muters, with 9,500 parking spacesin total for all permit types.

Wall said the turnover, or num-ber of times a spot is availablethroughout the day, is three — twoduring the day and one in theevening. That makes for 6,800spaces during the day and 3,400 forevening classes, totaling 10,200commuter spaces per day.

The total number of commuterparking passes sold for the 2012-2013 school year was 9,442,according to Wall.

Although the number of passessold exceeds the number of openspaces throughout the day by 1,342,Wall said that, when he receivescalls from students about a lack ofparking, he can see available spacesthrough his window in the Safetyand Transportation building.

Earle Doman, vice president ofstudent affairs, said parking issuesare nothing new to campus and saidthat the problem was much worsebefore the parking garages werebuilt.

Doman agrees with Wall that theissue is a matter of convenience.Doman said he rode around with astudent to find a parking space toexperience the hunt for a spacefirsthand. They were able to find aspot. It may not have been a con-venient one, but Doman recom-mended the Bear Line as a solution

to the inconvenience of distant lots. Doman said that the administra-

tion briefs students about parkingwhen they attend SOAR sessions.

Over the years, there have beendiscussions about more parking andsolutions to this convenience issue,

Presidential raceBriefs Flu vaccines nowfree at Taylor Health

With fall and winter illnessesnearing, Taylor Health and Well-ness Center is offering seasonalflu vaccines to the universitycommunity.

These vaccinations are avail-able Monday through Friday from8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Missouri State University stu-dents, employees and their house-hold members, and retirees whohave MSU health insurance areall eligible for the free vaccina-tion.

For more information, or toschedule an appointment at Tay-lor, call 417-836-4000.

Put on your finestCanadian tuxedofor breast cancer

Friday, Oct. 5, is “Lee Nation-al Denim Day,” a fundraiser creat-ed by Lee Jeans to support theAmerican Cancer Society’s breastcancer programs, in light of Octo-ber being Breast Cancer Aware-ness month.

“It’s to celebrate those individ-uals who have either been a sur-vivor, are surviving now, or knowindividuals who have been affect-ed by breast cancer,” said AndreaWeber, assistant director of stu-dent engagement.

Individuals can contribute tothe cause through Thursday, Oct.4 by donating to a collection tablenext to the Information Desk inthe Plaster Student Union.

Wednesday afternoon after thebreast cancer luncheon, the dona-tion table will be on the third floorof the PSU.

Todd Akin visitsSpringfield

Rep. Todd Akin continued hiscampaign for U.S. Senate inSpringfield on Wednesday.

Akin visited the Greene Coun-ty Republican Headquarters, con-tinuing his “Common Sense BusTour.” 

Akin addressed his commentsregarding “legitimate rape”explaining his reason for remain-ing in the race — to beat democ-rat Claire McCaskill.

Akin will face McCaskill inthe Novemeber general election,which will be the ultimate deci-sion maker.

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The Battle for BellMSU and Druryunite to supportformer playerPage 6

Tuesday, Oct. 2Ethics of Political Ads, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., PSU 315CHPA Research Forum, “Con-necting Space and Memory,”12:30-1:30 p.m., Strong Hall 350Study Away 101 Info Session,2:30-3:30 p.m., PSU 313SAC All Council Meeting, 4-5p.m., PSU 313SGA Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., PSU313

Wednesday, Oct. 3Real World Consequences of Eth-ical Lapses, 9-11 a.m., PSU 315Pre-Physical Therapy SocietyMeeting, 4:15-5:15 p.m.,McQueary Hall 202Spectrum Meeting, 7-8 p.m., PSU3rd FloorStudy Away Program: Florence2012 Exhibition, 7-8 p.m., MeyerLibrary 1st FloorDebate Watch, 8-10 p.m., GilliozTheatre

Thursday, Oct. 4Students for a Sustainable FutureMeeting, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 105MSU College Democrats Meet-ing, 7-8 p.m., PSU 314C

Monday, Oct. 8Study Away 101 Info Session, 3-4p.m., PSU 315APresidential Candidate OpenForum with Randy Dunn, 3:30-4:30 p.m., PSU TheaterCollege Republicans Red Novem-ber Rally ft. Ed Martin, 5:30-7p.m., Carrington Hall 208

By Dayle DugginsThe Standard

The race is on to claimthe title of Missouri StateUniversity’s 11th president.In the past two years, MSUhas been guided by threeindividuals: Michael T.Nietzel, 2005-2010; JamesE. Cofer Sr., 2010-2011;and Clifton M. Smart III,2011-present.

With a desire for stabili-ty, MSU’s Board of Gover-nors approved a PresidentialSearch Committee onMarch 30, 2012.

On Sept. 24, the commit-tee named MSU’s currentInterim President Clif Smartand Randy Dunn, currentpresident of Murray StateUniversity, as finalists forthe position.

Board of Governors

Chair Gordon Elliottdescribed the committee’sdesires for candidates inMarch, shortly after the 20-person committee wasnamed.

“I want to see a presidentthat can run a multifacetedorganization, like the uni-versity, where you report toa board but have a joint gov-ernance with faculty,”Elliott said. “This person

has to be somebody withgreat intelligence and anability to understand allpoints of view so they areable to lead and motivate alltypes of groups.”

Along with an ability toconnect with MSU’s com-munity, Elliott listed a num-ber of necessities for thenext officeholder.

Crucial in the selectionprocess is a grasp on the

culture of Missouri and theMSU community and anunderstanding of studentsand finance.

While there are no spe-cific requirements for thenext president’s termlength, confirming a needfor a steadfast individual,Elliott said, “I think we’llwant someone that intendsto stay five years, atleast.”

Randy Dunn, president of Murray State University, and Clif Smart,interim president of Missouri State University, selected as finalists

Courtesy of THE MURRAY STATE NEWSMurray State University President Randy Dunn comes from aneducation background, serving in a variety of educational settings.

Dayle Duggins/THE STANDARDMissouri State University’s interim President Clif Smart comesfrom a law background, first serving as general counsel for MSU.

Randy J. Dunn Clifton “Clif” M. Smart III

At Murray State University, President Randy Dunn can often befound playing trombone in the pep band during football andbasketball season. More than a president, Dunn said he appre-ciates the engagement and involvement with students — some-

thing he has demonstrated by teaching both undergraduate and graduateclasses during his presidency.

Dunn began his duties as the 11th president of Murray State on Dec.1, 2006. Before taking the position, he accomplished a number of thingsin his professional and educational career, including receiving his doc-torate in educational administration from the University of Illinois in1991.

Dunn served as the State Superintendent of Education for the IllinoisState Board of Education from 2004 to 2006, overseeing the educationalprocess for the fifth largest state in the nation.

Prior to his superintendency and presidency, Dunn was a teacher, prin-cipal, superintendent of two school districts and a professor.

Dunn describes himself as “very fortunate” to be the president of Mur-ray State.

“It’s very rewarding and very fulfilling,” he said. “You have an oppor-tunity in these roles to really provide some direction and focus to thingsthat can be transformational for individuals, for a region and even reach-ing beyond that to the state.”

During his time at Murray State, Dunn enhanced student opportunitiesthrough new degree programs, new student residences, campus

Alawyer by trade, Missouri State’s current interim president, ClifSmart, is truly one smart cookie. Smart graduated with his JurisDoctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Lawin 1986, boasting the second highest GPA, a 3.95, in the

school’s history.Smart’s higher education began at Tulane University, where he grad-

uated Summa Cum Laude. During his time at Tulane, Smart was alsoinvolved in ROTC. After graduation, Smart went to law school, and thenserved for four years in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps as an attor-ney in the Army.

Smart proceeded to join The Strong Law Firm in Little Rock, Ark., in1992, where he was active until becoming general counsel for MissouriState in 2007.

When Cofer resigned as president after less than a year in the positionin 2011, a leader was needed to take the reigns of the university. AfterMSU’s Board of Governors asked him to stabilize things, Smart agreedand has been working to do just that since June 27, 2011.

Smart said he has fallen in love with the university, has learned howgreat the institution truly is, and has found a passion for promoting,encouraging and funding the university.

“After doing the job for a year, I thought that I had the skills to do itlong term,” Smart said. “I felt we’d been successful in growing ourenrollment, fundraising, raising our reputation in the community and thestate, and advocating through the legislative process for funds.

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Parking problems may not be realityStudents say not enough parkingspots; others cite convenience

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDDespite having 10,200 commuter spaces available during the day,MSU students still see parking on campus as an annoyance.

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By Kris CollinsThe StandardMSU’s Kinesiology Department was

forced to return to using pens and paper insome classes and upgrade its Wi-Fi networkafter students’ iPads were unable to connectto it earlier this month.Starting this year, all students majoring in

kinesiology are required to have an iPad andall students taking kinesiology classes —except for Fitness for Living — are requiredto have access to an iPad.However, the Wi-Fi network at the Kings

Street Annex, where many kinesiology class-es are held, wasn’t strong enough to handlethe load of every student connecting to thenetwork on iPads.The Wi-Fi network in the Kings Street

Annex received a boost in signal strength onSept. 21 and now supports classes of around30 students.According to an email sent to students

from Keith Ernce, professor in the kinesiolo-gy department, the wireless server in thebuilding was 15 years old and simply could-n’t handle the traffic.Brett Baker, a senior sports administration

major, said the problem came to light whenhe and around 30 other students wereattempting to take a quiz in Risk Manage-ment for Sports and Leisure via iPad.“It took everybody about 30 minutes to

download the app,” Baker said. “Then,nobody could get synced to take the quiz. Wehad to get rid of the iPad and take it in paperform.”Mark Harsen, coordinator of networking

and telecommunications at MSU, said theproblem stemmed from an underestimationof how many devices would be connectedand how much coverage the server was pro-viding.The problem was addressed so quickly

because of the rearrangement of a cam-puswide plan to go wireless. The universityhas a plan to make the inside of buildingscompletely wireless. The process equippedthe more accessible locations first and isworking toward the more difficult andexpensive buildings.“That building (Kings Street Annex) was

already on the list and we would have gottento it in about a month anyway, so it wasn’treally an issue,” Harsen said. “We just put itahead of some other people who didn’t haveas high of a need.”The Kings Street Annex took priority over

Burgess House. Although it needs an upgradeas well, Harsen said the choice was made onthe principle that student needs come first.Baker said he hasn’t noticed a difference

in speed yet, though everyone is now able toconnect to the network in class. “In the classes that have 30 (students), it

takes awhile for some of these folks to down-load apps or even get logged on,” he said.In smaller classes, such as Organization

and Administration of Intramural Sports,Baker said the problem of connectivity andspeed seems to be much less daunting. Hesaid he believes that, once the bugs getworked out, the iPads will be very benefi-cial.“You don’t have to lug around a laptop

everywhere you go,” Baker said. “The iPadis very functional.”The plan to go wireless in all campus

buildings is ahead of schedule and around 90percent done, Harsen said. The buildings that pose problems are ones

that have large lecture halls and aren’t con-

ducive to installation, like Temple Hall. Harsen said the large class sizes and their

proximity to one another are problemsbecause there are only three channels withwhich to work.The lecture halls in Temple also require

more steps for installation because of minorconstruction obstacles that aren’t present inother buildings.For more information on technology in

the classroom at MSU, visit http://www.the-standard.org.

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iPads in kinesiology classrooms face minor glitchWi-Fi networkcauses problems

Josh Campbell/THE STANDARDStudents use iPads during Brenda Goodwin’s KIN 270 class in McDonald Arena.Kinesiology majors at MSU are now required to invest in the technology.

By Amber DuranThe StandardThis week, the nation will

tune-in to witness two presi-dential candidates — Presi-dent Barack Obama and Gov.Mitt Romney — go head-to-head in a national debate.There will be swing statesand undecided voters watch-ing, but the question is: Willyou be watching?Missouri State’s Depart-

ment of Communicationinvites students and the com-

munity to participate in anaudience debate forum dur-ing the first presidentialdebate at the Gillioz Theatreon Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8p.m. This is a free event that

doesn’t require a ticket. Adiscussion will immediatelyfollow the viewing of thedebate and a panel of fiveexperts will be present toanswer any questions that theaudience may have. Panelists include: Eric

Morris, associate professor of

communications at MSU,specializing in presidentialdebates; Elizabeth Dudash,associate professor of com-munications at MSU, special-izing in campaigns and presi-dential rhetoric; Brett Miller,professor of communicationat Southwest Baptist Univer-sity, specializing in presiden-tial rhetoric and speech con-struction; Nora Cox, instruc-tor of communications atMSU, specializing in speechwriting; and Kevin Swift,associate professor of Media,Journalism and Film at MSU,specializing in politics andmedia.

Dudash, moderator andpanelist for the debate,expressed her passion aboutthis upcoming event. She saidshe heartily strives to encour-age the mobilization of citi-zen engagement. “We are interested in ful-

filling the public affairs mis-sion of the university andreaching out to the communi-ty,” she said. “We like to helpcitizens become involvedthrough education, discussionand sharing as much of ourexpertise as they wish.”Dudash and Morris have

been involved in organizingdebate watches all over the

country and wanted to bringthis activity to the Springfieldarea. Swift spoke about his

expectations for the debate. “Romney is likely to go

all out … throw[ing] verbalhay-makers at Obama,” hesaid. “Obama is more of aquestion mark. Look forObama to push for a lot ofnon-verbal advantages.”Swift noted that, histori-

cally, the first debate is themost watched and the mostimportant in terms of gainingin the polls. “Both candidates will be

looking to make a quick con-

nection with as many unde-cided voters as possible andpaint themselves in a positivelight,” Swift said.The event will focus on

engaging citizens and helpingto develop an understandingof the presidential process.MSU’s Department of Com-munications and the Collegeof Arts and Letters encour-ages everyone to come andjoin in on the discussion ofthe first presidential debatefor the 2012 election. For more information,

visithttp://gillioz.zhost.net/?p=1419.

Presidential debate provides open forumMSU’s Department of Communication schedules Oct. 3 debate viewing

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TuesdayOct. 2, 2012

This is the opinion ofThe Standard’s Editorial Board

“Choose a job you love and you willnever have to work a day in your life.”This quotation, commonly attributed

to Confucius, offered this great advice,and growing up, I’ve always been toldto follow my dreams. I can do anythingI want to do and be anyone I want to be.At a time when college tuition is

soaring and the economy still isn’t intip-top shape, however, it’s a strugglefor students to decide what career pathto take. Do I do something I know I’lllove, or do I do something that I mightnot really enjoy but I know will helpme live more comfortably?With so many outside forces influ-

encing our decisions these days, it’simportant to take a step back and figureout what you really want out of life. I’ve always been a creative person

— typically opting to do projects ratherthan tests — and enrolling in fine artscourses while delaying my science andmath requirements until the last possi-ble moment.Because of this, it was no surprise to

my parents when I decided to pursuedegrees in journalism and art instead offollowing my mom’s career path intomicrobiology. In a society and culture that values

the material and monetary things, how-ever, I feel as though I’m a dying breed.

I know there are still people who arepursuing degrees in fields they love, butmore and more often, when I meet peo-ple, I ask them what they’re studyingand why. Their responses are usuallysimilar.Business. Accounting. Law. Medi-

cine. Why? “It will make me a lot ofmoney. I want to be rich.”Not that these professions aren’t

great for those who actually love busi-ness, accounting, law and medicine, butthey shouldn’t be professions youchoose just because what you wouldreally like to do won’t yield as high ofa salary.At the risk of sounding like a

wannabe Confucius, what is the pointof living day-to-day, paycheck-to-pay-check, and hating your job to simply“bring home the bacon?” I love bacon as much as the next

person, but I can’t see the value in lifeif all you’re doing is working some 9-

to-5 job so you can pay your rent ormortgage and drive some cookie-cuttercar that probably 10 other people inyour suburban neighborhood alsodrive.Life should be about family, friends

and true happiness. All you need islove, right? Where’s Paul McCartney toback me up on this? While I’ll argue that you probably

do need a little more than love (thingslike shelter and food are nice, I guess),I think people need to stop with theirday-to-day rush and figure out whatthey really enjoy in life.If you want to be a starving artist

while expressing yourself creatively, doit. If you want to spend your life as aschoolteacher, inspiring students todream big, do it. While these profes-sions may not pay six figures, theyleave you with a sense of success andself-fulfillment. If I had to choose between a life in

“Office Space,” with a mundane, cubi-cle job, or a life in “Anchorman,” inwhich the news anchors genuinely lovetheir jobs and have fun, I would choose“Anchorman” every time. Life shouldn’t be about how much

money you bring home every twoweeks; it should be about doing whatyou love.

Former Missouri Sens. Kit Bondand Jim Talent, current Sen. Roy Blunt,Missouri Republican Party ChairmanDavid Cole, other than being bignames in the state of Missouri’s GOP,what do these men all have in com-mon?If you guessed that they all threw

their support behind Todd Akin a meremonth after calling for him to pull outof the November Senatorial election,you’d be correct. Akin, a U.S. representative from

Wildwood, Mo. sparked an outragewith his comments concerning “legiti-mate rape,” on Aug. 19. Many people,including Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan,in addition to other prominent mem-bers of both parties, denounced Akin’sstatements, withdrew support andcalled for him to step down by Sept.25, the final deadline for his name tobe left off the ballot pending approvalby a court.Akin, however, ignored the requests

and instead has remained dedicated totrying to unseat incumbent DemocraticSen. Claire McCaskill, a seat that manyagree the Republicans need to win inorder to take over a majority in theSenate. Now that the deadline has passed,

the people who were so adamantlyagainst Akin, wishing he would just goaway so the Republicans could have ashot at winning the majority they sodesperately need, are flip-flopping.Take, for example, current Sen.

Blunt, who following the announce-ment, co-signed a letter with four for-mer senators that said, “We do notbelieve it serves the national interestfor Congressman Todd Akin to stay inthis race. The issues at stake are too

big, and this election is simply tooimportant. The right decision is to stepaside.”But then, a month later and the day

after the deadline passed, Blunt hadthis to say:“Congressman Akin and I don’t

agree on everything, but he and I agreethe Senate majority must change. FromGovernor Romney to the county court-house, I’ll be working for the Republi-can ticket in Missouri, and thatincludes Todd Akin.”Wait ... what?Saying that the female has a way of

shutting down a potential pregnancyfollowing a “legitimate rape,” is notsimply misspeaking or a mix-up ofwords, but rather shows a lack ofknowledge concerning biology, andlack of concern for victims of rape.As a matter of principle, those, like

Blunt, who admonished Akin in thebeginning should not have backeddown. It’s understandable that Repub-licans are concerned with winningback control of the Senate. After all, ifPresident Obama wins re-election butthe GOP takes the Senate, it will be dif-ficult for Obama to get much done andget important legislation passed. How-ever, in my mind, some things —women’s rights and respect for rapevictims, for example — are moreimportant than a single Senate seat.

If Akin wants to remain in the race,that’s fine, it’s his decision. But forpeople to endorse him in light of whathe said shows a lack of principle andrespect for women. It seems as though Republicans are

starting to realize they are stuck withAkin no matter what, so they might aswell support him. For this, I have lostany semblance of respect I may havehad for any of the aforementioned peo-ple, and Akin has lost any chance ofattempting to win my vote.I received my absentee ballot in the

mail last week, and I will take greatpleasure in not filling in the circle nextto Todd Akin’s name.

“If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going towant a glass of milk,” wrote Laura Numeroff inher classic children’s story “If You Give aMouse a Cookie.” In this instance, considerMissouri State the mouse, progress the milkand the university president the cookie.

Clif Smart has been the man in charge atMSU for the last year — serving as interimpresident since James Cofer stepped down inJune of 2011 — and has been doing a prettyrespectable job.

Over the last year, we’ve seen an increase inenrollment, the creation of new academic pro-grams, the completion of the Foster RecreationCenter and an extra $4.5 million in MSU’spockets to boot — all forms of progress atMSU.

These things might not all stem from Smart’soffice, but he’s provided consistent leadershipduring the time they took place. And when hefelt that he was truly committed to our univer-sity, he applied for the position of presidentover the summer.

Now it comes down to MSU choosing whichcookie it wants to eat — Smart or MurrayState’s Randy Dunn.

Both seem to be great candidates for the posi-tion, cooked in the oven of higher educationover the last several years to a crispy, goldenbrown. But Smart has identified the thingsMSU needs to work on. In other words, the uni-versity’s going to need some milk to wash himdown.

And in our opinion, wanting more from MSUisn’t a bad thing. Our university needs to con-tinue to grow and have high expectations ofitself if it’s going to survive the economyahead.

So, during the on-campus interviews later thismonth, consider the Smart cookie — the onewith goals, consistency and high expectations— because MSU could really use that glass ofmilk.

Consider theSmart cookie

Love the job or the bacon?

Flip-flops are for feet, not politics“Well you know, people always

want to try to make that as one ofthose things, well how do you,how do you slice this particularlytough sort of ethical question.First of all, from what Iunderstand from doctors, that’sreally rare. If it’s a legitimaterape, the female body has waysto try to shut that whole thingdown. But let’s assume thatmaybe that didn’t work orsomething. I think there shouldbe some punishment, but thepunishment ought to be on therapist and not attacking thechild.” — Rep. Todd Akin, Aug.19, 2012

What did Akin say?

Source:http://fox2now.com/2012/08/19/the-jaco-

report-august-19-2012/

NicoletteMartinColumnist

LindseyHowardManagingEditor

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The end of theworld? Discussionensues downtownAn informational discussion

about the research surroundingthe Mayan calendar and the end ofthe world is scheduled to be heldfrom 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.11 at the Farmer’s Gastropub.The Gastropub, located at 431

S. Jefferson Ave. will host Dr.Mike Reed of Missouri State Uni-versity as he presents the MayanCalendar in scientific context anddiscusses the predictions of theend of the world.The formal discussion about

Dec. 12, 2012 (the supposed endof the world) will be free but seat-ing is limited.Food and drink will be avail-

able for purchase.

Springfield hostsworld’s largestpaint partyLife in Color, formerly known

as Dayglow, is scheduled to makeits way to Springfield on Thurs-day, Oct. 4 at Shrine MosqueAuditorium for its 2012 E.N.D.Tour.The show will begin at 7 p.m.

and tickets can be purchased atKaleidoscope or online at http://www.metrotix.com for $37each.Founded by Committee Enter-

tainment, Life in Color will fea-ture high-energy music, art, danceand paint all in one live event.

Briefs

TuesdayOct. 2, 2012

CalendarTuesday, Oct. 2Jennifer Forni, soprano, 7:30 p.m.,Juanita K. Hammons Hall, $20/$10student rush (1 hr. prior to concert)

Wednesday, Oct. 3Fly Fishing Clinic, 4-6 p.m., RecCenter 002, freeVoice Area Recital, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Ellis Hall 217b, freeAcademic Integrity Trivia Night, 6-8 p.m., PSU, freeThe Vine, 8-9:30 p.m., CarringtonHall Auditorium, freeSAC Films Presents: “Rock ofAges,” 9 p.m., PSU Theater, free

Thursday, Oct. 4Life in Color: World’s LargestPaint Party, 7 p.m., Shrine MosqueAuditorium, $37Jazz Studies fall concert, 7:30p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, freeThink ‘n Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m.,Patton Alley Pub, freeAntennas Up Truett & TheTraitors, 8 p.m., The OutlandBallroom, coverOpen Dancing at the Savoy, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Savoy Ballroom, freeTAG Thursday, 9 p.m., TheOutland, $5

Friday, Oct. 5Yoga on the square, noon-1 p.m.,Park Central Square, freeReception: Student work from theAcademy of Fine Arts, Krakow,Poland, 6-10 p.m., StudentExhibition Center, free3rd Annual Springfield JazzFestival, 6-10 p.m., Park CentralSquare, freeHispanic Heritage Month LatinoNight, 7-12:30 p.m., Q’Enoteca,308 W. Commercial St., $5SAC Presents: Rock ‘N Bowl,7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level 1 GameCenter, freeFirst Friday Art Walk, 6-7 p.m.,Park Central Square, free

Saturday, Oct. 6Taste of Springfield, noon-4 p.m.,Park Central Square, free (Tastetickets are 10/$10)SAC Presents: SAC Comedy Club,7 p.m., PSU Ballroom West, freeThe Guess Who with specialguests Speakeasy and LyalStrickland, 7-11 p.m., 935 N.Summit Ave., $24Monroeville, 8 p.m., Juanita K.Hammons Hall, $18/ $10 studentrush (1 hr. prior to concert)The Paul Thorn Band with localsongwriters circle, 7:30-9:30 pm.,Gillioz Theatre, $25

Sunday, Oct. 7SAC Films Presents: “Rock ofAges,” 9 p.m., PSU Theater, freeThink ‘N Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m.,Patton Alley Pub, free

Monday, Oct. 8Ancient Art of Bellydance, 6-7p.m., Savoy Ballroom, $10Missouri State Bowling, 9-11 p.m.,Enterprise Park Lanes, free

By Nicholas SimpsonThe StandardThe bartender: keeper of

all our worst secrets and ourdoctor when daily hangupshave us feeling ill. For somereason, they’re easy to takefor granted — bullet pointson a crazy night out.Oh, the mind it must take

to juggle a million drinkorders! What grace it musttake to dance around, fromtap to tap, without spilling adrop!On at least one night out

of every year, our local

artists of alcohol have achance to shine: the annualBartender Shootout at BigWhiskey’s. This year’sevent took place on Thurs-day evening, Sept. 28, attheir E. Battlefield location.Though the crowd that

gathered may have come tosee bottles twirling throughthe air or to indulge inmountains of buffalo wingsor glistening drinks notfound on the menu, theirmoney went to a greatcause. All proceeds fromthis — and all previousshootouts — went to Good

Samaritan Boys Ranch inBrighton, Mo.Laura Head, a Missouri

State University marketingalumna is the marketing andpublic relations director atBig Whiskey’s. She saidthat, though this is the firstyear their Battlefield loca-tion had hosted theshootout, it was a successover previous years. “It’s awesome,” she said.

“We’re locally owned, andto be able to do somethingin our community to sup-port a local organization —it’s great.”Head said that they tried

to get the word out to asmany local participants asthey could, many of whomhave been in previous

shootouts, such as RyanMcDonald, co-owner of therecently opened Ry Mac’sRub and Pub, as well as acouple of their own bar-tenders.“It is kind of a dying art

locally,” Head said. “Thereare not a lot of people withthat skill level, and if theydo, they are usually shy ofthe spotlight, so we do get acouple of repeats from pre-vious years, but it’s still agood show.”After each bartender was

given their 15 minutes offame, Big Whiskey’s held adrink auction with variousdrinks, including concoc-tions dreamed up by com-peting bartenders, accompa-nied by some awesome

extras, like skydiving tick-ets and manicures.“They were all donated,”

Head said. “A lot of ourbeer and liquor reps and dis-tributors contributed things.Other customers of ours thatown businesses contributedthings as well, but all 100percent is donated to thecharity.”Philip Thompson is a

manager at Big Whiskey’sand was the first to stepbehind the bar. He said thathis flair wasn’t really thereas he is currently undergo-ing rehabilitation for a bro-ken shoulder.“I told the crowd that my

shoulder wasn’t working,

By Kelsey BerryThe StandardWhat would you do if you dis-

covered that the food you were eat-ing was toxic? Recent news broadcasts have

uncovered disturbing truths aboutarsenic being detected in productsconsumed regularly by Americancitizens.In December of 2011, KY3

News broadcasted news of danger-ous levels of the chemical in applejuice, followed by more reports thisSeptember of high arsenic levelsfound in rice.Reports such as these bring up

logical questions, such as howarsenic gets into food and bever-ages, what kind of adverse healtheffects it may cause, and what con-sumers can do to protect them-selves.

The Department Head of theDarr School of Agriculture, AnsonElliott, helped answer some ofthese concerns.

Definition: Arsenic“Arsenic is an element, just like

aluminum or iron,” Elliott said.“It’s an element, but we think of itas a poison.”Just like other heavy metals list-

ed on the periodic table, arsenic istoxic to humans if it is too high inconcentration, according to Elliott.“We take aspirin by the tons, yet

it, too, is toxic,” Elliott said.“Everything has a toxicity; it’s justa matter of amount.”According to the FDA’s official

website, long-term exposure to highlevels of arsenic has been linked toskin, bladder and lung cancer, aswell as heart disease.What constitutes a high level of

arsenic?The FDA has not yet specified a

certain amount as being dangerous,but they are currently working tofurther investigate the effects.In the meantime, Elliott said

consumers need to be more cau-tious of children and individuals oflower weight who may be moreaffected by levels of arsenic foundin food.

How does arsenic contaminateconsumer products?Of course, many consumers are

probably wondering how arsenicended up in their rice in the firstplace.“Arsenic is not just in a bottle,”

Elliott said. “It’s in the soil. It’s inthe water that we drink. It’s in theair. There’s arsenic all around us.”Contamination of rice is a result

of both natural metals in the soiland arsenic-containing insecticidesthat were banned in the 1980s. According to the Environmental

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDRyan MacDonald pours nine shots at once during the Bartender Shootout on Thursday, Sept. 27, at Big Whiskey's on Battlefield Road.All drinks prepared in competition were auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch.

u See BAR page 10

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDReports of arsenic being found in rice has consumers on high alert. The FDA says extensive researchand testing is under way to determine the amount at which arsenic content becomes dangerous.

u See RICE page 10

The loop goes round andround. It never ends. Or does it?“Looper” tells the story of our

new future, where time travel isinvented and immediatelybanned. It’s still used by the mobto get rid of unwanted people.They nab them in the future andsend them back in time to thesespecialized assassins called loop-ers.When the mob no longer

requires your services, they closeyour loop by having you kill your

future self. Every once in awhile,a looper can’t do the deed. This isthe case with Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) ... sort of. When he’s con-fronted with future Joe (BruceWillis), things don’t go accordingto plan.At the risk of giving too much

away, that’s where the plot synop-sis is going to end. It gets muchmore complicated, but figuringthese kinds of things out is gener-ally the fun part of time travelmovies.I’ll bet that some of you had

the same thought I did when youheard the premise of having to killyour future self and then havingyour future self in the present try-ing to stop you, etc. How are theygoing to handle all of theinevitable paradoxes and stillmake me buy the story? Quitewell, actually.In short, they just didn’t handle

them. When Joe asks Future Joehow all this is supposed to work,he simply says it doesn’t matter

Rice dangerous to health?

Bartenders battle for a cause

‘Looper’hooks withtime travel

Recent findings of arsenic levels inrice products may alarm consumers

Big Whiskey’s hostsshootout to raise funds

KarmanBowersMovieReviewer

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By Briana SimmonsThe Standard

Chances are everyone knows the classicfairy tale of “Little Red Riding Hood and theBig Bad Wolf.”

Once upon a time, there was a girl, hergranny, and a wolf, and the story goes onfrom there.

What do you get when you add Shake-spearean vocabulary, 1980s hip-hop moves

and the dramatization of musical theatre?“Totally RED!”

The Missouri State Theatre & Dancedepartment began its production of “TotallyRED!,” a comedic twist on a classic story, onSept. 20 and closed with a matinee perform-ance on Sunday, Sept. 30.

The story is told through six differentstyles, including storybook, melodrama, ren-aissance, hip-hop, avant-garde and musicaltheater.

Telory Davies, assistant professor of the-atre and director of “Totally RED!,” hadquite the cast to work with in this season’s

‘Totally RED!’ for allChildren’s storyappeals to all ages

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDJunior Adam Barksdale and sophomore Christina McCarthy acting in “Totally RED!”

By Nicolette MartinThe Standard

“What’s on your mind?”“What’s happening?” “Sharean update.” “Share what’snew.”

With so many social net-working sites asking for yourevery thought, why not startutilizing these websites incollege to advance yourpotential career?

An article by WorkReimagined, “a project ofAARP powered byLinkedIn,” according to theirwebsite, tells job seekers tostop relying solely on arésumé and instead encour-ages them to supplementtheir résumé with a solidonline presence.

Furthermore, an article onForbes.com says that youronline influence score, calcu-lated by websites like Kloutor Reppify, could be compar-ative in the job world to anSAT score in the educationalworld.

Colby Jennings, an assis-tant professor in the Media,Journalism and Film depart-ment who teaches Funda-mentals of Media Conver-gence, Fundamentals of Mul-timedia Design, and WebsiteDesign and Construction,said that it’s important forstudents to have an onlinepresence and that there arepeople now who aren’t hiringindividuals without a socialmedia presence because peo-

ple now assume there’s someunderlying issue with peoplewho wouldn’t want to have asocial media presence.

“We are all pretty muchweb workers, especially ifyou’re pursuing a degree ofany kind,” he said. “I don’tcare if you’re in the Con-struction Management pro-gram … you’re going tospend a good chunk of yourtime communicating digital-ly, and that’s happening viathe interwebs. It’s about hav-ing the ability to createrecognition. If you can mar-ket yourself, you can helpmarket a potential businessvia social media.”

Jennings said, however,that you can’t take on toomuch.

“If you really do want tobrand yourself, there’s noth-ing worse than starting asocial media presence andnot being able to maintainthat social commitment,” hesaid. “It has to be manage-able, otherwise it looks likeyou’ve failed.”

There are several socialnetworking sites that you canuse to start building an onlinepresence.

LinkedInLinkedIn is probably the

most effective social net-working site when you’refocused on connecting withpeople in your profession.

According to LinkedIn’swebsite, it is the largest pro-

fessional network on theInternet, linking over 175million professionals aroundthe world.

LinkedIn functionsalmost like an online résumé,in which you can highlightyour work experience, edu-cational experience andexpertise.

It also allows you to con-nect with potential employ-ers, view job openings andfollow companies in whichyou are interested.

Jacob Myers, a seniorComputer Science major,said that he decided to get aLinkedIn account when hewas submitting résumés toemployers and most of themhad areas to include aLinkedIn profile link.

“LinkedIn provides youwith the chance to connectwith people in your field andbuild those professional con-nections that could help landyou a job that you’ve alwayswanted,” he said. “I feel thatLinkedIn will help me buildthose connections and maybegive me an edge over some-body that hasn’t.”

FacebookWhile it’s likely that

you’ve had a Facebook pro-file since high school, thereare ways you can use yourprofile more professionally.

Dan Schawbel, a writerfor Mashable, in his article“HOW TO: Build Your Per-sonal Brand on Facebook,”suggests several tips toachieve this.

These tips includeu See RED page 10 u See SOCIAL page 10

Tailor your online presencefor future employment

By Sam HolzerThe StandardThe Missouri State and Drury

baseball programs squared offagainst each for the first time in his-tory this past Saturday at HammonsField as the teams came together forthe “Battle for Bell.” A crowd of 3,753 people saw the

Bears jump to an early lead and win4-2 behind strong pitching, but thelargest MSU home crowd since2006 was there in support ofHoward Bell.Bell, a former shortstop for the

Bears under current head coachKeith Guttin in the mid 1980s, wasdiagnosed in December with Amy-otrophic Lateral Sclerosis — com-monly known as Lou Gehrig’s Dis-ease.The Springfield native has ties to

both teams, as well as the Spring-field community, as he workedunder current Drury head coachMark Stratton at Glendale HighSchool until he took over the job ashead coach for the Falcons in 2005.

According to Guttin, the eventspeaks of the quality of characterand courage of Bell.“He was the reason that we

played. This was a communityevent,” Guttin said. “Over 3,700

people came out to support theBells — that tells you what peoplethink of him. It was a great night forthem, and they got to see somequality baseball.”All of the proceeds are going to

the Help Coach Bell Strike OutALS Fund, according to a pressrelease.“It’s just an honor to kind of rep-

resent what we’ve accomplishedhere tonight with all of the dona-tions,” said Nick Petree, who start-ed the game on the mound for MSUand pitched the game’s first twoinnings.The charity game held a lot of

meaning to 2012 Freshman All-American Tyler Burgess, whopitched a scoreless ninth inning toclose out the victory for MSU.“It was definitely the neatest

game that I’ve played in,” Burgesssaid. “Just seeing that crowd, andeverybody filing in here just forhim, is pretty special.”The game had most of its scor-

By Brandon CorriganThe Standard

If taste buds could talk, whatwould they say about golden bis-cuits and hot gravy, succulenthash browns, and a tall, foaming

glass of frothy, green pickle juice?That was breakfast for Missouri

State wide receiver Dorian Bufordshortly before the Bears’ Sept. 22game against Southern Illinois.As strange as it may sound,

Buford has always had an affinity forpickles. His cousins nicknamed himafter the vegetable because he faith-fully brought them for lunch whileplaying youth JFL football.Against the Salukis, he called on

the juices of the pickled vegetable as acure for a lingering ailment —cramps. Buford had to exit games thisseason against both Kansas State andMurray State because of cramps.He was determined not to see that

happen again against the Salukis, sohe loaded up on his favorite palliative— pickle juice, the breakfast of cham-pions.

Mom’s advice: Play with juice“My mom was at the Murray State

game, and she said to me, ‘Dorian,I’m going to make you quit playingfootball because you keep gettinghurt, and I don’t want my baby gettinghurt.’ I had to calm her down and tellher everything was all right,” Bufordsaid.Buford’s parents did some

research on what could keep their sonhealthy and “in the game.” His momcame up with the advice to drink pick-le juice to end his debilitating camps.“I just drank it down as fast as I

could, and it actually ended up work-ing,” Buford said. “It really does stopmy cramps.”Cramps or no cramps, Buford has

been impressive in 2012. He’s been abig, bright light in an otherwise dimand underachieving MSU offense,ranking second in the Missouri ValleyFootball Conference in receptions(30) and ranking fourth in receivingyards per game (66.2).The exciting thing for Buford is

that MSU coaches expect biggerthings from him as the season rolls on,receivers coach Mike Chandler said.“I’ve been pleased with Dorian so

far, but he’s still got some work to do,and he knows that,” Chandler said.

“He’s still got room for improvementand that’s the exciting part — he has-n’t peaked yet.”

Whatever I have to doIt’s 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night at

Glass Field. The sky has darkened andfootball practice has ended. UltimateFrisbee Team players have invadedpart of the field space for their ownpractice. Everyone from the footballteam has left, except for Buford, whostays and catches extra passes from

backup quarterback Kierra Harris.“At the end of last season, coach

Chandler sat me down and told me:‘The job is yours to lose, and if you dolose it, it’s your fault,’” Buford said.“I’m not going to be the guy that losesit, so I’ve worked my butt off runningroutes every day, catching JUGmachine balls, finding any quarter-back who will throw to me.“I’m going to get the job done and

TuesdayOct. 2, 2012

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TwitterFormer basketball star Kyle

Weems (@Kjw3434): “Talked tomy main man @CuonzoMartintoday! What a great man! Defi-nitely would not be where I amtoday without him! #MuchLove.”

MSU wide receiver DorianBuford (@Mr_Life_Itself) afterSaturday’s football game: “ManI just don't get it why us? We areto good to be 0-5 this is crazy andthese refs we keep getting I prom-ise they be straight #shavingpts.”

Former MSU outfielderSpiker Helms (@Spidey095) onBattle for Bell game: “Congratson the win to the bears but con-grats on the a bigger victory to mostate and drury baseball squads inhelping strikeout ALS.”

ScoreboxBaseballSept. 29 (Battle for Bell)Drury 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 2Mo. State 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X — 4Cross-countrySept. 29Cowboy Jamboree 9th of 11Field hockey (4-7, 2-0 MAC)Sept. 29Miami (Ohio) 1 0 — 1Missouri State 1 2 — 3Sept. 30Liberty 3 1 — 4Missouri State 0 1 — 1Football (0-5, 0-2 MVFC)Sept. 29S. Dakota State 7 3 0 7 — 17Missouri State 0 7 0 0 — 7Ice Hockey (3-3, 0-2 MACHA Gold)Sept. 28 (Shootout)Illinois State 1 1 0 1 — 3Missouri State 2 0 0 0 — 2Sept. 29Illinois State 1 0 2 — 3Missouri State 1 1 0 — 2SoftballSept. 29 (Exhibition)Central Arkansas 3Missouri State 0Volleyball (9-8, 4-2 MVC)Sept. 28Northern Iowa 3Missouri State 0Sept. 29Bradley 0Missouri State 3Women’s golfSept. 26GolfweekConference Challenge 18th of 18Women’s soccer (6-6-2, 0-1-1 MVC)Sept. 30Evansville 0 0 0 0 — 0Missouri State 0 0 0 0 — 0

Tuesday, Oct. 2Men’s golf, 8 a.m. at Jim ColbertIntercollegiate in Manhattan, Kan.Women’s golf, 8 a.m. at JohnieImes Invitational in Columbia, Mo.

Wednesday, Oct. 3Men’s soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs.Memphis

Thursday, Oct. 4Baseball, 3 p.m. at home for Game1 of Intersquad Fall World Series

Friday, Oct. 5Baseball, 3 p.m. at home for Game2 of Intersquad Fall World SeriesIce hockey, 7 p.m. at home vs.ArkansasSwimming and diving, (Men andwomen) 3 p.m. at Show-MeShowdown in Columbia, Mo.Volleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.Indiana State

Saturday, Oct. 6Field hockey, 1 p.m. at home vs.Central MichiganFootball, 2 p.m. at Indiana StateIce hockey, 7 p.m. at home vs.ArkansasMen’s soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs.BradleySoftball, 2 p.m. vs. SEMO in St.Louis, Mo. (Exhibition)Softball, 4 p.m. vs. Saint Louis inSt. Louis, Mo.Swimming and diving, (Womenonly) 11 a.m. at Arkansas Relays inFayetteville, Ark.Volleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.Illinois StateWomen’s soccer, 2 p.m. atNorthern Iowa

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Goalie Davis finds hisway at Missouri StateBy Tim GodfreyThe StandardThe goalie for the Missouri

State Ice Bears is quiet. The manbehind the mask is silent as heworks on his hand-eye coordina-tion by throwing tennis balls at thewall and catching them with hisglove-hand. He doesn’t say a word as he

stretches his body before he strapson his pads. The only sound com-ing from him is the rap musicblaring from his headphones.This is the ritual of freshman

goalie Justin Davis before he goes

out on the ice. The ritual prepareshim to be at his very best. Heknows that every opponent hefaces will be tough. He knows thathe needs to keep his eye on thepuck at all times. Above all, Davisknows that he is going to havefun.Davis has been around hockey

his entire life. When he was 3years old, his dad would take himto the ice rink and skate aroundthe rink, maintaining his balanceby holding a chair. He rememberswhen he was 5 years old,Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD

Freshman goalie Justin Davis came to Missouri State after playing forthe Odessa Jackalopes in the North American Hockey League. u See DAVIS page 8

Pickle juice pass catcher

Josh Campbell/THE STANDARDWide receiver Dorian Buford drinks pickle juice before games to prevent him from getting cramps.

Wide receiverDorian Bufordhas a specialremedy for hisleg cramps

u See BUFORD page 7

Baseball teams battle for Howard Bell

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDHoward Bell reacts during a standing ovation prior to the "Battlefor Bell" game between Missouri State and Drury on Saturday.

MSU and Drury uniteon the diamond forALS-stricken coach

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Buford 2012 stats30 catches, 331 yards

MSU athlete tweets

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Last Week’s Sudoku Answers

By Mike UrseryThe StandardAfter playing a strenuous

nine-game road schedule, theMissouri State field hockeyteam won its home-openerSaturday against conferencefoe Miami (Ohio) by a score of3-1. The victory improvedtheir conference record to 2-0and kept them in first place inthe Mid-American Confer-ence. Junior forward Hillary

Lawless led the team with two

goals and freshman forwardHolly Scherer also scored.Missouri State suffered a 4-1loss in a non-conference gameagainst Liberty in St. Louis,Mo. on Sunday.The Bears’ record, prior to

Saturday’s contest, was 3-6,including their 1-0 conferencerecord after defeating BallState 4-2 on Sept. 22. Defend-er Reiann Stoute, Lawless, andmidfielder Olivia Nicotera allscored goals in that game.Lawless has been the leadingscorer on the team, up to this

point, with seven goals. Mid-fielder Chelsey Medlock andScherer lead the team withthree assists.Head coach Gabby Gomez

Sosa said she believes thegames the team has alreadyplayed were good preparationfor their upcoming conferenceschedule.“We had a bit of a slow

start, but we have definitelylearned from every game thatwe have played,” she said.“We’ve learned that we are astronger team.”

There are 21 players on theBears roster, and of those 21,12 are freshmen. Scherer, whois one of those freshmen, saidher experience in a new envi-ronment has been a positiveone while managing both aca-demics and playing field hock-ey.“At the beginning, it was a

hard transition because I’m sofar away from home,” shesaid. “But, within the firstweek, I became close with theother players on the team. Ican describe it as being a lot of

fun.”Stoute is one of the seniors

on the team and has played arole in helping Scherer and theother freshmen make the tran-sition and adjust to being atMSU.“My main focus is to moti-

vate them,” Stoute said. “Iknow how intense it can get onthe field during games, so Ireally try to prepare them andhelp them build confidencebefore each game.”MSU will play a total of six

conference games before play-

ing in the MAC Champi-onships in Miami, Ohio onNov. 2 and 3. The team waspicked to finish fourth in theconference preseason poll, andits goal is to beat that expecta-tion and win the conference,Gomez Sosa said.“We want to make an

impact this year and finish atthe top of the MAC,” GomezSosa said.Missouri State’s next game

will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday,Oct. 6 against Central Michi-gan at Plaster Sports Complex.

Field hockey team 2-0 in Mid-American Conference

do whatever I have to do to beseen and heard.”Buford’s path to the job he

covets has had plenty of twistsand turns. In fact, his freshmanyear, he wasn’t even on theteam. Buford said he quit foot-ball after high school becausehis passion for the game fizzledand he wanted to be a regularstudent.The affable, baby-faced

McCluer North product of St.Louis also didn’t like being

yelled at. It wasn’t in his per-sonality to deal with that, andbeing yelled at is a part of foot-ball. “Sometimes I’ve struggled

with being able to take criti-cism,” Buford said. “A coachwould yell at me and it’d reallyget at my feelings and affectme. Now, I know that it’s notthe end of the world and use itto my advantage, but at first, itwas really hard to grasp.”After two years of being a

“regular student,” the footballbug began to bite, and when heheard others bragging abouttheir gridiron exploits, Bufordbegan pondering the what-ifs.

“I was playing the videogame Madden with my dad andhis friend — and his friend kepttalking about how he was justthe greatest thing in highschool,” Buford said. “I’m sit-ting there, laughing, like,‘Where is your proof? Showme some proof. Let me seesome film or something.’ Thatmade me realize that I don’twant to be the guy lookingback on life, saying, ‘Whatif?’”Buford joined the Bears

during the spring of 2010.Those “what-ifs” went fromfifth-string receiver to second-string receiver to starter, and

now, to downing that picklejuice. Buford is convinced thatgreen juice is not just some redherring but something thatkeeps his stomach calmeddown and his confidencepumped up.“People were surprised by

me,” Buford said. “They say,‘Oh, Dorian. He used to begoofy, but wait a minute. He’sactually good at football now.’” Some athletes eat their

Wheaties. Popeye always best-ed Pluto after a little spinach.MSU’s Dorian Buford is “actu-ally good at football now,” andmaybe it’s all due to a few pre-game pints of pickle juice.

BufordContinued from page 6

ing done in the first twoinnings as Drury scored onein the opening frame. Mis-souri State answered back,however, with two runs ofits own in both the first andsecond innings.Drury made things a lit-

tle dicey in the sixth inningby adding another run, butthe Bears pitching wasdominant throughout, hold-ing the Panthers to onlythree hits.

The victory for theBears was merely the cher-ry on top of the already glo-rious night of baseball forthe Springfield community.Nonetheless, it was stillimportant to come out ontop, Burgess said.“Whether it’s Wichita

State or Drury, you still wantto go out there and win.Everybody out here is com-petitive,” Burgess said. “Itwas nice to get the win, butat the same time, it was niceto get it for Coach Bell.”Although Saturday is

long gone, the “Battle ForBell” has only just begun.

BellContinued from page 6

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By Anna ThomasThe StandardAs students prepare for the upcoming elec-

tion, they are faced with the daunting absenteeballot, a necessity to those who want to keeptheir voter registration in their hometown butvote at their local address.Austin Mercado, senior digital filmmaking

major, is voting absentee for the first time thisyear. “Well, it’s a simple step to vote,” Mercado

said. “It is one of the few ways, at our age, tovoice our opinion with a simple check mark onthe ballot.” While students can be confused by the

process of absentee voting, Zachary McFar-land, elections coordinator for Springfield’sCity Council, said it’s easy to do.

Step one: Apply for a ballot To start the process, obtain the application

for the absentee ballot. This can be found athttp://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMis-souri/docs/absentee.pdf.Fill out the application, but don’t send it to

the city council in Springfield, McFarlandsaid.“Remember, they need to send it to the city

council in their hometown and then, in themail, they will receive the actual absentee bal-lot,” he said. “We recommend doing the absen-tee ballot instead of having a new registrationevery time.”The absentee application for Missouri is

due by Oct. 31, but there are different dead-lines from state to state. McFarland encour-aged students to know their state’s laws anddeadlines, in order for things to go smoothly.

Step two: Vote and get it notarizedOnce you’ve received your absentee ballot,

fill out all the information on the ballot, butdon’t sign the front of the packet, because youneed to have it notarized. This means a certi-fied witness, a notary, will need to watch yousign the packet to ensure your identity. Cathy McFall, accounting specialist in

Craig 353, is one of the notaries on campus towhich you can go. McFall’s office hours arefrom 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.“My door is always open ... I am happy to

help students because I think it is great they arevoting,” McFall said. “I do want to stress,because some of the voters don’t always real-ize, I do not need to see them vote on the bal-lot. I just watch them sign, and then I sign.”In the past, confusion has risen about the

kind of picture ID you need to bring when get-ting your absentee notarized, McFall said. Shesaid she will need a driver’s license or otherofficial ID that contains your date of birth. ABearPass ID will not work.

There is no fee for having documents nota-rized and appointments are not always neces-sary, although avoiding lunchtime is wise,McFall said.

Step three: Mail your absentee ballotAfter the ballot is filled out and notarized,

mail the ballot back to your hometown. A pre-paid envelope is included when you receiveyour absentee ballot. The absentee ballot is due — meaning

received in the mail — Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.The important thing, McFarland said, is to

have students be familiar with the ballot andbe ready to make the decisions presented tothem.If students want more information about

absentee voting or their state’s deadlines, theycan visit http://www.longdistancevoter.org.They can also find a list of places on campus tohave their ballots notarized at http://www.mis-souristate.edu/dos/notaries.htm. An absentee voter registration workshop is

also being held in the Office of StudentEngagement computer lab on Oct. 3 at 5:30p.m.

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volunteering to be his team’sgoalie because no one elsewanted to do it.“Everyone (on the team)

just wanted to score,” Davissaid. “When I first did it, Iended up being pretty good.Ever since then, it has justgrown on me.”A St. Louis native, Davis

played four years in betweenthe pipes for Christian Broth-ers College High School, aprivate school. Davis said hevisited many schools in theSt. Louis area, but knew that

CBC was the place for himbecause of its academicsand its hockey team. Daviswas the starting goalie hisjunior and senior year, whenCBC went to the state cham-pionships.“It ended up being one of

the best decisions of mylife,” Davis said.After high school, Davis

decided to put school on holdand take the amateur hockeyroute and ended up beingdrafted by the Odessa Jack-alopes in the North AmericanHockey League inOdessa,Texas.Life in the amateur hock-

ey circuit was not what Davishad expected. The competi-

tion was tougher and therules were stricter. The Jack-alopes had players live in thehomes of fans who volun-teered their homes. WhenDavis’ family was evictedfrom their home, he had tomove in with the generalmanager of the team.“I had to move in with the

general manager for amonth,” Davis said. “He wasa little hard on me. I couldn’tmiss curfew or anything andeveryone else was havingfun.”Davis said that, when he

made the team, the Jack-alopes didn’t name a startinggoalie, but then the othergoalie was drafted into the

NHL by the Winnipeg Jets130th overall and was giventhe starting position whileDavis was “put on the backburner.”Davis wasn’t happy. He

wasn’t getting much playingtime and wasn’t having muchfun, which is the reason heplayed hockey in the firstplace — to have fun. Longtime friend and neighborCameron Durham remem-bers talking with Davis abouthis decision to leave theJackalopes.“He wanted to be with his

friends and have more fun,”Durham said. “He said that(Odessa) wasn’t what hewanted it to be.”

Davis also wanted to pur-sue his college education.Even while he was with theJackalopes, he knew that hewanted to go to school, buthe also wanted to play hock-ey. With a competitive hock-ey team, high school friendsand old teammates alreadyplaying for the Bears, Mis-souri State Universityseemed like a great place togo to school.Head coach Bob Bucher wasjust as happy as Davis whenhe chose to come to MSU.“Justin came to us as one

of the elite players, havingplayed in the junior league,”Bucher said. “He’s fit right inwith the whole team.”

Davis said he wants toeventually study to become achiropractor. As far as hisplans for hockey go, Davisadmits that MSU will proba-bly be the end of the road forhim.For right now, Davis is

happy. He is having funhanging out with his friendsand playing the game heloves, which he isn’t silentabout.“He’s not quiet at all, not

in the least,” Bucher said.“JD’s best games are whenhe’s having fun. You’ll hearhim on the ice in the middleof the games and duringwarm ups — that’s his styleand it fits him well.”

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A step-by-step guide to voting in your hometown while away at school

The Missouri Secretary of State’swebsite provides a common sensetranslation of the language on theNovember ballot. This is helpful in

knowing exactly what issues you’ll bevoting on.

Visit:http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2012

ballot/ for a translation.

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expansions and counselingservices. Dunn said he alsotakes great pride in the uni-versity’s comprehensivefundraising campaign, “HoldMy Banner High,” that beganits public phase in 2009. Witha goal of $60 million, a littleover $70 million was raised,doubling the number givenand the amount of dollarsgoing into student scholar-ships.Josh Jacobs, Murray

State’s chief of staff,described Dunn as an “excel-lent boss and colleague,”whose leadership style is nota dictation from the top,rather one that asks people to

work together. Jacobs alsosaid, in a staff survey con-cerning the perception of thepresident and the institution’sleadership, Dunn received“nearly unanimous supportand acceptance.”While Dunn said nothing

at Missouri State needs to befixed per se, he said he doessee much “potential for it tobe a more highly-performinginstitution by raising the qual-ity profiles and building uponthe strengths that are there toreally fine-tune its character-istics and bring it to that toptier of public, regional univer-sities in the country.”Citing his broad career in

a variety of higher educationinstitutions, his familiaritywith the region and his per-sonal characteristics that hesaid he felt would mesh wellwith the people and values of

Missouri State, Dunn said hehopes this combination willhelp him be seen as a qualitycandidate.“Given my age and my

experience, a place like MSUis really a capstone presiden-cy for me,” Dunn said.“There is a tremendous needfor stability in the presidencyright now at Missouri State

and I’m fully aware of that. Iknow the university commu-nity is looking for that, and ifI wasn’t ready to give it, Iwouldn’t have applied for thejob.”Dunn said the decision to

go public with his applicationfor the position was a verybig deal for him, whichrequired intensive “soul

searching,” as he has beenvery satisfied with his presi-dency at Murray State.“I’m very excited about

the opportunity and lookingforward to being there andmeeting a lot of people andtrying to come to a conclu-sion that would have me tak-ing a new presidency that Ithink would be very reward-

ing,” Dunn said.Dunn’s on-campus inter-

view will be held Oct. 7-9,with an open forum on Oct. 8from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in thePSU Theater.For more information

about the presidential finalist,visit http://www.missouris-tate.edu/presidentialsearch/dunnbiography.

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“I thought we’d had agood year and I could see thepotential to build on what wehad done this year, and peo-ple seemed to respond to mewell. It’s the thought that wecan continue to do goodthings and that I enjoyed allthe pieces of the job.”Smart, who describes

himself as easily approach-able, open to the ideas of oth-ers, transparent, inclusive, ofgood values and a goodspeaker, said he thinks thenext leader of Missouri Stateshould be connected to thecommunity and the state, butalso willing to hold the posi-tion for at least 10 years —something to which he saidhe is fully committed.Discussing room for

improvement, Smart said

he’d like to expand uponwhat the university doesn’thave to help build its reputa-tion. Such ideas include cre-ating an occupational therapyprogram, a graduate art pro-gram, working on technolog-ical upgrades in facilities,creating more lab space,investing in more apartment-style residence halls, con-structing a welcome center,looking into salary improve-ment, growing alumni out-reach, and continuing tofocus on fundraising.“We do lots of things well,

but we need to think biggerand bolder and market our-selves better,” Smart said.“We need to continue on apath of improvement. We’re aregional school, but we needto be regional and nationaland use programs to do thisby taking them to the nextlevel.”Smart said this is all possi-

ble with a committed team,breaking goals down intobite-sized pieces, and good

people continuing to do theirwork — something he has

seen during his time at MSU.While Dunn, the other

finalist for the position,comes from an academicbackground, Smart said hesees his law background as anadvantage.Being away from acade-

mia for 30 years, he said he’sable to look at things from afresh perspective. Moreimportant than work historyis a skill set that consists of“leadership, management,team building, values andinteracting with people,”Smart said.Also playing to his

strengths, Smart said he nowhas the ability to run a multi-faceted organization, knowsmany leaders in the commu-nity and state, and has beenable to keep college afford-able through scholarships anda variety of course options.Focusing also on athletics,

which Smart described as“the easiest way to market the

university,” the baseball-lover said three things mustbe on: improving how theteams play, game day experi-ence and facilities.Designs for a new football

student section may be avail-able as early as this year’shomecoming for students tocomment on, Smart said.“I just think there’s so

much potential for greatnessat this university if it hasleadership that’s committedboth to the university and tobeing here for a long time,”Smart said. “I really think thepotential is enormous.”Smart’s on-campus inter-

view will be held Oct. 9-11,with an open forum on Oct.10 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in thePlaster Student Union The-ater.For more information

about the presidential finalist,visit http://www.missouris-tate.edu/presidentialsearch/smartbiography.htm.

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Q & A with interim President Smart•Leadership style: Open, encouraging of ideas,

inclusive, able to make decisions•Those close to him would say he is: Driven,

principled, interesting, supportive, encouraging•What he’s most proud of: Being selected as a

finalist to the Missouri Supreme Court two times•Life goals: Become the president of MSU, live

an honorable life, do the right thing in every situation,make a difference in his community

•Prized possession: Besides his family, his home•Family: Gail, wife; two sons•Pets: Three Yorkshire Terriers: Max, Mikke,

Sophie•Hobbies: Traveling, St. Louis Cardinals, reading,

church, music, family•Favorite food: Ice cream•Favorite color: Maroon•Favorite sport: Baseball; played growing up and

coached both of his sons•Favorite movie: “To Kill a Mockingbird”•Favorite band: Jimmy Buffett

Q & A with President Dunn•Leadership style: Facilitative, distributive, spreads

out leadership•Those close to him would say he is: Fun, dedicat-

ed, caring, serious about work, but takes himself lightly •What he’s most proud of: Being a good father•Life goals: Creating a good legacy for the people

who are important to him, ensuring he’s a person ofcharacter and integrity, and instilling such qualities in hischildren

•Prized possession: Besides his family, an antiqueroll top desk owned by his great grandfather

•Family: Ronda, wife; four children.•Pets: One cat: Cailyn•Hobbies: Traveling, supporting the performing arts,

exercise, family•Favorite food: Pizza•Favorite color: Blue•Favorite sport: College football•Favorite movie: No hands-down favorite, enjoys

suspense, thrillers and comedies•Favorite band: Steeley Dan

Doman said. One such suggestionwas that on-campus residents, whooften use the green lots to park,could have the option of parking inlots farther away for a cheaper park-ing pass — opening spaces for com-muters that were closer to class.

At the moment, the universitydoesn’t have the funds to buildanother parking lot or parkinggarage, according to Doman. Therecent statewide budget cuts haven’tallowed a high priority on moreparking facilities.Frustrations mounted for Kara

Harter, a senior elementary educa-tion major, while she was lookingfor parking early in the semester.Harter said that she would drive for

30 or more minutes, looking for aspace some days. After wasting gasmoney, searching for a spot andreceiving a parking ticket she feltshe wrongly received in the lotacross from Kemper Hall, she decid-ed to look into alternative options. Harter paid her ticket and invest-

ed in a new bike shortly after tomake the three mile commute andonly drives when there’s bad weath-er. Between the ticket, a parking

pass and a new bike, Harter hasspent around $220 this year ontransportation to campus.John Clark, assistant director of

facilities management and grounds,said the bike racks added to campusover the summer make nearly 400spots available for bikers.Until the university is in a

more comfortable financial situa-tion, it seems more parking facili-ties won’t be a priority.

Students, however aren’t theonly ones experiencing frustrationwith parking on campus. “Students,faculty, staff, we get it from all ofthem,” Wall said of complaintsabout parking.

To minimize your transportationfrustrations, become familiar withthe appropriate parking lots andBear Line schedule, which can befound at http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/.

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Protection Agency (EPA), the banned insecti-cides have managed to remain in the soil formore than 45 years and have become what ismore commonly referred to as inorganic arsenic— a known carcinogen. Brown rice has been found to contain higher

levels of arsenic because the outer hull of the riceaccumulates significantly more arsenic from thesoil. When the hull is peeled off, revealing thewhite rice, naturally, the individual consuming itingests less arsenic.According to the EPA, arsenic is also present inour environment due to human actions. It is used

in paints, dyes, metals, drugs, soaps, fertilizersand semi-conductors found in electronics like

radios, computers and telephones. The federal government limits the amount of

arsenic found in drinking water, but there is nosuch limit for food yet.

How can I make sure my food is safe?The best way to ensure food products are safe

for eating is to know from where the food cameand how it was grown.For students, if buying rice at the closest Wal-

mart is the most convenient or only option, prac-ticing safe food preparation is suggested.“I try to find common sense solutions to all of

this and not overreact,” Elliot said.Elliott suggests mixing rice with other grains

to dilute the arsenic levels or substituting brownrice, which was found to have higher levels ofarsenic, for white rice.He also said it’s important to wash your food

well, making sure to get rid of as much pesticide

residue and dirt that may be left on the skin ofany fruits, vegetables or rice.

What is the FDA doing to ensure foodsafety?The FDA has taken several steps to inform

and protect the public from dangers associatedwith arsenic contamination. The agency isincreasing their testing of rice and rice productsand once more than 1,000 rice products havebeen analyzed, they plan to release the informa-tion and update its health recommendationsaccordingly. They are also working alongside other gov-

ernment agencies such as the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA), the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centersfor Disease Control (CDC), and the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) to further investi-gate the health risks and possible solutions.

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and that, if he tried to explain itall, then they’d be there all day,making diagrams with straws.Then they move on, still trying todecide if that’s just a cop out…Moving on. “Looper” is a

very well thought-out and execut-ed film. Writing about time travelis tough — really tough — butwriter/director Rian Johnson hadeverything figured out. So well,in fact, that a lot of things weren’ttold to the audience, not flat out

anyway. A lot of things were leftfor us to figure out, but all theclues were there.With that said, it did seem to

move quite slowly in parts. It kindof dragged on when somethingwasn’t “happening,” but therewere several really cool bitssprinkled in that made the slowerparts bearable. For example,when we see how they usuallyhandle a rogue loop was incredi-ble.It was a little disconcerting, at

first, to see and hear Gordon-Levitt impersonating BruceWillis, especially because he wasdoing the voice, but you’ve got to

hand it to Gordon-Levitt; he’s gotsome acting skills. Willis wasn’ttoo bad, either.Speaking of acting skills, I am

constantly amazed by JeffDaniels (who played the boss,Abe). He had a small part, and wedidn’t see him a whole lot, but hedeserves some recognition.Bottom line, “Looper” has a

very well thought-out and inter-esting premise. It has someincredible sequences that mademy jaw drop, but the rest of thefilm didn’t have me on the edgeof my seat. It’s definitely worthviewing; just make sure you’re inthe mood.

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production.“You sort of take a chance when

you cast a show because a lot of theactors I’ve never worked withbefore,” Davies said. “I’ve beenincredibly lucky to have a cast thathas stepped up to everything I’veasked them to do.”Sophomore musical theatre

major Christina McCarthy and jun-ior acting major Adam Barksdalewere among two of the main char-acters cast for the play.“I think everyone has enjoyed

the show,” Barksdale, the mischie-vous Big Bad Wolf, said. “It’s defi-nitely a show for all audiences.There’s a little bit for everyone, aslong as they’re willing to be thereand watch, then they’re going tohave a good time.”The crowd seemed to agree with

Barksdale.

The young, old, and everythingin-between filled the 100 seats ofthe Balcony Theatre, located on thesecond floor of Craig Hall, to seethe production.Jimmie France, senior middle

school education major, whoattended the show with his daugh-ter, said his Theatre 505 class hadto read the script before coming toview the show. “I loved it; it was hilarious,”

France said. “Listening to mydaughter laugh the entire time was

the greatest feeling about thenight.”At the end of the show, France’s

9-year-old daughter, Ella, steppedoutside the theater with a huge grinon her face. What was her favoritepart? “Everything!” “Theater is a phenomenal art,”

Davies said. “I love it for the samereasons I love this show, because ituses a bunch of different media andyou get to see a full spectrum ofwhat we offer in theater.”“Totally Red” was the first pro-

duction of this season, so there’splenty more to expect from theMSU Theatre & Dance department.“Missouri State can look for-

ward to two big ensemble showscoming up,” said McCarthy.“They’re going to be incredible!” The next show, “The Odyssey,”

will appear in Coger Theatre Oct.11-14. For ticket prices, a full pro-duction list of this season andmore, check out http://theatreand-dance. missouristate.edu/produc-tions.asp.

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knowing your audience, filling out yourprofile completely, importing contacts andexpanding your network, starting a group ora page, and feeding social networks. Hestresses keeping your profile up-to-date andavailable to further market yourself.

TwitterAs Twitter grows, it becomes a great

platform to get yourself known on the Inter-net. New Media Social, as stated on its web-

site as “your one stop international new

media portal for social media and digitalmedia training, events, discussions andjobs,” lists six easy ways to brand yourself. Firstly, promote your content. With this,

it’s important to make sure that the contentyou tweet and retweet is engaging. Secondly, they recommend personaliz-

ing your Twitter background to set your pro-file apart.They also emphasize the idea of conver-

sation. Using hashtags will make your postsavailable to those who are in the same indus-try and those with the same interest.In a society growing technologically, it’s

becoming imperative to build an onlinepresence. With platforms, such as Facebook,Twitter and LinkedIn, there is no better timeto do that than while in college.

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but I’d make up for it with the tasteand presentation of my drink,” hesaid. “We had to make a long island,a margarita, and a cosmopolitan anyway we wanted to, and then we couldmake a shot and another drink of ourchoice.“The long island is kind of hard to

do something with, but I did my ver-

sion of a cosmo and one of my signa-ture drinks,” Thompson added. Thompson said Matt Musgrave, a

previous bartender of QuincyMagoo’s and current representativefor Wil Fischer beverage distributorhere in Springfield, was pronouncedwinner of the competition.“I thought it went really well,”

Thompson said. “We gave out somereally great prizes. With my signaturedrink, they gave away a Jim Beamtabletop with two stools. There werea couple rounds of golf at RiverRock. So, there were some pretty

cool things we gave away. I think itwas a pretty good turnout.”Julie Conway is the director of

Development and Public Relations atthe Good Samaritan Boys Ranch.She said she met Big Whiskey’s gen-eral manager Matt Caetano at a simi-lar event, and together, they con-ceived the idea for the BartenderShootout three years ago. “Our first year we raised around

$1,000,” Conway said. “Last year, itwas around $1,500, and this year, italmost hit $2,000; so, each year it’sgrown and grown, which is great.”

Conway said Good Samaritan’smission for over 50 years has been togive troubled youth a chance at a nor-mal, functional existence in a societyof which they have grown detached.“We are a home — basically, a

treatment facility for boys agestwelve to eighteen,” she said. “A lotof them have been in some sort ofabusive or dysfunctional home set-ting. As a result, many of them showbehavioral problems. Some of themhave been in the foster system, somehave been adopted. They all just kindof have their own story.”

Conway said that, to provide thehighest quality of care, they estimatea daily expense of $160 per day, perboy — the sum of which they havenever been able to receive from statefunding, which keeps the ranchgoing. She said the kindness shownfrom businesses in the community,like Big Whiskey’s, makes all the dif-ference.“It’s a wonderful event,” she said.

“It really gives us an opportunity tomake our facility top notch and thequality of the treatment programs thebest they can be. It’s huge. It’s huge.”

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