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BriefsEcopalooza 2012concert to celebratesustainability

Students for a SustainableFuture will host Ecopalooza2012, a solar-powered concert,to raise awareness about envi-ronmental sustainability.

The concert will be onThursday, April 19 from noon to9 p.m. on the Bear Paw. Bandswill include: Luna Jamboree,Beartones, The Violet Lockets,Black Bonnet Ballyhoo andPlaid Dragon.

Local businesses and ven-dors will be present and activi-ties like tie-dye and slack liningwill be available to students.

Evangel Universityto host Arrive AliveTour for students

Evangel University is host-ing the Arrive Alive Tour fromUNITE today from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. The program uses a high-tech simulator, impact videoand a number of other resourcesto educate students about thedangers of texting while driv-ing.

UNITE provides health andwellness programs to highschool and college campusesacross the nation. Their pro-grams are designed to heightenawareness on the dangers ofdrunk driving and distracteddriving.

CalendarApril 17 to April 23

TuesdayPublic Affairs Conference 2012,all day

Drop Second Block Classes at25 percent credit or refund, allday

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

WednesdayPublic Affairs Conference 2012,all day

Connectivity and CartesianAnxiety, 9 to 10:15 a.m. at PSUBallroom East

Engaging Democracy: How Citi-zen Uprisings Will ReshapeAmerica, 7 to 8 p.m. at PSU The-ater

ThursdayPublic Affairs Conference 2012,all day

Boomer’s Crew Auditions meet-ing, 4 to 4:30 p.m. at HammonsStudent Center RacquetballLobby

Students for a SustainableFuture meeting, 5:30 to 6:30p.m. at Temple 105

FridayPublic Affairs Conference 2012,all day

Day of Silence, all day

Remembering Michael Burns,Poet and Founder of the MSUCreative Writing Program, 7 to8:30 p.m. at Carrington Auditori-um

SaturdayBoomer’s Crew Auditions, 7:45to 9 a.m. at Hammons StudentCenter West Court, $20 fee

MondayStudy Away 101 InformationSession, 3 to 4 p.m. at PSU 315A

The Dangers of PrescriptionMedication Abuse, 7 to 8 p.m. atCarrington 208

By Dayle DugginsThe Standard

“He’s an atheist like the rest ofhis party,” Ann Coulter said of Pres-ident Barack Obama while speakingat Missouri State on April 10.“They’re all atheists.”

Dressed in a black skirt suit andheels, the slender, blonde-hairedpolitical commentator took the

stage for what seemed to be a stand-up comedy act, receiving approvalfrom the audience in the form oflaughter throughout the entireevent.

Coulter, also a lawyer, columnistand New York Times bestsellingauthor, was brought to Juanita K.Hammons Hall for the PerformingArts by Student Activities Councilto discuss her political opinions,answer audience questions and signcopies of her books for attendees.

Coulter received $10,000 for thespeaking event, $8,000 of whichwas funded by the Student Involve-ment Fee, Student Activities Coun-cil President Courtney Current said.Each semester, students pay the $16

fee and approximately half of theymoney goes to fund SAC program-ming, according to the organiza-tion’s website. The College Repub-licans collected the other $2,000through fundraising events includ-ing a dinner and silent auction,Molly Moran the secretary of theorganization said.

“The expectation was that shewould speak for one hour; that wasall that had ever been contracted,”Current said. “So, speakers alwaysjust fulfill their contract length duty,some occasionally speak over, butwe didn’t expect that of her.”

Coulter spoke for a total of 52minutes, 35 of which were dedicat-ed to questions from the audience.

“It started a few minutes late justbecause we were waiting for peopleto filter in and so technically forbeing that close fulfilled (her con-tract),” Current said. “We werehappy with how the event actuallywent, but we were just a little disap-pointed with the student turnoutconsidering all the communicationthat proceeded beforehand.”

Randy Blackwood, the execu-tive director of athletic and enter-tainment facilities for MissouriState, said the event had a dropcount (number of tickets torn byworkers) of 455 tickets, filling 20percent of the hall’s 2,200-seat

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Event lasted52 minutes,cost $10,000

Task force questions general education curriculumBy Damien M. DiPlacidoThe Standard

In college, regardless of age, race,gender or walk of life, every studenthas to deal with general educationrequirements at one point or another.In a university setting, they can be oneof the great equalizers.

On the other hand, course drift is apotential problem that can negativelyimpact a great deal of students withoutthem knowing it. According to EttaMadden, English professor and chairof the Task Force on General Educa-tion Revision, it’s a common occur-rence with classes that have 50 or sodifferent sections.

“Course driftis when youhave a class likePED 100 or CIS101, forinstance, andstudents in dif-ferent sectionssay, ‘You haveto do that in yourcourse, and yougot a D. Mycourse is easy and I got an A,’” Mad-den said. “If you think about the bigpicture, they’re experiencing such dif-ferent learning outcomes for the samegen ed classes.”

This is just one of the many dilem-

mas MSU’s task force is working dili-gently to improve. The task force heldopen sessions on general educationrevision on April 10, and then againon Monday, in the Plaster StudentUnion.

Madden, a key speaker at lastTuesday’s open session, said MSU’sgeneral education program shouldreflect the character of the universityand prepare the students to be suc-cessful and effective in their futureroles in the 21st century.

“It’s about accreditation,” Maddensaid. “It’s about student learning, butaccreditation is, are you as an institu-tion doing what you said you weregoing to do when it comes to your stu-

dents’ learning? We’ve done so muchresearch looking at what happens atother institutions across the country.”

The task force is geared to organ-ize their work into three phases,MSU’s General Education Reviewsays. Phase one focuses on developingknowledge of the nature of gen edclasses and crafting a mission state-ment.

The second phase is formedaround the effective design of a newgeneral education curriculum, and thethird phase is to play an active role inguiding the committee’s recommen-dations through the approval process.

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Ann Coulter signed books and answered questions after her 17-minute lecture April 10 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the PerformingArts. While lecturing, she criticized Obama and his policies to the students who attended.

Houghton returns from Los Angeles

By Damien M. DiPlacidoThe Standard

Just because he returned toSpringfield doesn’t mean thatfunny man Jeff Houghton waschewed up and spit out by theendless California grind of mold-ing a comedy dream into a solidreality.

It turned out the host ofKOZL’s new live talk show, “TheMystery Hour,” had to leaveSpringfield just to find out where

he belonged for the time being:Right back in 417-land.

“LA has all of my money nowfor the most part,” Houghtonsays. “If anything, I spent a lot inparking tickets. To make it outthere, you have to have one orthree things: talent, perseveranceand luck.”

Growing up in Iowa City,Houghton got his degree in com-munication studies from the Uni-versity of Iowa and ended up inSpringfield by chasing love,something he has become familiarwith over the years.

“My girlfriend, who is now mywife, is from here,” Houghtonsays. “We dated long distance fora year and a half and I had to gosee if it was real. I moved down

here in 2003 not knowing any-body. Springfield ended up beingthe perfect place for me.”

In 2004, Houghton beganworking at the Community BloodCenter of the Ozarks and alsostarted doing improvisationalcomedy at The Skinny Improv.While making his bones in thelocal comedy scene, he was infor-mally known as “The BloodDrive Guy” around MissouriState’s campus.

Houghton says when he wasyounger, specifically around highschool age, he started realizing hehad the ability to make peoplelaugh. It was at The SkinnyImprov that he learned to hone his

Local comedianto host live talkshow on KOZL

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Houghton is an Iowa native.

gifts into skills.“I was a pretty shy kid, but when I was

growing up I was always funny around myfamily,” Houghton says. “I went to one ofthe shows at The Skinny Improv. I couldn’tgo to any more. Sitting in the audience wastoo excruciating. I needed to be doing it.Everything for me starts at The SkinnyImprov.”Last year, Houghton decided to chase

love one more time by moving to Califor-nia to pursue his long-term comedy goals.“I always had the

idea that I wanted togo for it,” he says.“My wife and I start-ed seriously talkingabout having kids. Iknew I had to do it.Luckily, she is superawesome. She stayedhere while I movedout to L.A. and livedwith my friend’s par-ents.”Houghton says

from that point heattacked his dreamshead-on. It was anopen-ended situationwith a huge learningcurve he had toadjust to. He tookclasses at the worldfamous Upright Citizen’s Brigade, per-formed at the Comedy Store and underwentcountless auditions and even landed him-self a role as an extra in AMC’s hit show“Mad Men.”“Ultimately, what I learned is that

you’ve got to give it four or five years justlike anything else,” Houghton says. “I meta lot of good people and went for it. It wasa great experience.”

Houghton, back with his family andnow an expecting father, says chasingdown a dream is all about the hustle.Tenacity and forgetting about the fear offailure are two of the keys to making itwork.Last Friday, Houghton hosted the first

edition of his revamped talk show called“The Mystery Hour.” KOZL, formerlyknown as KSFX, met with Houghton anddecided to back his late night show that isnow hosted and filmed at downtown’sRandy Bacon Studio, Houghton says.“It’s a half hour show. We’ll have one

guest, a musical guest and some comedyacts,” Houghton says. “Most of the peoplethat come down to the show will be on TVin some way.”

Houghton says he gainedinterest to host a talk showfrom his post-college intern-ship on The Late Show withDavid Letterman.Missouri State marketing

intern Blythe Richardson isthe box office manager forHoughton’s show. She hasknown Houghton since hisdays at the Community BloodCenter.“We’ve got some pretty big

expectations for the show,”says Richardson, a senioraccounting major. “Televisingit is the absolute best movefor it. This is really Jeff’sforte. I’d like to see the showtelevised on more than justlocal stations. Studentsshouldn’t overlook the show

just because it’s a family environment.”Tickets for a show block are $5 apiece

— this includes two live shows. An $8ticket will buy access to two show blocksthat include four live shows. The show willbe taped at the Randy Bacon Studio andwill begin airing next month on KOZL.For more information or to make reser-

vations, visithttp://www.themysteryhour.com.

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Jeff Houghton said that while in Los Angeles he went to countless auditions and wasan extra in AMC’s show “Mad Men.”

Sitting in the audi-ence was tooexcruciating. Ineeded to bedoing it.

Everything for mestarts at TheSkinny Improv.

-Jeff Houghton

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SGA extends election after system error loses votesBy Jon PoormanThe Standard

Voting for the 2012 StudentGovernment Association springelections has been extended untilWednesday due to a vote-countingsystem error that resulted in allvotes from April 9 and 10 not beingtallied.

The cutoff for voting was origi-nally set for April 11, but because ofthe system error, that deadline hasbeen extended until 5 p.m. onWednesday, April 18, ensuring thatstudents who voted on April 9 or 10have adequate time to revote.“We just wanted to make sure we

could deal with it as effectively aspossible,” SGA Chief of Staff

Austin Kramer said. “We knew itwas not going to be the optimal sit-uation, but I think we made it workout for the best.”The issue originated from one of

the two systems that are used in theelections. One of the systemsrecords which students log on tovote, while the other records theactual votes.

The vote-recording system failedto operate correctly during the firsttwo days of the election. However,SGA resolved the problem as soonas they became aware of it, and thevoting system was reopened ataround 10:15 a.m. on April 11.“We were able to reach out with

a lot of different venues, whether itbe through social media, whether it

be through email,” Kramer said.“We were able to reach out to stu-dents. I really don’t think it’s goingto affect the outcome one way or theother. It may actually increase par-ticipation and give a better repre-sentation of what the student bodywants.”Students can vote by going to

http://elections.missouristate.edu.

Visit http://www.themysteryhour.com for more informationabout “The Mystery Hour.”

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Gen ed classes need tobenefit every studentHaving to take general education courses is a

common complaint among college students.And who can blame them? For some students, itseems pointless to take classes that are not relat-ed to their majors — a waste of time and a wasteof tuition money.While not all students are opposed to taking

general education courses, a lot of studentsbelieve that the ones currently in place arefocused more on raising money for the universi-ty rather than giving students knowledge andtools they can apply to their respective majors.The Task Force on General Education Revi-

sion was formed to take a closer look at the gen-eral education courses required by MissouriState for students to graduate. According to EttaMadden, the task force’s chair, some classes areexperiencing what she defines as “course drift.”Madden said course drift is when there are

major differences between different sections ofthe same general education class, and it usuallyoccurs in courses with a large number of sec-tions, such as PED 100 or CIS 101.When examining the value of general educa-

tion courses, it’s important for the task force toask this question: How is this class benefiting allof our students?When a religious studies major is required to

take a math class or a music major is required totake a science class, it’s important to look close-ly at what is being taught in these classes and tomake sure students are actually gaining knowl-edge that will be at least somewhat valuable intheir future careers.Equally as important is the consistency in the

way different sections of the same class are-taught. Difficulty levels and class requirementsshould be the same across the board.While general education classes are not

always exciting, they do have value if they aretaught consistently and effectively. We are gladthe task force understands this and is workinghard to make sure the system is repaired if it isin fact broken.

It seems like a good por-tion of my columns havefeatured blessings aboutsome sort of holiday. Well, Iam a creature of habit andmust stick to tradition.

Now, I’d like to wisheveryone a happy (almost)32nd Earth Day!

Overlooked by many butenthusiastically celebratedby those who acknowledgeit, thousands will do theirpart, no matter how big orsmall, to help the environ-ment and our planet onApril 22.

Captain Planet was oneof my heroes as a youngchild, so naturally, I will becelebrating Earth Day byplanting my daughter’s sec-ond Earth Day tree thisyear.

Last year, we took a pic-ture of her snug in her carseat next to a pin oaksapling we planted in mygrandparents’ backyard.Unfortunately, my 9-year-old cousin taught himselfhow to use a weed wackerlast spring and our EarthDay tree fell victim to hispractice round. My familyattempted to devise a planso I wouldn’t find out, butultimately decided to juststick it to me – I’m the only“crazy” environmentalist inour family tree.

Enough about me,though.

As the crazier-than-fiction world would have it,the day after Earth Day, theSpringfield City Councilwill, once again, discussamendments to Spring-field’s smoking ban inplaces of business. Proba-bly.

The council drafted theamendments after a citizenpetition seeking to repealthe citizen-based 2011 bangained enough support tomake it on the June ballot –an election that could costthe city between $80,000 to$100,000, as reported bythe Springfield News-Leader.

After scheduling the fiveamendments to a publichearing April 9, the hearingwas tabled after concernabout some of the amend-ments’ language. The coun-cil has said it will likely dis-cuss the amendments at itsApril 23 meeting, thoughthe hearing could be post-poned to an even later date.

What’s even more ironicthan the smoking ban talkscoming a day post-EarthDay is the environment sur-rounding the smoking ban.

One Air Alliance, thegroup that wholeheartedlysupports the far-reaching

smoking ban in Springfield,“is currently focused on apublic education campaigndesigned to increase aware-ness of the adverse healtheffects of exposure to sec-ondhand smoke, encouragebusinesses to go smoke-free, and promote theimportance of clean indoorair.

“We want to be clear thatthe purpose of the coalitionis to protect the right ofevery individual to breatheclean air and to encouragelocal businesses to do thesame,” says the organiza-tion’s website.

What gets me is thegroup’s specificity on thetype of air its targeting –“indoor air” – as well as its“encourage(ment) of busi-nesses to go smoke-free.”

Springfield gets theirpower from coal. That’s nosecret.

What isn’t as highly pub-licized, though, is the pollu-tion caused by the power

plants. There have beennumerous studies linkingparticle pollutants from coalpower plants to health prob-lems ranging from asthmato lung cancer. With thatslew of medical conditions,the American Lung Associ-ation warns that “chronicexposure to particle pollu-tion can shorten life by oneto three years.”

Fortunately, Springfielddoesn’t have terrible airpollution despite its electri-cal source and growingvehicular traffic, accordingto the American Lung Asso-ciation’s State of the Airorganization in 2011.

However, I think Spring-field can do even more topromote clean air outside.And not by banning ciga-rettes smoked on the streets.

I’m all for promoting thenegative effects of firsthandand secondhand smoke. Asa former smoker of 10years, I understand One AirAlliance’s mission. I alsounderstand how those nasty,little cigarette butts canreally pile up on sidewalks,roadways and maybe evenmake it to an ashtray andthen the disgustingly enor-mous landfill.

However, I disagree withthe ban. Businesses aren’tbeing “encouraged” to go

smoke-free, as One AirAlliance states in its goals,but are instead being forcedto do so, with roots in apetition circulated by theorganization.

Customers of businessesshould be able to choose toenter an establishment thatallows smoking or banssmoking – this is aninstance where I say let thefree market, rather than the

voters, decide whether aban is truly what Spring-field wants.

What people can’t avoid,though, is being outside.Instead of being concernedwith the air people chooseto breathe while inside aplace of business, perhapswe should be more con-cerned with the air that allpeople must breathe out-side.

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How can I getinvolved?

The Springfield City Council will likely discussthe amendments to the Springfield smoking ban atits next meeting. These meetings are open to thepublic and those interested can attend to maketheir opinions of the ban known, or to learn more.

When: City Council meets every other Mondayat 6:30 p.m. Next meeting is April 23.

Where: City Council Chambers at 840 N.Boonville Ave.

For more information, visit:• http://www.oneairalliance.org/aboutus.aspx• http://livefreespringfield.com• http://earthday.org

I am curious why your Tuesday editorial in The Standardkept referring to Ann Coulter having a right to free speech,as if it was being threatened in some way. But her FirstAmendment right was not at issue. She doesn't do freespeech. She does the paid speech of ridicule, hate and igno-rance, in this case pay of $10,000, most of it reportedly com-ing from student fees. That was the issue. And her speech

actually turned out to be mostly a political commercial forthe defeat of Barack Obama and the election of Mitt Rom-ney, subsidized by student fees. What a clever hustle byCoulter.

Mike SchillingAdjunct journalism instructor

Letter to the EditorCoulter fees are the issue, not free speech rights

Tell us what you think.Log on at

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‘Young and wild and free’

By Kelsey BerryThe Standard

How would you like to take ajourney around the globe in justone stop? Missouri State graduateMick Whitcomb and soon-to-beMSU student PaigeBlotter have createdan opportunity forshoppers to do justthat with the openingof their store,Nomad.This one-of-a-

kind boutique wasofficially opened onMarch 10, but thegrand opening eventwill be on Sunday,May 20. Found at318 W. Walnut,Nomad is an excitingnew shopping venuewith a story behindthe name.Blotter, who plans to enroll at

MSU next semester, spent a yearand a half living the life of a

nomad and traveling to 10 differ-ent countries including Bali, Thai-land, Malaysia, Singapore andAustralia. They spent most of theirtime in Bali, Indonesia, where theyworked for Whitcomb’s fatherwho owns a surf company.The pair were able to utilize

several manufacturing opportuni-ties to design two small clothinglines — both were sold throughWhitcomb’s father’s company. Itwasn’t long before they decided to

start their own busi-ness here in Spring-field, Mo.Whitcomb empha-

sized the fact that heand Blotter had aheart to share theirtravels with othersand support the localcommunity with theirbusiness.“The whole store

is a chronicle of ourtravels from the lastyear and a half of liv-ing the nomadlifestyle.” Whitcombsaid.

The boutique style and variousprice ranges that Nomad offersappeals to a wide range of customers.“We live downtown, and a lot of

the boutiques here are more diffi-cult for people our age to be able toshop in,” Whitcomb said. “Wewant to be able to cater to a higher-end demographic, but we also haveproducts that college kids can

appreciate and be able to buy, too.”Nomad features original cloth-

ing lines for men, women and chil-dren, such as Reform School,


CalendarApril 17 toApril 23

TuesdayTuesday’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)

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

The Detectives ‘50s & ‘60sRock ‘n’ Soul 8 to 11 p.m. atSpringfield Brewing Co., free

Sugar Thumb 8 p.m. at theOutland, cover charge

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

TAG Thursday: Ambrister andHeartPunch 9 p.m. at theOutland, cover charge

Ecopalooza Noon to 9 p.m. atthe Bear Paw, free

Open Jam with Jimmy Rea 9:30p.m. at The Tipsy Turtle, free

Grateful Dead Second AnnualMeet-Up At The Movies 2012:Never-before-seen concert atAlpine Valley Music Theatre onJuly 18, 1989 7 p.m. at Holly-wood Theatres College Station,$12.50

Ralphie May 7:30 p.m. at TheGillioz Theatre, sold out

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

Jah Roots EP Release withSlapdash Science and ThirdParty 9 p.m. at the OutlandBallroom, $6 for 21+ and $8 for18+

Mr. Charlie: Grateful DeadTribute 9:30 p.m. at Patton AlleyPub, cover charge

7th Annual Earth DayCelebration 6 p.m. at MountainCreek River Resort in Eldridge,Mo., $30 at gate

Saturday7th Annual Earth DayCelebration 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. atMountain Creek River Resort inEldridge, Mo., $20 at gate forSaturday arrival

‘80s Prom Night 9 p.m. atLindberg’s, free

Sunday7th Annual Earth DayCelebration 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. atMountain Creek River Resort inEldridge, Mo., $20 at gate forSunday arrival

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

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

Earth Day kicks offlocal festival seasonFestival season is upon us and

only an hour and a half north ofSpringfield if you go to the 7thAnnual Earth Day Celebration atMountain Creek River Resort inEldridge, Mo.There are musical performanc-

es Friday, Saturday and Sunday,as well as activities such as yogaand hoop dancing.Friday evening features per-

formances by Salad Bar Jam, Pen-nydroppers and Deep Fried Squir-rel, to name a few. Saturday fea-tures Papa Smily, The StoneSugar Shakedown and Supermas-sive Black Holes. The weekend ofmusic finishes Sunday with TenYear Rift, Don’t Stop Please, 3Son Green and Aaron Kamm &The One Drops.Pre-sale tickets are only $20

and can be purchased athttp://greenmountainecofest.com/tickets.html. Tickets at the gateare $30 on Friday and $20 on Sat-urday or Sunday.This is a camping festival, so

don’t forget your tent and otheroutdoor supplies. Mountain CreekRiver Resort is at 11564 KinfolkRoad., in Eldridge, Mo. If youwish to arrive early or stay late,the camping fee is $7 per adult pernight or $3 per child younger than10.Visit http://www.greenmoun-

tainecofest.com for more informa-tion.

Briefs

By Jon PoormanThe Standard

Cheers filled the air at JQHArena as Grammy-nominated rap artist Wiz Khalifa took the stagelast Thursday night in front of 4,181 rowdy fansfor a concert put on by StudentActivities Council.“I like how Wiz got the crowd to join him in

whatever he wanted, such as getting us to singwith him and raise our hands with him while hesang,” freshman wildlife conservation and man-agement major Taylor Coonts said. “It was just agreat concert all around. I would love for him tocome back soon.”

Khalifa, a heavily tattooed 24-year-old fromPittsburgh, Penn., is a young star in the rapmusic scene, and is well-known for his single“Black and Yellow,” which peaked at No. 1 onthe Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated fortwo Grammy Awards including Best Rap Songand Best Rap Performance.The concert cost Missouri State $85,000 and

was funded by student involvement fees, accord-ing to SAC Concert Chair Megan Hoelting. The

money was provided by SAC’s concert budget,which is allocated $100,000 each school year.“One of the things that students responded to

when we handed out surveys was that they want-ed to see bigger, more well-known bands cometo campus,” Hoelting said. “Our goal was tohave a show here at The Q this year, and luckily,we could pull it off.”Hoelting said the students selected the artist

for the concert through a survey, with Khalifareceiving a large majority of the votes. The otherartists on the survey were Brand New, Chromeo,Cobra Starship and Iron and Wine.“We had a huge list of artists to choose from,

and we ended up narrowing it down to five,”Hoelting said. “We tried to get one from multiplegenres. We had over 820 votes on that survey,and the overwhelming number of those voteswere for Wiz Khalifa.”

Wiz Khalifa attractsthousands to JQH Arena

Nomad style seekers

It’s kind of like afree spirit, artsystyle and reallyunique. The

whole concept ingeneral is nothinglike any other

store downtown.

-Katy McLain,senior elementaryeducation major


Mick Whitcomb, Missouri State graduate, and Paige Blotter, whoplans to enroll at MSU next semester, opened Nomad March 10.

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Rap and hip-hop musician Wiz Khalifa brought thousands of people — along with the bitterly recognizable smell of marijuana smoke —to JQH Arena for his concert on Thursday, April 12. Khalifa got the crowd involved by asking them to chant and sing along.

Wiz Khalifa by the numbers

• $85,000: amount paid to Wiz Khalifa for the concert

• 4,181: number of fans in attendance at the concert on Thursday

MSU alumnus andfuture student open boutique downtown


“Black and Yellow” got the biggest reaction from the crowd as the masses of people broke into dance and rapped along with Khalifa.He also performed “On My Level” and “No Sleep” with much excitement from more than 1,000 students that filled the floor seats.

By Kaycie SurrellThe Standard

Zero Youth Recordsstarted nearly 10 years agoin 2003 with punk rocklover Mohawk Matt, whorefused to let an absence ofmusical ability stop himfrom spending all his timearound the music he loved.Joined a year later by Loret-ta Lightningbolt, the twohave been supporting eachother and promoting alter-native music in the Ozarksever since.

Zero Youth’s most recentshow took place at the Out-land Ballroom Thursdaynight, boasting three localbands — The Deadnettles,St. Dallas & The Sinnersand Brutally Frank — lead-ing up to the headliner, LosAngeles-based rockers,Three Bad Jacks.

Predominantly punkrock, the show featured anacoustic set by DevynKeaton of The Deadnettlesfollowed by a blood, sweatand whiskey-stained per-formance by St. Dallas &The Sinners.

The group joined withZero Youth about a year agowith a different lineup buthas since come into its own,anticipating an upcomingCD release party for theirnew album “Hail Mary” onMay 4 at the Ballroom.

Lead singer Dallas Selfhas been leading the band

since its beginning twoyears ago, backed by apowerful musical history —his grandfather was rocka-billy star Ronnie Self.

“We were kind of a newband when Mattapproached us about whatwe were doing a year ago,”Self said. “They were like,‘We love you, come makeus famous.’”

With the addition ofbassist Ryon Groff, drum-mer Taylor Steele and gui-tarist Chris Kinsley, theSinners perfected theirbrand of punk rock andsoulful blues.

“We’ve got a bunch ofrocking players,” Self said.“I had a couple differentdrummers and stuff before,but they knew I was lookingfor a replacement. I waslooking for stellar drum-mers, and when Taylor

came along, there’s not anyharder drummers as far asthat goes.”

To find bands like St.Dallas & The Sinners, theteam from Zero Youthheads to shows around townin search of that specialsomething that gives themgoosebumps, a band thatmakes them feel passionateenough to pursue them.

It’s that passion formusic that got the wholething started in the firstplace. Right after graduat-ing from Bolivar HighSchool in 2003, Matt got

started with the label as away to keep hanging aroundwith musicians and going toshows.

“For as long as I canremember, all of my friendshave been musicians, andI’ve never been musicallyinclined. I’ve been tryingand I’m learning a lot morenow, but when I wasyounger I just couldn’t do iteven though I loved it,”Matt said. “It just seemedlike a natural progression. Iwanted to hang out with myfriends even if I wasn’t in aband, so it just happened.”

Zero Youth started outdoing compilation CDs ofthe music Matt liked, andhe was soon joined byLightningbolt, who broughther passion for music to thetable. She helped to relievesome of the pressure of get-ting a new record label offthe ground.

“I think for a long timeMatt was really over-whelmed It’s a lot of leg-work,” Lightningbolt said.“We’re basically two brainsin one body.”

The duo have come along way since puttingtogether punk rock compi-lations and have about 14bands under their belt,ranging from indie rock torockabilly. Some of theseinclude Angry Panda, TheLightningbolts and TheQueen City Saints.

“We’re a fully functionalrecord label,” Matt said.“When we sign a band wehelp them with recording,production and manufactur-ing other albums like CDsand vinyl and all the distri-bution.”

Zero Youth is changingthings up a bit when it

comes to record production.It has tried to veer awayfrom electronic media andstick with something a little

more tangible. All of itsartists record on vinyl.While that may seem like alot of money for a product

with less of a guarantee, it’sactually quite the opposite.

Zero Youth Records gears up gigsThe StandardTuesday, April 17, 2012 5Life

Local record companypromotes Ozarks’ livealternative music scene

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The lead singer of Three Bad Jacks doused the upright bass and other instrumentsin lighter fluid a few times with each burst of flames lasting about 15 seconds.

For as long as I can remember, all of myfriends have been musicians, and I’venever been musically inclined...It just

seemed like a natural progression. I wantedto hang out with my friends even if I wasn’t

in a band, so it just happened.

-Mohawk Matt, founder of Zero Youth Records

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Zero Youth Recordsrepresents:

• Angry Panda• Christopher Tyree• St. Dallas & TheSinners

• The Deadnettles• The Lightningbolts

The Kansas CityChiefs took a step back in2011 after producing a10-6 playoff team theprevious year. But fortrue Chiefs fans, this set-back wasn’t a whole lotto be concerned about,considering the team lostJamaal Charles (arguablythe best running back inthe NFL), Tony Moeaki(up-and-coming star attight end) and Eric Berry(one of the top youngdefensive players in theleague) before or early onin the season.

Without the threat ofCharles out of the back-field, the Chiefs’ offensesputtered, and let’s faceit, Matt Cassel is notgood enough to shoulderthe load of an entireoffense like some of the

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Drafting Blackmonhelps Bradford, Rams

By Colleen HamiltonThe Standard

The Missouri State baseballteam did not let the inclementweather slow down their

offensive efforts over the weekend.In a Missouri Valley Conferenceweekend series with Illinois State,the Bears swept the series 2-0 andextended their home winning streakto 11 games.The Bears’ bats were led by sen-

iors Brent Seifert and Spiker Helms.“You need to win at home, espe-

cially conference games, because

road games are tough,” Seifert said.“Winning at home is a necessity.”Seifert went 3-for-5 and drove in

three runs during the Bears gameone victory. Only 5 1/3 innings were

played Friday night due to severethunderstorms in the area.“It’s nice to have a rain delay

because it gets your mind off theroutine, which can get old after awhile,” Helms said. “It’s fun, butthen when it comes down to notplaying, it kind of sucks.”Helms said the guys entertained

themselves during the rain delay bydoing impersonations of each other.The last three innings of game

one were played on Saturday andthe Bears picked up right wherethey left off.MSU scored seven times over

the last three innings, breaking arecord in the process. The Bears had20 hits in game one of the series,marking the highest single-game hittotal in three years.“In game one, everyone in the

lineup had at least two hits — that’svery rare,” head coach Keith Guttinsaid. “That’s an area we’ve kind of


TuesdayBaseball, 6:30 p.m.at home vs. Saint Louis

WednesdaySoftball, 4 p.m.at home vs. Wichita State

Softball, 6 p.m.at home vs. Wichita State

Women’s Soccer, 7 p.m.at home vs. Drury

FridayBaseball, 6:30 p.m.away at Wichita State

Track and Field, All Dayaway at Arkansas

SaturdayBaseball, 2 p.m.away at Wichita State

Softball, Noonaway at Northern Iowa

Softball, 2 p.m.away at Northern Iowa

Football, 1 p.m.Maroon and White Scrimmage

Track and Field, All Dayaway at Arkansas

SundayBaseball, 1 p.m.away at Wichita State

Softball, Noonaway at Northern Iowa

Women’s Golf, 9 a.m.away at MVC Championship

Women’s Soccer, 2 p.m.away at Kansas

MondayWomen’s Golf, 9 a.m.away at MVC Championship

BaseballWednesday, April 11Kansas State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0Missouri State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x – 3Friday, April 13Illinois State 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 – 4Missouri State 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 – 14Saturday, April 14Illinois State 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 4Missouri State0 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 x – 10SoftballWednesday, April 11Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 – 2Missouri State 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 1Saturday, April 14Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 – 7Missouri State 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 – 2Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 – 2Missouri State 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 – 3Men’s GolfTuesday, April 10ULM/Wallace Jones Invit. 6th of 11Women’s GolfSunday, April 15Indiana Invit. 9th of 15Women’s SoccerTuesday, April 11Central Missouri 0Missouri State 0

Scorebox

CalendarApril 17 to April 23

BriefsGarrison named toU.S. All-Star squadWomen’s basketball senior

guard Casey Garrison was namedto the United States All-Star bas-ketball team.The team will tour and play a

series of games in China fromApril 25-May 9 against teamsfrom China, Australia and NewZealand.The national squad will be

coached by the Santa Clara headcoach Chris Denker.Garrison was the 2010 Mis-

souri Valley Conference Player ofthe Year and is the second all-timescorer at Missouri State.

Weems impressesat Portsmouth Invit.In three games so far at the

Portsmouth Invitational Tourna-ment in Portsmouth, Va., Bearssenior foward Kyle Weems hastallied 40 points combined. The invitational showcases the

nations best senior basketballplayers by placing them in groupsand teams for several games dur-ing the tournament.In his first game for the Mike

Duman team, Weems scored eightpoints, went 4-for-11 from thefield and played 27 minutes on theteam that includes Mizzou’s KimEnglish and Louisville’s KyleKuric.On Saturday, Weems scored a

team high 20 points in his teamhigh 33 minutes leading his teamto a 88-78 win over the K&DRounds Landscaping team.

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Sophomore pitcher Nick Petree won his seventh game of the season on Saturday to go 7-2.

Bears pour on runs


The Bears won by a combinedscore of 24-8 on the weekend.

MSU offensedrowns Valleyfoe at homeover weekend

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Midfielder becomes offensive force for LAX Bears

By Harrison KeeganThe Standard

In a game last month against Ken-nesaw State, midfielder Cam Bost-wick caught a pass in front of the net,with the stick in his right hand, spunaround and fired a shot between thegoalie’s legs for one of the 17 goalshe’s scored for the Bears this season.“That’s a highlight reel goal,”

senior midfielder Ben Scherer said.

“Not a lot of people can pull that off,but Cam does stuff like that everyday in practice — it’s really cool tosee.”Bostwick scored only two goals

his entire freshman season, but thefact that he is now one of the go-toscorers for the 5-6 lacrosse Bears iseven more surprising when you con-sider that in December, Bostwick hadhis arm in a sling and was enrolled atOzarks Technical Community Col-lege.Bostwick struggled to keep his

grades up his freshman year at MSUso he and his parents decided itwould be best for him to focus on hisstudies and do a semester at OTC. If that didn’t set Bostwick’s

lacrosse career back enough, theElmhurst, Ill., native, tore his labrumduring the Bears’ annual alumnigame during the fall and was expect-ed to be out until March.Bears head coach Pat Callaham

said that the experience was a bit of awake up call for Bostwick.“I think he realized that if he

wanted to keep playing lacrosse, hehad to buckle down and do it,” Calla-ham said. “And he’s shown tremen-dous discipline both on and off thefield.”Bostwick dedicated himself to his

studies, re-enrolled at MSU and isadvancing toward a degree in athlet-

Bostwick’s scoresimprove on fieldand in classroom

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Freshman adouble threatto defensesBy John CookThe Standard

Freshman Chelsea Jones hascome to Missouri State with thepotential to be a double-threat forthe softball team. Not only doesthe Oklahoma native bring a con-sistent bat to the lineup, but shehas the power and touch on themound to be Missouri State’s nextgreat softball pitcher.In her first year since helping

lead her El Reno High Schoolteam to a regional title, Jones hasmade an immediate impact for theBears. A near no-hitter on April 3

against UMKC was the first signof things to come. Jones took a no-hitter into the

seventh inning that day and hadretired 18 of 19 batters at onepoint. Coach Holly Hesse said Jones

was recruited for her hitting andoutfielding ability, so when theBears realized her throwingpotential, they had to take advan-tage.“We knew she was a hitter,”

Hesse said. “It’s been an addedbonus with the innings she’s got-ten on the mound. She’s ahead ofthe curve.”As Jones explained, her pitch-

ing success has been a surpriseeven to herself.“I honestly didn’t think I was

going to get any pitching time,”Jones said. “When I was recruit-ed I wasn’t pitching very well. Ijust basically relearned how topitch this summer, so it was kindof a surprise to everyone that Iwas capable of pitching againstDivision I collegiate players.” Jones’ extra time spent work-

ing on her pitching hasn’t takenanything away from her perform-ance at the plate. Her .288 average is second on

the Bears squad only to sopho-more Ashley Brentz, who sits at.337. The consistent hitting ofJones has landed her at the num-ber three spot in the Bears lineup,

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Chaffin (Left) and Helms (Right) are in the top four in batting average for the Bears.

Long road from LongviewBy Jon PoormanThe Standard

Missouri State outfielder Spiker Helmssays his best characteristic as a baseball play-er is his strong work ethic. It was instilled inhim from an early age by his mother. Accord-ing to MSU head coach Keith Guttin, Helmsis one of the top five hardest-working playershe’s coached in his 30 years in Springfield.“He’s here two hours before practice

every day, an hour after every day,” team-mate Brock Chaffin says. “He works his a—off. He’s probably the hardest worker Iknow.”Chaffin is certainly qualified to speak

about Helms’ work ethic. The two playershave spent their entire collegiate careerstogether, making the journey from LongviewCommunity College near Kansas City, all theway to Missouri State.In fact, Helms, who signed with MSU in

the fall of 2009, is a big part of the reasonGuttin decided to offer Chaffin a scholarship.It all began with a phone call.“Coach Guttin called me and said, ‘What

do you think of Brock Chaffin?’” Helmssays. “I said, ‘He’s one of a kind. I think youshould grab him.’”Soon thereafter, Chaffin accepted an offer

DeCastro, Kuechlyare options for Chiefs

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Sam Bradford’s soph-omore season was a wash.The year was defined by alot of hype to begin withand then a plethora ofplayers that were throwntogether just to fill theweekly lineup.However, 2012 has the

same promise that 2011did before Bradford gothurt. But only if the Ramsdraft a weapon that com-pliments Bradford’s arm.As disappointing as

2011 might have been, theoffseason has been amajor step in the right

direction for the playersand the organization as awhole. The biggest reasonis that the Rams have aleader that really knowshow to handle his teamfor the first time sinceDick Vermeil was head

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Bostwick has 17 goals so far.

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By Tim GodfreyThe Standard

Missouri State footballfans came to Plaster SportsComplex in 2011 andwatched starting widereceiver Jermaine Saffoldand starting running backChris Douglas help try tolead the Bears to victory.Saffold and Douglas

have graduated, leaving thewide receiver and startingrunning back spots open fortheir former teammates. Asof today, those spots are stillunfilled.Last season, Saffold led

the team in catches andreceiving yards, providing areliable target for quarter-back Trevor Wooden.According to receivers coachMike Chandler, the Bearswill be spreading the ballaround more next season.Chandler said that the

team’s offense last year oftenrelied on one receiver mak-ing a majority of the catches.Their new offense will haveWooden passing the ball tomore receivers and cause thedefense to spread out.“We’re trying to get a lot

more people involved andmake the defense covereverybody instead of just oneguy,” Chandler said.Since it is only spring,

Chandler said the decision

on starting wide receivershas yet to be made. However,he said there are some quali-ties and characteristics he islooking for in a wide receiv-er.“We’re looking for a guy

with a lot of knowledge andability to get himself openwithin the defenses,” Chan-dler said.Chandler also said he

isn’t specifically looking fora receiver with outstanding

speed, although he men-tioned that several widereceivers have it. He wantshis wide receivers to be ableto find a hole within thedefense and get open.“We’re not looking to get

60 yards on a play,” Chan-dler said. “We’re looking toget five to 10 and move thechains.”In addition to spreading

the ball around through theair, the Bears also plan to run

the football effectively.According to running backscoach Gerald Davis, MSUwill probably have two run-ning backs rotating in andout of the game, with oneback getting the bulk of thecarries.When asked about what

he is looking for in a startingrunning back, Davis said thatknowledge of the playbookand pass blocking were bothimportant.“You’ve got to know the

playbook first and fore-most,” Davis said. “Then theway you pass protect — passprotection is big for us. Ifyou can’t sit there and takeon a linebacker, you can’tplay.”Even though Douglas

was the starting runningback last season, he did notlead the team in rushingyards — Wooden did. Butthat doesn’t bother Davis,who said as long as the teamis winning, he doesn’t carewho leads the team in rush-ing yards.Chandler and Davis have

time to find out who theirstarting wide receivers andstarting running back will be.The players also have timeand practices to show whatthey can do.Even though Saffold and

Douglas are gone, Chandlerand Davis are not trying toreplace them. They are justtrying to find players whocan pick up where they leftoff.The Bears will play in the

Maroon and White scrim-mage this Saturday at 1 p.m.to round out the springschedule.

Football looks to fill offensive void

File photo by Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARD

The Bears had 1,945 yards receiving last year and1,834 yards rushing and averaged 319 yards a game.

Bears stressneed for routeknowledgeover speed

ic training.He attacked his rehab

with the same conviction,doing physical therapy threetimes a week and workingby himself in the gym sixdays a week. It paid off, andBostwick was cleared toplay in mid-January whenspring classes started atMSU.“I felt bad for him that he

would have to miss a lot oftime,” Scherer said. “Butwhen I heard he was backbefore we had even played agame, I was really happy tohear that.”Bostwick’s signature

move is the underhand shot,which he said is a product ofplaying hockey for 14 years.He is adept at shooting

the ball from a low armangle right off a defender’ship. This makes it difficultfor goaltenders to get anearly read on the ball.Callaham admitted that

Bostwick has the team’s bestunderhand shot but hewould like to see the sopho-more shoot more shots over-hand — a style that general-ly results in more power andaccuracy.“He tries everything to

get me to shoot over thetop,” Bostwick said. “But atthe end of the day, if I needto get one into the net, I’mprobably going to shootunderhand.”Callaham said Bostwick

is the lacrosse equivalent of agym rat, so he expects theBears’ surprise star of thisseason to develop into one oftheir most complete playersin the next couple of years.

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coach.By adding Jeff Fisher, the Rams

might actually be able to understandhow winning football works. Theshock is how they haven’t figured thisout yet, because the pieces are there.The core defense is solid, except

for the secondary, because ChrisLong, James Laurinaitis, RobertQuinn and newly acquired cornerbackCortland Finnegan all have the motorto push the team to succeed.This core defensive group is exact-

ly why the Rams should not wastetheir sixth pick on another defensivelineman that might not be a sure thing.

Bradford is a talented quarterbackthat can be great with the necessarytools at his disposal. However, in histwo years in St. Louis he has not hadthis luxury.Drafting a defensive lineman

would be a slap in the face to Bradfordand send the message that lends to theidea that the front office wants him tomake lemonade out of bananas.At the six spot the Rams have the

once in a lifetime chance to draft thebest receiver for the Rams since theydrafted the newly-retired Torry Holt.His name: Justin Blackmon, wide

receiver from Oklahoma State.Just watching his physical display

on Sports Science on ESPN is enoughto know that when he and Bradfordhook up for a slant between the hash-es or a post to the sideline, we will wit-

ness greatness.“Bradford to Blackmon” rolls off

the tongue like Montana to Rice orFavre to Freeman. The combinationlooks good, sounds good and will begreat.The Rams could have traded up to

get the already established Atlantareceiver Julio Jones last season, butthey missed out. This year could betheir much-needed second chance tomake up for that blunder.

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been waiting for to reallypick up. These last twogames, the thing I was mostencouraged about was wehad it from everyone, upand down, one through ninein the lineup.”Game two of the series

began 30 minutes after theBears’ 14-4 victory in gameone.The Bears’ offense con-

tinued to dominate the Red-birds in Saturday’s secondgame. The Redbirdsjumped out to a quick start,but the Bears answered inthe bottom of the secondinning.“It’s been unreal because

our pitching staff has beencarrying us the whole year— getting our offensegoing, it kind of helps usrelieve the stress of thepitchers and our defense,”Helms said. “Hopefully allof it clicks at the end of theyear.”Senior Brock Chaffin hit

a two-out single to right-center to score junior LukeVoit, who started the inningwith a leadoff single. Mis-souri State stole the leadfrom Illinois State withsophomore Patrick Drake’sdouble down the left-fieldline.Helms continued the

offensive attack with athree-run homer to left-cen-ter, giving the Bears a 5-1lead. Helms, Seifert andVoit combined went 15-for-28 with 11 RBI’s over thetwo-game series.“I’ve just been hitting

the ball well all weekend,and as a team we hit the ballreally well and scored someruns,” Seifert said.The Bears went on to

defeat the Redbirds 10-4and improved to 27-10 forthe season. Guttin said thetwo victories put the Bearsin a good position for con-ference standings.With severe weather

threatening Sunday’s gameas well, the start time wasmoved to noon. After sever-al rain delays, the Bearsdecided to call the gameand focus on tonight’smatchup against SaintLouis University. The Bearswill look to extend theirhome winning streak at6:30 p.m. at HammonsField.

St. Louis needs and assets

Rams’ biggest needs:1. Wide Receiver2. Offensive Line3. Cornerback4. Outside Linebacker5. Defensive Line

Rams’ top players:1. Steven Jackson, running

back2. Chris Long, defensive end3. James Laurinaitis, inside

linebacker4. Sam Bradford, quarterback5. Cortland Finnegan,

cornerback


Students don’t have to endure sexual harassment

By Anna ThomasThe Standard

Sexual harassment can happenon a big campus, and there aresteps that need to be taken notonly to file a report but help thestudent in any way, according tothe coordinator of student con-duct.The Missouri State University

website defines sexual harass-ment as an interaction of sexualnature between two people thatultimately ends in sex discrimina-tion and inappropriate conduct.Kim Sahr, coordinator of studentconduct, tells students that get-ting in touch with the local policedepartment is important, butthere are also steps that can beaddressed on campus.There are many options in

reporting sexual harassment,depending on the situation. Forexample, a student worker couldreport to a supervisor, unless theyare the one involved, Sahr said.Or if the issue is in class, a stu-dent can report to the professorfirst. There are other offices thatcan help, too.“The Office of Student Con-

duct, the Dean of StudentsOffice, as well as the EqualOpportunity Office have staffthere that can help the student,”Sahr said. “We definitely want tohelp them as quickly as we can.”Sahr also said there are differ-

ent measures the offices can takein order to best help the student.Immediate action will be taken sothat the student can continuegoing to classes or other activi-ties without feeling disrupted.Staff members will talk to thestudent to find the best plan ofaction for them, whether it is tochange classes, dorm rooms oranything to that extent.“I have things I can do if it’s

student-to-student,” Sahr said. “Ican issue what we call a ‘No Con-tact Directive’, which is basically

an order sayingthat the personthat is doing theharassing is notallowed to haveany more contactwith the person(beingharassed).”Sahr men-

tions that all oftheir efforts are to make sure thestudent feels comfortable andsecure on their campus.“Whether its student-to-

student, or faculty-to-student,none of it is OK, and we want tohelp the student if they feel like itis sexual harassment,” Sahr said.“Or even if they are not sure ifit’s sexual harassment, they canstill come in and talk to some-one.”Once a student has reported

the sexual harassment, the Stu-dent Counseling and Testing Cen-ter can help the student cope withthe situation.Ann Orzek, a mental health

clinician at the center, said coun-selors will be available to provideemotional support throughout the

process.“It’s all about

the student andtheir readinessto talk about thesituation,”Orzek said. “Alot of times stu-dents have asupport systemthey can utilize,

but if they need additional sup-port, we are always willing totalk and even help the studentmake decisions regarding theissue.”A student only needs to walk

in for their first appointment withtheir BearPass and say they arewanting to talk to someone, and acounselor will see them immedi-ately.Thao Bui, a freshman finance

major, said sexual harassment canbe something easily overlooked.“It’s good to know that the

campus takes this issue very seri-ously,” Bui said. “It can be some-thing very devastating anduncomfortable, but it is good thatstudents will always have peopleand staff to turn to.”

Missouri Stateoffers manyresources forstudents in need

Sahr Orzek

University of Missouri partners with CoxHealth and Mercy

By Nicolette MartinThe Standard

A partnership that has the potential to addmore than $390 million annually to thestate’s economy and create 3,500 new jobs ison the horizon in southwest Missouri,according to economic development studiesunveiled April 6 at the Springfield AreaChamber of Commerce.The University of Missouri School of

Medicine announced they are partneringwith CoxHealth and Mercy health systems todesign a clinical campus to expand MU’smedical program to Springfield.Weldon Webb, the associate dean for

rural health at the University of MissouriSchool of Medicine, said the expansionwould allow the MU’s School of Medicineto admit 32 more students per class for theirfirst two years and students would spendtheir last two years of medical school gettinghands-on experience with two extremelycompetitive health systems.According to Webb, partnering with Cox-

Health and Mercy health systems would be a

fraction of the cost ofbuilding a new medicalschool, which could costanywhere from $400-800million.“They already have all

the facilities, so we would-n’t have to recreate them,”he said. “There would belearning aids put into themand a small office staff and

classroom space, but it’s pretty minimal.”Steve Edwards, the president and CEO at

CoxHealth, said at the announcement of theplan that starting a medical school fromscratch would cost hundreds of millions ofdollars to create a program with no history,no lineage and no quality about them.“In southwest Missouri, we’re cautious,

conservative fiscally, and it didn’t makesense for the community to even contem-plate bearing that kind of cost,” Edwardssaid. “This approach can be done so muchmore affordably, and you’re bringing in aprogram that you know is high quality.”The partnership would allow University

of Missouri students to get practical experi-ence, and proponents of the clinical campushope that the program will help to keepphysicians in Missouri.Edwards said there currently are not

enough physicians to serve the growing pop-ulation and Springfield remains one of thelargest metropolitan areas in the countrywithout a medical school.“Medical students tend to practice where

they grew up, where they went to school orwhere their spouse is from,” he said. “So insouthwest Missouri, either we need to getmore spouses of medical school students, orwe need to create a medical school downhere.”While Missouri State doesn’t have a med-

ical program, both Kathryn Hope, head ofthe Department of Nursing, and Dr. StevenDodge, department head and program direc-tor for the Department of Physician Assis-tant Studies, said this expansion could nega-tively affect Missouri State students, as it is

already difficult to findclinical sites for educatingstudents.“Adding 64 medical

students to the Springfieldarea who will also requireone-on-one teaching frompracticing physicians willdrastically stress ourregion’s teaching capaci-ty,” Dodge said. “Our two-year program utilizes community physiciansto help train our PA students, particularly intheir second year, and it is currently quitechallenging to find enough clinicians withthe time and interest to teach our 30 studentsin each class.”However, University of Missouri School

of Medicine leaders, leaders at CoxHealthand Mercy health systems and Springfieldarea leaders are excited to see the projectmove forward.“When people ask me what this is about,

I say access to healthcare and higher educa-tion, and economic development,” Webbsaid. “I’ve always been focused on the factthat I’m a Missourian, and I’ve focused myentire career on getting affordable healthcareto citizens of Missouri. I think this projectwill have a greater impact than any I’ve beena part of.”

Webb Edwards

MU School of Medicineto expand to Springfield

Contacts for Help

If a student needs to talk tosomeone about being sexually

harassed or is not sure ifsomething is sexual

harassment, they can call thefollowing numbers:

Office of Student Conduct417-836-6937

or visit PSU 405Appointments are encouraged

but walk-ins are welcome.

The Dean of Students Office417-836-5527

or visit PSU 405

The Office for InstitutionalEquity and Compliance

417-836-4252

Counseling and TestingCenter

417-836-5116or visit Carrington Hall 311

Adding 64 medical studentsto the Springfield area whowill also require one-on-one

teaching from practicingphysicians will drastically

stress our region’s teachingcapacity.

-Steven Dodge, Department ofPhysician Assistant Studies

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By Kris CollinsThe Standard

The Springfield Greene-Coun-ty Library District partnered withthe National Endowment for theArts, Arts Midwest, Friends of theLibrary and various local busi-nesses and organizations to bringThe Big Read program to Spring-field throughout April.

Kathleen O’Dell, CommunityRelations Director for The Spring-field-Greene County Library Dis-trict, said the event happens eachyear.

“The National Endowment forthe Arts offers grants every year tohelp libraries put on a one book,one community event they havebranded as The Big Read,” O’Dellsaid.

Although The National Endow-ment for the Arts offers grantsevery year, there are no guaranteeson receiving one. In the past, TheSpringfield-Greene CountyLibrary District teamed with

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for thePerforming Arts, which received agrant from The National Endow-ment for the Arts, to bring The BigRead to Springfield.

For the past four years, The BigRead program has come to town,but this is the first year the libraryhas received a grant.

“We asked Friends of theLibrary for $5,000,” O’Dell said.“In looking in our grant requestand our program, they (TheNational Endowment for the Arts)matched it.”

O’Dell said the $10,000 was ahuge help in planning this year’sevents and bringing in authors tospeak.

In the past, the genres orthemes of the features books haveranged from historical reads aboutthe Civil War to classic literaturelike “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

This year, The Big Read’s fea-tured title, “The Maltese Falcon,”is considered by some to be one ofthe best detective novels of all

time. The author, Dashiell Ham-mett, tells the story of DetectiveSam Spade who is hired to recov-er a precious jewel-encrusted stat-ue of a black bird.

“Every year we chose a bookthen the people on The Big Readcommittee brainstorm aboutauthors to bring in and events onthe topic or themes,” O’Dell said.

Though The Big Read is amonth-long event, The Commer-cial Street festival, “The MalteseFalcon on Historic C-Street,”brought the program full circle.

On April 14, the entire commu-nity was welcomed to participatein a day’s worth of activities fromeating food inspired by “The Mal-tese Falcon” to dancing and fash-ion displays from the 1930s, thetime period in which the book isset.

“This is for all ages, and that’sone reason why we offered, thisyear, with Bruce Hale, an alterna-tive for young readers,” O’Dellsaid.

Hale, the author of the award-winning series “Chet Gecko Mys-teries,” visited the Library Centeron April 12 to speak and signbooks.

Missouri native and mysterywriter Ridley Pearson, will also begiving a presentation followed bya book signing at 7 p.m. on April26 at Pythian Castle, 1451 E.Pythian St.

Older audiences have theopportunity to experience “TheMaltese Falcon”-themed events ina more adult setting as well. Pat-ton Alley Pub will be hosting atrivia night from 7:30 to 9: 30 p.m.on April 19, with questions basedaround the featured title and otherworks of literature.

A full list of scheduled eventscan be found at http://www.theli-brary.org/bigread/.

An important aspect to The BigRead is community involvement,said Rebecca Clarke, co-chair onThe Big Read Committee.

“The idea of getting the com-munity together to read one bookis a very powerful message,” shesaid. “Reading is, of course,always important, but the idea oftalking about it with your neigh-bor and connecting over a bookdoes a lot for a community.”

In keeping true to this year’smystery theme, Cpl. Matt Brownof the Springfield Police Depart-

ment will be speaking on thevalidity of what we see in moviesin his presentation “CSI…Fact orFiction?”

The Community Blood Centerof the Ozarks will also be joiningin on The Big Read this year forthe first time since the programhas come to Springfield.

“Our whole goal is trying torestore reading for pleasure in theAmerican culture,” O’Dell said.“We don’t want to see that slip.”

The Big Read committee hasmade a point to include all ages toensure that they meet their goal. Infact, community members mayalready be involved in The BigRead 2012.

“One of the fun things we did— we bought 100 or more copiesof ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ O’Dellsaid. “We put a sticker on the backof each cover that says, ‘Take thisbook, read it and pass it on.’”

The books have been placed invarious places all over the librarydistrict.

“If they ever get back to us,that’s great,” O’Dell said. “If theynever come back to us, that’s OK.We hope somebody winds up withthem and enjoys them.”

The Big Read program celebrates classic literatureLocal libraries consider ‘The MalteseFalcon’ one of best detective novels

Festival season is finally herebut if you haven’t yet immersedyourself in that glorious world offun and dancing, you might be hes-itant to drop a couple hundred buckson a ticket to a major music festivallike Bonnaroo or Wakarusa. Lucki-ly, there are plenty of smaller andmore affordable festivals around theOzarks.

Byrdfest 4 will only set you back$60 for the weekend and is justabout three hours south of Spring-field at Byrd’s Adventure Center inOzark, Ark., from Friday, April 27to Sunday, April 29.

The Grateful Dead tribute band,The Schwag, headlines the eventboth Friday and Saturday nights andfeatures Melvin Seals of the JerryGarcia Band on organ. The Doorstribute band, Moonlight Drive;Widespread Panic tribute band,

Mom’s Kitchen; and The Flea Bit-ten Dogs also play both nights.

Widespread Panic recentlyannounced they wouldn’t be touringthe rest of 2012, so it’s impeccabletiming to have a tribute band foranyone who was hoping to hear theupbeat jams of the quintessentialfestival band.

Byrdfest is a bit like a smallSchwagstock. The Schwag headlin-ing the event helps, of course, butyou could close your eyes at Byrd’sAdventure Center and have noproblems imagining you’re back atCamp Zoe swaying to the jamminggrooves.

One bonus of Byrdfest is that it’s

lacking the notorious Buzzkill Hillof Schwagstock, and the stage andriver are much closer to the majori-ty of the campsites, making bare-footin’ much more bearable.

There are a few more flushingtoilets than Camp Zoe had, as well,so there’s never a long line to use therestrooms. The showers are also inthe same building as the toilets,unlike Camp Zoe. The toilets andshowers are free to use, as they wereat Schwagstock, but it should benoted that out of the many festivalsI’ve covered, these were the onlytwo that offered free toilets andshowers. Take advantage of thiswonderful privilege! Byrd’s staffdoes a fantastic job keeping the rest-rooms clean and well-maintainedand they should be appreciated for it.

It might not be warm enough forswimming yet, but let’s hope for anunusually toasty weekend becausethe Mulberry River provided themost amazing swimming experi-ence I’ve ever had at a festival.

At Byrdfest 2 in July last year,the river was a perfect swimminghole that was about 15- to 20-feetdeep in some areas. The water levelis dependent on rainfall and becauseit’s the rainy season, it might beflowing too fast to swim in. OnlyMother Nature can make that deci-sion for us.

This is a camping festival (as thebest ones are!), so be sure to bringall your camping gear — tents, airmattresses, blankets, chairs, E-Z Upcanopies, fully stocked coolers etc.— to make the most of your week-end.

If you plan on dancing near thestage, it’s also a smart idea to bringsome earplugs to avoid damagingthe very part of your body thatallows you so much musical enjoy-ment. They’ll also come in handy ifyou’re ready to sleep before the restof your group.

And please don’t forget to bringall your positive energy and enthu-siasm — it’s contagious in the best

possible way.The Flea Bitten Dawgs start the

music off each day with an acousticset at 5:30 p.m. Mom’s Kitchencontinues the concerts at 7 p.m. andThe Schwag takes the stage for twosets at 9 p.m. Moonlight Drive fin-ishes off each evening of musicbeginning at midnight.

Byrd’s Adventure Center is at7037 Hwy 215 (Co. Road 83) inOzark, Ark. The festival is justabout five miles south ofWakarusa’s location at MulberryMountain — in fact, you’ll pass thevenue on your way.

Tickets are purchased at the gateand are $60 for the weekend if youarrive Friday, but you can pay anextra $10 if you want to show upThursday. If you can only make itfor Saturday, tickets are just $35.

For more information, call 479-667-4066 or visit http://byrdsadven-turecenter.com. You can also searchfor the Byrdfest 4 event on Face-book.

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Arkansas plays host tospring music festival

‘Blood and Milk’ entertains but misses markIt is the role of many professors

to publish works periodically per-taining to their department andchoice of study. However, not everyprofessor gets the thrilling chanceto publish their own fiction, an areamuch different than the world ofacademia.It was the privilege of English

Department Head W.D. Blackmon,whose novel “Blood and Milk: ANovel in Stories” was publishedlast year by Et Alia Press in LittleRock, Ark. The book tackles thehardships of the housewife, andhow one finds meaning after child-birth.Blackmon tells his story from

the third person, wafting in and outof the thoughts and complexes ofhis heroine, Becky Hawkins. Thenovel begins with an awful lot ofendings, as well as a beginning.Becky spends her spare time tryingto get her unconventional family —comprised of two daughters: theworldly Claire and her younger,mentally-handicapped sister Ruby;a disconnected husband Mike andBecky’s helplessly old granddad,who remains unnamed — fed andclothed and through each day.Becky is troubled by her hus-

band’s constant absence, and gener-al disregard for responsibility. Herplight is worsened, however, asanother pregnancy is fast approach-ing, and Becky is forced to trulyexamine her marriage and how sheshould go about supporting a hus-band that feels more like a childwhen there are enough mouths tofeed as it is.She asks for a divorce and sends

him to the Sheraton Hotel on thesouth side of town.The title of the novel is drawn

from the title of the first story,“Blood and Milk.” In its pages, thedeath of her mother and the birth ofher son Jack are the catalyst formighty changes in Becky’s life.

Blackmon probes Becky’s psyche,attempting to get to the heart ofmotherhood and the structuring ofthe home.In its final story, Blackmon

introduces the concept of the “sand-wich generation,” that unfortunatefew that find themselves caring forchildren and the elderly under thesame room, changing diapers for ason and his great-great grandfatherin the same day.And it’s interesting to dwell on

the strength that must exist inside aperson so fortified. Becky isoffered the temptation to ruin herfamily entirely with an affair withan art collector half her age butresists.She clings to a love with Mike

that seems more like sharing a bedwith a ticking time bomb. His jeal-ousy, while containing someamount of faithful warmth, threat-ens to send him into a harrowingrage, and more than once Beckyruminates on the idea of sendinghim back to that Sheraton.Blackmon nurses themes of

patience in the presence of chaos,paternal duty and moral discipline,and barely hits the mark. Whileeach story fits together to form a

cohesive unit, you’d be hard-pressed to find much differencebetween each other than a mark ona timeline.And while he resists the tempta-

tion to break the dream into chap-ters to masquerade his book as amore finished work, the novelwould have benefited from an extrastory or two. What we get from 116pages is a subtle glimpse at a fami-ly attempting to put the piecestogether, with more time spentinside the mind of Becky than inplot-driven action.It works if Blackmon’s intention

is simply to show us the story fromoutside a moving window, and inthat direction it is beautifully craft-ed. But there’s something missingthat is offered from the title “Bloodand Milk.”Blackmon has a chance to

weave a very dark tale filled withgripping poverty and unpaid heat-ing bills, but instead chooses tobrighten the mood with every sen-tence uttered from Becky’s grand-dad’s lips — more ‘comedy’ than‘dramedy.’And this would work if Black-

mon’s humor worked. When hiscomedy does shine it is often pure-

ly situational, such as the horridlylaughable experience of givingyour grandfather his first super-vised shower or attempting towrangle a toddler with the hor-mones of a 22-year-old into thebathtub. It’s laugh-out-loud type ofstuff, but Blackmon’s dialogue canoften seem hit-or-miss when heattempts at hilarity.With copious amounts of pop-

culture references coming up at thebreakfast table, Blackmon alsounravels a keen commentary on themedia and its effects on children.Becky finds herself racing tochange the channel on the TV orstop Claire from associating with aboy with a slanderously funny T-shirt. At times it comes off as para-noia, but it is more the will of a nur-turing mother who has every rightto lose it.The novel’s attempts at coming

full-circle rest on the shoulders ofBecky and Mike, and their abilityto find compromise enough to sharetheir lives with one another. Thebook examines a man and a womanand how they fit together when sexjust isn’t working, and how onebuilds a family when it feels so des-tined to fail.

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RCV, Nomad, Animale, Kaya and AngelBaby. Depending on what materials andfabrics are used to make the items, apparelranges in price from $20 to $100.Senior elementary education major Katy

McLain frequents the store often, and mostof the time purchases the clothing soldthere.“I tend to buy the clothes because their

style matches up with mine,” McLain said.“It’s kind of like a free spirit, artsy styleand really unique. The whole concept ingeneral is nothing like any other storedowntown.”Nomad sells many other distinctive

products including furniture made fromrecycled materials, hand carved guitars andamps, international home décor and leatherhandbags and wallets. In an effort to sup-port the community of Springfield, Nomadalso sells handmade jewelry and art createdby local artists.Mark Skidmore, a local resident, stum-

bled upon Nomad one day while taking awalk downtown, and said he appreciates itslarge display of artwork.“My wife and I go to Nomad to look at

the art and to look for Christmas and birth-day stuff,” Skidmore said. “They sell thekind of things I know my son and daughterwould like.”Skidmore also said he appreciates the

fact that Nomad takes an active role in sup-porting a nonprofit organization called theYayasan Kasih Peduli Anak Foundation, anorganization dedicated to providing servic-es to street children of Bali. Nomad sells specific items that aid in

funding the foundation to give the childrenof the Bali Street Kids Orphanage theopportunity for a better life.Whitcomb and Blotter also hope to

expand their support of the closer Spring-field community with the possibility of cre-ating a scholarship fund for art studentsattending local high schools. The details arestill being discussed, but such a proposal iswhat they aspire to do in the near future.Nomad can be found online at

http://nomadworldproducts.com, whereonline sales will begin mid-May, or onFacebook at http://facebook.com/Nomad-Springfield.While most advertising is being done by

word of mouth, Nomad has already seenmore than 1,000 customers during the firstArt Walk of 2012, and it seems as thoughthis particular boutique is destined for greatthings.

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Nomad sells clothing and trinkets from around the world. The store is open Mondaysfrom noon to 8 p.m. and Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

‘Lockout’ not to be taken seriously

It’s “Taken” in space! Literally.But that doesn’t mean that “Lock-out” is one of those been-there-done-that movies, because it wasactually a lot of fun.It’s the near future and the

United States has created a maxi-mum security prison in space. Thepresident’s daughter, Emilie

(Maggie Grace), visits the prisonon a humanitarian mission and,you guessed it, there is anunprecedented prison break andshe’s taken hostage. The U.S.government has no choice but to

send in an unorthodox CIA agent,Snow (Guy Pearce), to get herout.Sound a bit familiar? That’s

because it is produced by the sameteam that worked on “Taken” andis based off an original idea fromLuc Besson.The key to a movie like “Lock-

out” is not taking it seriously. It’ssimply a fun joyride in space withlots of intense action sequences. Ifyou’re going to a movie like thisfor the story, then you’re probablyexpecting too much.Not that the story is bad, it’s

just nothing amazing. It’s yourtypical prison break/hostage/one-man team plotline. The rogue CIAagent is being set up and has to

prove himself by making a sacri-fice. In this case, it just happens tobe rescuing someone’s naïvedaughter who just happens to beMaggie Grace. (In case you didn’tknow, Grace was, in fact, thedaughter in “Taken.”)The only person who has a

believable character was Snow,but then again he was the onlyperson I really cared about. Emi-lie, I didn’t buy. She started outvery diplomatic and concerned butthen ended up a badass? It was toobig of a change for the characterinitially created in too short of atime period.Pearce, however, was pretty

fantastic. His demeanor was per-fect, and he played the arrogant a-

hole very well. He basically car-ried the entire film, and that is OKbecause as an actor he can do thatand do it well.There were a few action

sequences that seemed almost car-toonish, not like Looney Tunes,but visually like you might bewatching some action sequencefrom a graphic novel. Yet it wasn’tthat bad. I noticed it, but in a way,I think it added to the fun natureof the movie. They embraced thesci-fi aspect and ran with it.My advice to you if you’re try-

ing to decide what movie to go seenext: if you’re looking for a funand funny action adventure,you’re not going to go wrong with“Lockout.”)

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“Digital is everything now,but with vinyl there is a tangi-ble product that people aregoing to pick up, and the quali-ty is so much better,” Light-ningbolt said. “We can givebands an edge up on homerecording.”Not only does Zero Youth

discover, record and produceartists, it also coordinatesshows and brings larger acts toSpringfield stages. It’s beenbringing psychobilly punk bandKoffin Kats to Springfield forgreat shows for the past threeyears and through a spider webof networking with other bands,are able to get shows togetherlike last Thursday’s.Its next big show is the Sin-

ner’s CD release party “May the4th be with you” at the Outland

Ballroom with The Rumblejettsand Gaspump Talent. The showis all ages, starts at 8 p.m. andcosts $8. Each person that paysthe door cover will receive afree copy of the new album. Zero Youth accepts demos

via snail mail only, so if you’vegot a band that you’re sure theguys over at the record compa-ny will love, send a copy ofyour demo to Zero YouthRecords, 1975 S. Maple TreeLane, Bolivar MO 65613.

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Left: Zero Youth alumni, Brutally Frank play fast and furious psychobilly punk rock music andare responsible for booking Three Bad Jacks at last Thursday’s show at the Outland Ballroom.Right: Dallas Self of St. Dallas & The Sinners gets the crowd grooving to original and coverrockabilly tunes. Self’s grandfather is legendary rockabilly star Ronnie Self, who might best beknown for his hit “Bop-A-Lena.”

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from Guttin to play for the Bears, joining hisfriend and soon-to-be roommate at MSU.

Chaffin and Helms’ friendship began attheir first Longview practice in the fall of2008. “What do you think of a guy namedSpiker to start with?” Chaffin says.

On the other hand, Helms knew exactlywhat he thought about Chaffin. It was quiteobvious to Helms what kind of player hewas.

“He’s one of those guys that can justjump into the (batting) cage and just mash,”Helms says. “He’s just a talent, a natural hit-ter. We were taking batting practice andBrock came out of the cage and said, “It’snot about how hard you hit it, it’s about howfar you hit it.’ Ever since then, we justbecame buds.”

Although they never lived together atLongview, Chaffin and Helms formed a spe-cial bond. The two were always around eachother, on the field — Chaffin played thirdbase while Helms was the team’s shortstop— and off the field, like when they stayedup until 2 or 3 in the morning, quotingmovie lines in the not-so-glamorous Motel 6room they had to share with three otherteammates on a road trip.

“Me and Spiker have lived together thelast two years (at MSU),” Chaffin says.“And then I was always over at his condo orhe was always over at the apartment whenwe were at Longview.”

The other players at MSU recognizewhat a close relationship Chaffin and Helmshave, and commonly refer to them as “TheLongview Brothers.”

However, last fall, the strength of theirbrotherhood was tested. Once again, it allbegan with a phone call.

One night last October, Chaffin heard hiscell phone ringing. It was Helms.

Chaffin knew before he answered whatHelms was going to say probably wasn’tgood news. And sure enough, it wasn’t.

Helms’ mother, Cathy, had lost her battlewith breast cancer.

“You know, man, if you need anything,you just let me know,” Chaffin rememberssaying to Helms.

“It’s almost like a brother situation,”Chaffin says. “It’s almost like we’ve beentogether so long that Dennis, his dad, andhis mom — they weren’t second family tome, but they were close enough.”

Chaffin’s first task, and probably thehardest, was to tell the team about what hadhappened.

“I was the one that Spiker was talkingwith to let everybody know how his momwas doing (when she was sick, before shedied),” Chaffin says. “The day he got thecall that he’s got to go down to Tulsa to bewith his mom, I was like, ‘Well, somethingain’t right.’ The day he called me and toldme his mom passed away — you know, it

just hits home — and then you’ve got to calleverybody and let everybody know.”

Along with letting his teammates at Mis-souri State know about the tragedy that hadbefallen their teammate, Chaffin also had tocall the players at Longview. From thatpoint on, Chaffin did everything he could tosupport his friend.

“You’ve just got to make sure he’s goteverything taken care of around here,”Chaffin says. “You know, go talk to histeachers if you need to for him, just beingthere.”

Though Helms was facing a difficult sit-uation, Chaffin never tried to pry his emo-tions out or get him to open up. He justneeded his space, and Chaffin gave it tohim.

“Brock knows that I’m not one to talkabout those type of things,” Helms says.“He’s there when I need to talk about it, sohe never tried to push the issue like, ‘Hey,how are you feeling?’ If I ever had a prob-lem, I talked to him about it.”

Guttin quickly took notice of the wayChaffin handled the situation, and wasimpressed with how much he cared forHelms and his well-being.

“I think it tells you a lot about Brock as aperson,” Guttin says. “He’s a quality person.The deal with Spiker’s mom was a very,very difficult situation.”

The perseverance Helms has showedsince his mother’s death is the same traitthat has always pushed him to accomplishhis goals, in life or in baseball. And Chaffinhas been there by his side for the past fouryears, helping him with both.

“The guys give me a hard time, like,‘Spiker’s your little brother, man.’” Chaffinsays. “It’s just like family, so we take care ofeach other.”

Guttin says the two players have differ-ent personalities and that they even eachother out, which might be why they are suchgood friends.

“It might be ‘Cagney and Lacey,’ Guttinsays with a smile, referring to the ’80s TVshow that featured two New York Cityfemale police detectives. “They seem to getalong well. Spiker’s very, very serious andBrock’s a little more laid back, a little moreof a jokester.”

The pair has seen a lot of success so farthis season for the Bears, who are 27-10overall and 6-2 in Missouri Valley Confer-ence play. Chaffin is batting .311, with 41hits and 31 RBIs. Helms is batting .315 andleads the team in hits (47), RBIs (32) anddoubles (17).

Once they finish up their time at MSU,both players hope to pursue professionalbaseball. The next chapter of their livescould begin with phone calls, this time fromMLB teams.

“It was always my mom’s dream for meto finish college,” Helms says. “And it cameto a point where she was like, ‘If you getdrafted, go.’ It’s been her motivation thatdrives me, keeps me playing this game,shows me how much I love it, and puts it inperspective.”

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Spiker Helms (Top) and Brock Chaffin (Bottom) have played two years at MSU.

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By Michael GulledgeThe Standard

A lightning strike broke part ofthe hot water system in Freuden-berger House on Friday, leaving stu-dents still without hot water onMonday.

Gary Stewart, director of resi-dence life at Missouri State, said thestrike hit the part of the system thatallows hot water to be distributedthroughout the building.“The part is not available in

Springfield and is being overnight-ed and should be here around 10

a.m. on Tuesday,” Stewart said. “Iwould hope that we will have hotwater back by 4 p.m. or 5 p.m.”While the water was out, stu-

dents were allowed to take showersin either Woods House or WellsHouse, Stewart said.Freshman nursing major Joelle

Chow said she decided not to go tothe other dormitories.“I still showered, but it was

freezing,” she said. “I haven’t heardof anyone that has gone [to Wells].”The strike also knocked out

Internet connectivity for the build-ing, but was fixed late Sunday,

according to Stewart.Stewart said the Internet was

fixed quickly with a spare routerfrom Computer Services. The watersystem repair could be expensive,especially with the overnight ship-ping, but Stewart said he didn’t yetknow the amount.

By Amanda HessThe Standard

Around $1,100 was spent toclean up graffiti that was spreadaround campus Thursday night.Missouri State employees found

the graffiti around 6 a.m.Jay Huff, the assistant director

of safety & transportation, said 28separate places around campuswere vandalized with “DGK.”“It’s just a theory, but it could

stand for Dirty Ghetto Kids,” hesaid. “It could have been three ini-tials, too. We haven’t seen this tagaround Springfield before.”Dirty Ghetto Kids is a clothing

and skateboard brand that sponsorsWiz Khalifa. The vandalismoccurred after the Wiz Khalifa con-cert at JQH Arena Thursday.“It wasn’t just signs (that were

vandalized), it was four or fivelight poles, electrical boxes, vari-ous places like that,” Huff said.Vicki Younger, associate direc-

tor of facilities management, saidthe graffiti was cleaned up in thecourse of a day.The grounds crew assisted with

the clean up and took 40 hours tofinish. The 40 hours were spreadbetween five employees to equaleight hours of work for each. The$1,100 cost covered labor and

resources used.The vandalism is still under

investigation, Huff said. There cur-rently are no leads to who did it.Huff said if students have any

idea who might have tagged cam-pus, to call the Springfield PoliceDepartment’s MSU substation at417-836-5327.

Freudenberger House without hot water for the weekend

University spends 40 man-hours cleaning up graffiti Friday


Conference connects students in the digital age

By Amy FuemmelerThe Standard

Visits from a past presidentialcandidate’s daughter, a rock musicianand a renowned scientist are just afew of the highlights of this year’sPublic Affairs Conference, with atheme of Culture of Connectivity.Conference Chairman Kurt Hein-

lein said he is excited for the confer-ence, which will take place todaythrough Friday, and all it has to offerto students.“The notion of public affairs and

service is the core of how we operateat the university,” Heinlein said. “ThePublic Affairs Conference is reallyone of the highlights of the year.”Conference speakers are selected

by an executive committee of three

people and a larger committee of 25to 30 people, Heinlein said.Each individual college of the

university, such as the College ofArtsand Letters, is represented so thateach can share its viewpoints andinterests.

SpeakersLarry Kirwan will start off the

conference with “Rock and Read”at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the PSU The-ater with a musical performancefrom the celtic rock band he used tobe in, Black 47. Kirwan will also betalking about his published novel,“Rockin in the Bronx” and plays. Aquestion-and-answer portion willend the event, Heinlein said.Wednesday’s key speaker will be

Naomi Wolf presenting “Engaging

democracy: How citizen uprisingswill reshape America” at 7 p.m. inthe PSU Theater. Wolf is an authorand a political activist, especially inthe feminist movement and OccupyWall Street, and was promoted bythe Student Government Associa-tion and by other student organiza-tions on campus, Heinlein said.Also on Wednesday, an

“Unplugged” event will take placeat noon at the Plaster Student UnionNorth Mall. According to Heinlein,the event’s goal is to promote con-necting with individuals withouttechnology.The event will feature a live per-

formance by Lacy Morris wherestudents and faculty are encouragedto turn off cell phones, computersand other electronic devices. Theevent will also have free food anddoor prizes available for partici-pants.Lorrie Thomas Ross will give a

presentation called “MarkEDingMarketing’s new connective suc-cess strategy” at 12:30 p.m. on

Thursday in the PSU Theater. Rossis a web marketing guru and isspecifically talking about connec-tivity, according to Heinlein.Meghan McCain, the daughter

of Sen. John McCain, will be pre-senting “Redefining American poli-tics: No labels. No boxes. NoStereotypes.” at 8 p.m. on Thursdayin the PSU Theater. McCain helpedto run her father’s campaign duringthe last election and wrote a bookabout her experiences and is also anaward-winning blogger.Claire Bise, a junior cellular and

molecular biology major, said she islooking forward to attending theMcCain presentation.“I think she will present impor-

tant talking points that are relevantfor this upcoming election, and itwill be interesting to hear what shehas to say about stereotypes ofpolitical ideologies and their effecton effective leadership,” Bise said.Ivor van Heerden, the last speak-

er of the Public Affairs Conference,will present “The inside story from

one Louisiana scientist: An hourwith Ivor van Heerden” at noon onFriday in the PSU Theater.Van Heerden developed a model

that predicted the consequences ofHurricane Katrina in Louisiana,though the state didn’t take action toprevent the effects, Heinlein said.

SessionsSessions will be held throughout

the week given by 30 panelists. Thepanelists have a variety of special-ties and conduct the sessions withthree others.Emily Hall, a freshman speech

pathology major, said she plans onattending the panel session, “Is con-nectivity making you dumb?”“It’d be interesting to see if tech-

nology such as texting is reallyaffecting my life in a negative way,”Hall said.A full listing of the speakers,

special events and sessions is avail-able on the public affairs website athttp://www.publicaffairs.missouris-tate.edu/conference.

Assessment Research CoordinatorKelly Cara teaches classes in the psychol-ogy department and is also a new memberof the task force. She said the task force’spurpose is to look at the current generaleducation process and find out what can bedone differently to better meet the students’learning outcomes.“Dowe need new goals or are our goals

clearly articulated so that students knowwhat they’re trying to get out of their class-es?” Cara said. “When they look at thatcurriculum and they say, ‘We don’t seewhere your mission is being addressed,’that’s a problem. If we’re not talking aboutit in our gen ed courses, how can we incor-porate that so it’s clearer to students?”Senior vocal music education major

AndyMcIntyre attended the first open ses-sion and took several key points fromwhatthe task force speakers addressed.“The general education program affects

every student here,” McIntyre said. “Even

thoughwe’re doing a lot of things right, thefaculty and students still have some legiti-mate concerns. I think there should bemore emphasis on the public affairs mis-sion, especially community engagement.We can talk about it as much as we want,but why not create more service learningcourses that actually do communityengagement?”Anyone seeking more information on

the Task Force onGeneral Education Revi-sion can visit the website athttp://www.missouristate.edu/provost/GenEdReview/default.htm.

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Lectures connect technologyand sustainability for the future

elite quarterbacks in the game.The defense played solid for most

of the year, despite losing arguably itsmost valuable asset in Berry, and line-backer Derrick Johnson emerged as adevastating playmaker.And of course,sack master Tamba Hali did his thing,once again.Toward the end of the season, tur-

moil among the team forced GeneralManager Scott Pioli to fire head coachTodd Haley, and a new era underRomeo Crennel began.Despite all of the negative circum-

stances that fell upon the Chiefs lastseason, they still managed to finish 7-9 and almost steal the AFC West titlefrom Tim Tebow and the DenverBroncos.This offseason for the Chiefs was

primarily about getting their best play-ers healthy andmaking themost of theenormous amount of cap space theyhad to play with.After securing Crennel as the per-

manent head coach — which was agreat move — and signing a slew of

solid free agents such as offensivetackle Eric Winston, running backPeyton Hillis and tight end KevinBoss, the Chiefs seem primed to getback on track in 2012.But one important task still lies

ahead for the team, as they gear up forthe 2012 NFL Draft. The Chiefs havethe 11th overall pick, and with thatpick, they will be able to add anothervery good, young player. The questionis…Who will it be?Here are some of the possibilities:

Luke Kuechly, inside linebacker,Boston CollegeNFL.com’s Chad Reuter has the

Chiefs taking Kuechly in his mockdraft, and for good reason.Aside fromJohnson, the Chiefs lack a stronginside linebacker in their 3-4 defensecapable of making plays from sidelineto sideline. Kuechly has the talent andspeed to do just that, and would forma scary tandem with Johnson in themiddle of the field.Kuechly has the necessary size (6-

foot-3, 242 pounds) and speed (4.58 inthe 40-yard dash) to be a very impact-ful NFL linebacker. He showed off hisplaymaking ability throughout his col-lege career, especially in his final sea-

son, recording 191 tackles (102 solo),good for anNCAA-leading average of15.9 per game.

David DeCastro, offensive guard,StanfordThe Chiefs are in need of an

upgrade on the offensive line, andwhat better way to do that than to draftthe player partially responsible forprotecting the “once-in-a-generation”quarterback draft prospect, AndrewLuck? NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks hasthe Chiefs taking DeCastro in hismock draft.DeCastro brings a lot of experi-

ence to the table, having started forthree consecutive seasons at Stanford.Offensive guards are not usually takensuper high in the first round of thedraft, but DeCastro will be an excep-tion, whether the Chiefs take him ornot.He’s got the size (6-foot-5, 316

pounds), the brains (you have to besmart to go to Stanford, right?) andathleticism that all good NFL offen-sive lineman have. Adding a playerlike that to the Chiefs would only fur-ther help Charles and the runninggame, as well as help to keep Casselfrom getting knocked on his a— so

much.

Dontari Poe, defensive tackle,MemphisNFL.com’s Albert Breer has sug-

gested that if still available, Poe mightbe hard for the Chiefs to pass on. I’mnot going to lie, I would definitely bea little worried about this pick. TheChiefs have not had the best luckrecently when drafting defensive line-men. Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jack-son have been considered by some tobe busts, although they did show signsof improvement last season, so there isstill hope.However, Dorsey and Jackson

hold down the defensive end posi-tions. What the Chiefs really need is adominant nose tackle to stuff the runup the middle and put some pressureon the quarterback during passingplays. Poe has the ability to be thatplayer.Poe is huge (6-foot-3, 346 pounds)

and strong (44 reps of 225 pounds onthe bench press), but my fear is that allhe will do is occupy space and clog upthe running lanes. He uses his size andathleticism to put himself in goodpositions, allowing linebackers on thenext level to make plays.

But I really feel like the Chiefsneed someone at that nose tackle spotwho can create pressure on the pocketand make opposing quarterbacksadjust. Poe might not be the answer.However, he is still a very good play-er and will at least be considered bythe Chiefs if he is still available.

The verdictWhile I believe the Chiefs’ biggest

need is at nose tackle, I would rathersee them go after Kuechly or DeCas-tro, rather than Poe. If it were mychoice and all three players were stillon the board, I would have to go withDeCastro, althoughKuechlywould beincredibly tempting.

a spot normally saved for a team’sbest hitter.“There are still moments of

doubt,” Jones said. “And you still

have to make adjustments quickerin the box than you do in highschool. They (pitchers) come afteryou faster.”The fit for Jones at Missouri

State has been like a glove. Team-mates Natalie Rose and KirstinCutter played with Jones back inhigh school, which made the transi-

tion that much easier.“It really has been a great fit

here (at Missouri State),” Jonessaid. “The team is very welcoming.I know that I made the right deci-sion to come here, and it’s been ablast.”The tutelage from senior pitcher

Rose and sophomore catcher Stacia

Boeckstiegel have propelled Jonesto a 5-8 record and a 3.67 ERA.“Catching for her has been quite

the treat,” Boeckstiegel said. “Shethrows well and has good move-ment. She’s learned a lot since herfirst day.”That may not seem like great

numbers, but it’s been enough for

Hesse to say she foresees Jones asthe Bears number one pitcher nextyear.“Pressure is a privilege more

than a burden,” Hesse said. “Onlygreat players get the pressure, and ittakes a special player to succeed inthat pressure. Jones has shown theability to overcome that.”

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capacity. While speaking, Coulter criti-

cized “Obamacare,” or the Afford-able Healthcare Act, Obama’sactions throughout the war in theMiddle East and his attempts to cre-ate more jobs in America. “As long as he’s playing golf, he

could be creating a caddy job,”Coulter said.Coulter said the upcoming elec-

tion this fall is the most importantelection in the lives of American cit-izens, as it is the one chance torepeal the Affordable Healthcare Actcreated under President Obama byvoting for Republican Party candi-date Mitt Romney. Without the elim-ination of the system, Coulter saidthe United States would becomeEurope, “minus the cafés and cob-blestone streets.”

Further emphasizing her likenessfor the Michigan native, Coulterpraised Romney for balancing thebudget for the state of Massachusettswhile governor, rescuing companiesthat were going bankrupt and hispreference for a smaller govern-ment. David Sears, a sophomore theatre

design technology major, said hecame to the event for extra credit,but was entertained by Coulter’shead-turning statements. “Some things made a lot of sense

and others I felt were really outthere,” Sears said. “I definitelybelieve that the states should be sortof a laboratory of finding out whatworks with government. I dislikedher severe criticisms of Obama. I feltthe substance of her speech was‘let’s bash Obama and make Rom-ney look good.’”Martin Plute, a freshman political

science major, and MaryJo Kolze, asenior majoring in biology and psy-chology, said they attended the eventbecause of their interest in the

upcoming election. Despite theiroriginal disinterest in Romney, theysaid Coulter gave them a new takeon his candidacy. “I was definitely considering

anybody but Romney before,” Kolzesaid. “I mean, there’s more to thinkabout now.”“She will persuade you if any-

body will,” Plute added in. As an alternative to the speaking

event, the College Democrats heldan “Ann Who?” party on the sameevening. The Vice President of theCollege Democrats Chinesa Ruschsaid about 30 to 40 students attendedthe event along with communitymembers. “The ‘Ann Who?’ party was an

event to ignore Ann Coulter and hermessages of hate and intolerance,”Rusch said. “It was very much just alow-key, fun environment, which isvery much what we wanted. Therewas no controversy, no arguing, noslamming Ann Coulter, no slammingthe Republicans, just an excuse toget together and have a good time.”

Despite rumors of protestersattending Coulter’s speakingengagement, none made their stanceclear during the event. The Standard

will continue to provide more infor-mation about the conservative com-mentator’s contract as it comes tolight.

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Ann Coulter spoke on the Missouri State campus last Tuesday fora lecture put on by SAC and College Republicans.

Chiefs’ biggest needs1. Nose tackle2. Offensive guard3. Inside linebacker4. Quarterback5. Cornerback (depth)Chiefs’ top players1. Jamaal Charles, running back2. Derrick Johnson, inside linebacker3. Tamba Hali, outside linebacker4. Dwayne Bowe, wide receiver5. Eric Berry, safety

Kansas City needs and assets


By Megan GatesThe Standard

The Standard claimed 31 awards at theMissouri College Media Association’s annualconference awards this year at Missouri West-ern State University this past weekend.

The Standard competed in Division I atthe conference against the University of Mis-souri-Columbia, Saint Louis University, theUniversity of Missouri-Saint Louis, Washing-ton University and the University of Mis-souri-Kansas City.

The Standard placed first in Sweepstakesand third in the Best Overall Newspaper cat-egory behind first place SLU and secondplace MU.

Seven staff members — Jon Poorman,Megan Gates, Benjamen Loewnau, AmandaHess, Dayle Duggins, Brandon Corrigan,Lindsey Howard — and Jack Dimond, TheStandard’s faculty adviser, attended the con-ference which included sessions targetedtowards student media production, studentnewspaper critiques and an awards banquet.

Below is a list of the awards The Standardearned at the 2012 MCMA awards.

News Writing• Second place: Jon Poorman, Damien

DiPlacido, Megan Gates and DavidHunton

• Third place: Megan GatesFeature Writing

• Honorable Mention: Lauren HealeySports Writing

• Second place: Benjamen Loewnau• Honorable Mention: Harrison Keegan

In-Depth Reporting• First place: Alexis Reid and Megan

GatesInvestigative Reporting

• First place: Amanda Hess• Second place: Megan Gates

Regular Column• Second place: Stephen Herzog• Third place: Stephen Herzog

Sports Column• First place: Stephen Herzog

Entertainment Review• Honorable Mention: Karman Bowers• Honorable Mention: Megan Gates

News Photography• Honorable Mention: Michael Gulledge

Feature Photography• Third place: Michael Gulledge• Honorable Mention: Steph Anderson

Sports Photography• First place: Steph Anderson

Information Graphics• First place: Megan Gates and Michael

GulledgeStory Illustration

• First place: Leah RandazzoAdvertising

• First place: Mat WilkenPage One Design

• First place: Amanda HessSection Front Page

• First place: Jon PoormanEditorial Page

• First place: Megan GatesSports Page

• First place: Steph Anderson, LeahRandazzo and Michael Gulledge• Second place: Benjamen Loewnau

Photo Page• Second place: Steph Anderson, Leah

Randazzo and Michael GulledgeFeature Page

• Second place: Bobbie SawyerWeb Page:

• Second place: The Standard

Multimedia• Second place: Megan Gates and Michael

GulledgeBest Overall Newspaper:

• Third place: The StandardSweepstakes

• First place: The Standard

Staff members from The Standard attended the Missouri College Media Associationconference over the weekend and earned 31 awards. From left: Megan Gates, JackDimond, Lindsey Howard, Benjamen Loewnau, Jon Poorman, Amanda Hess, Bran-don Corrigan and Dayle Duggins.

The Standard wins 31 awards at 2012 MCMAs

Were you affected by the May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado?The Standard will be running a story in its final issue of the semester on May 8, 2012, about the anniversary of the Joplin tornado and how students can

take part in the anniversary events scheduled this summer. If you were affected by the Joplin tornado in any way — whether as a resident of the communi-ty, as a volunteer or as a member of the Missouri State University family — The Standard would like to hear your story in your own words.

Please send a short essay to The Standard at [email protected] or call its office at 417-836-5272 to speak with an editor, to share your story andto be included in The Standard’s coverage.

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