BriefsBear Line battlesStrong Hall bushes

Last Tuesday, Aug. 21, TravisNiedergerke, an electronic artsmajor, posted a photo of the RedRoute Bear Line on top of bushesin front of Strong Hall.

"I saw it later after it had hap-pened,” Niedergerke said. “Theguy came out of Strong and got inthe shuttle and tried to back it out,which pretty obviously wasn'tgoing to work. He was just burn-ing out, hence the smoke in thepicture. I heard he got out but had-n't put it all the way in park and itslipped into gear and took off, butthat was just word of mouth."

According to an email fromCpl. Matt Brown, SpringfieldPolice Department’s public infor-mation officer, “the vehicle wasnot placed in park and rolleddown the hill stopping in some-bushes.”

According to MSU’s Depart-ment of Safety and Transporta-tion, no damage was done.

No arrests inmissing money case

The Springfield Police Depart-ment has not made any arrests orcharges after an MSU internalaudit found more than $400,000missing from the UniversityBookstore.

Last week in a press confer-ence, interim President Clif Smartsaid $81,000 was found in direc-tor Mark Brixey’s desk while hewas on vacation. Brixey resignedon Aug. 16 after MSU administra-tion questioned the missingmoney.

Calls to what is thought to beBrixey’s home phone numberwent unanswered.

CorrectionWarren St. John, the best-

selling author of “Outcasts Unit-ed,” will be MSU’s fall publicaffairs convocation speaker. St.John, also a feature writer for TheNew York Times, will discuss hiswriting process and relate it to les-sons students may find relevant.

The free convocation lecturewill be held on Oct. 9 in JuanitaK. Hammons Hall for the Per-forming Arts.

Students, faculty and staff maypick up free tickets Sept. 10-14 atJuanita K., JQH or the PSU ticketoffice. Tickets go on sale to thepublic Sept. 17.

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Does MSUlack spirit?Find the answerfrom studentsinside.Page 4

Tuesday, Aug. 28SAC Meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSUParliamentary RoomSpanish Film Night, 5-7 p.m.,Siceluff Hall 225SGA Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., PSUParliamentary RoomSAC Quite Tickled Tuesday, 7-9p.m., PSU South Lounge

Wednesday, Aug. 29Sample Springfield, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., PSU North MallSpectrum Meeting, 7-8 p.m., PSUthird floorThe Vine Meeting, 8-9:30 p.m.,Carrington Hall AuditoriumFreshfocus, 8-11 p.m., Level 1Game CenterSAC Film: The Avengers, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU Theatre

Thursday, Aug. 30State of the University Address,noon-1 p.m., PSU TheatreSAC DVD Bingo, 9 p.m.-midnight,PSU Food Court

Friday, Aug. 31Dropped classes refund deadline,all day, Office of the RegistrarIntramural and fitness classdeadline, all day, Foster RecreationCenterCommunity Cooking Class, 2-3p.m., Jordan Valley CommunityHealth Center, 440. E. Tampa,Springfield

Monday, Sept. 3Labor Day, no classes, all dayA Cub Bella Auditions, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Ellis Hall

By Kelsey Bagwill The Standard

The drought that has beenwreaking havoc across the countrythis summer is causing Springfieldto pay close attention to somethingmany take for granted—water.

As of Aug. 24, the water supplystorage level reading was at 63.7percent, which is well below the82.5 percent average storage levelfor this time of the year.

In response to the drought earli-er this summer, City Utilities ofSpringfield announced on July 27that it had moved to a water watchand asked its customers to voluntar-

ily conserve water.Missouri State University is also

doing its part by implementing itsown water conservation plan,according to Bob Eckels, the direc-tor of Facilities Management atMSU.

“Such drought conditions havecaused us to develop a water con-servation plan where we meet withCity Utilities and develop a planconsistent with theirs,” Eckels said.

Joel Alexander, manager ofcommunications for City Utilities,said the college community cametogether to support water conserva-tion for the City of Springfield.

“One of the first groups ofresponders (to the water watchannouncement) was MSU,”

Alexander said. “The presidents ofall the colleges really bandedtogether to do what they can to helpthe situation.”

MSU’s Water Conservation Planis currently implementing proactivemeasures. Such measures includeadopting conservative irrigationand landscaping practices, limitingpower washing, reducing the steamload for dishwashing, eliminatingvehicle washing, educating thecampus community and shuttingdown exterior fountains.

These, and other conservationpractices throughout Springfield, incombination with the recent lightrains, have cut down the daily drop

Simple ways to help save water: Take shorter showers•Avoid running water in excess •Run only full loads in dish and clothes washers•Report dripping faucets and running toilets•Refrigerate a pitcher of drinking water to avoid running tap•water until cool

MSU conserves H20Josh Campbell/The STANDARD

Kaitlin Lawrence, a freshman cell and molecular biology major, sits on the edge of Hammons Foun-tain, which has been turned off as part of Missouri State’s water conservation plan.

Droughtprompts university tovoluntarilysave water

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By Kris CollinsThe Standard

The Missouri State Universitytobacco policy on campus changedon Aug. 15, making MSU a smoke-free campus. The signs aroundcampus previously labeling the des-ignated smoking areas now remindstudents and faculty of the smoke-free policy.

Sheila Bowen, Taylor Healthand Wellness coordinator, said thepolicy, conceived by former univer-sity president, Michael Nietzel, wasalways intended to be smoke-free,but was to arrive there in a gradualmanner.

“We had the option of goingcold turkey and making it tobaccofree, or going over a period of twoyears and going tobacco free,”Bowen said. “We chose the latter toget people used to it and becausewe have new students every year asincoming freshmen.”

Bowen said the gradual changewas a more respectful and gentlechange, as opposed to going coldturkey.

Christina Raines, a freshmanpursuing general studies, said sheenjoys the smoke-free policy andbelieves it’s a good way to get peo-ple to think about the adverse healtheffects of smoking cigarettes.

Sophomore photography majorOlivia Cassidy said she respects thenew policy, but doesn’t agree withit.

“I think it’s too extreme becausethey had us basically roped intoareas where we could (smoke),which I understand,” she said.“Walking down the sidewalk, youdon’t want to be blowing smoke inpeople’s faces who don’t smoke,but they already had a nice system.”

Uncertainty about which areas

are considered parts of campus hasstarted a trend of smokers travelingto the furthest reaches of campus tohave a cigarette. The most confu-sion arises when students are on thesidewalk. Is the sidewalk part of thecity’s property or a part of campus?

Bowen said it depends on thestreet because the sidewalk is tech-nically part of the street. Smokingon sidewalks along streets running

through campus is not allowed.However, smoking is allowed onthe sidewalks of streets that do notcut through campus. The exampleBowen spoke about was the side-walk on Grand Street, betweenPlaster Sports Complex and park-ing lot 24.

Although the policy has been ineffect for nearly two weeks,

Smoke-free Missouri State

By Megan GatesThe Standard

A former Missouri State stu-dent charged with murder wasarrested in Los Angeles andextradited to Springfield earlierthis month.

Joshua K.Brown, 21, wascharged with sec-ond degree mur-der in the death ofJavon Carter, 20,and armed crimi-nal action on May6 by GreeneCounty prosecu-tors.

The Springfield PoliceDepartment responded to a callof shots being fired at 1134 S.Maryland Ave., about a blocksouth of the MSU parking lots onGrand Street, at noon on May 5,according to an SPD newsrelease.

“Upon arrival, officers found20-year-old Javon L. Carter,from Springfield, in the frontyard, suffering from whatappeared to be a gunshotwound,” the release said. “Hewas transported to the hospitalwhere he was pronounced deadlater in the afternoon.”

Another individual was alsotreated for minor injuries from agunshot wound, according to therelease.

After the shooting, Brownfled the scene on foot, accordingto a probable cause statementwritten by SPD’s Sgt. Allen Neal.

SPD launched a manhunt tofind Brown, but they were unsuc-cessful in locating him.

Brown was eventually arrest-ed by the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment on June 26 in LosAngeles. According to aspokesperson for the LAPD, thereason for his arrest is unkown.

He was then held in LosAngeles and extradited toSpringfield on Aug. 8, accordingto LAPD records.

Brown is currently being heldat the Greene County Jail withbond set at $350,000 while heawaits trial, according to Cpl.Matt Brown, public informationofficer for SPD.

A preliminary hearing set for10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 10 at theJudicial Courts Facility, accord-ing to Brown’s file on Missouri-Case.net.

Wendy Garrison, Missouriassistant public defender, willrepresent Brown at the hearing.She did not return email requestsfor comment before The Stan-dard’s press time.

Former studentcharged withmurder arrested

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDWhile some students say they enjoy the smoke-free policy, otherscontinue to smoke on campus or on city-owned sidewalks.

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JoshuaBrown

Fraternity andSorority Life seesphysical changesBy Dayle DugginsThe Standard

Guarantees of a bond for life,ritualistic experiences andshared values are just a few ofthe offerings presented by theFraternity and Sorority Lifecommunity at Missouri State.

While much of what theexperience offers is lifelong,other important aspects, such aschapter housing, are notassured.

These club-like associationsthat use Greek letters to identifythemselves focus not only onties within, but also on ties tothe community, academics andphilanthropies. Being a memberrequires dedication 24/7, mak-ing communication extremelyimportant. Without a permanentmeeting location, coordinationof all efforts becomes extremelydifficult.

At Missouri State, manyrecent changes have impactedthe physical appearance of theFSL community and even morechanges are sure to come. Sincethe end of the 2011-2012 schoolyear, chapter housing for four

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fraternities has changed tremendously, assome have gained homes while others havechosen to leave theirs. Also, two fraternities,along with one sorority, will soon have newand improved homes.These major changes not only affect each

organization, but the FSL system as a whole. Below, representatives from each affected

chapter have shared insight on the physicalchanges, their thoughts surrounding the evo-lution of the community and more. Whetheryou’re wondering why Phi Gamma Delta(FIJI) and Pi Kappa Phi switched homes, orwhen Gamma Phi Beta’s new digs will becompleted, The Standard has the insidescoop—and so will you.Delta ChiWhen Delta Chi’s landlord said he would

be increasing rent on their leased chapterhouse, located at 1116 E. Elm St., last spring,the chapter had a big decision to make.According to Marc Rafael, the fraternity’spresident, the house needed major renova-tions and the chapter didn’t think the rentincrease was worthwhile.“It wasn’t the direction that the fraternity

wanted to go,” Rafael, an administrative man-agement major said. “As a collective group,we decided that it wasn’t the best for us to goon living in the house.”Soon after, the fraternity learned that

Sigma Nu would be moving into the brickElm Street residence next.Now, without a chapter house, the 30-man

fraternity is looking for a new place to callhome. So far, no legitimate prospects havecome to the forefront, according to Rafael.“It definitely gives us motivation to get a

house again,” the chapter president said. “Ithink it’s a typical progression and cycle thatevery Greek community goes through.”Sigma NuRefounded in spring 2010, Sigma Nu now

boasts 40 members. After gaining their char-ter last spring, the fraternity decided it wastime to start looking for a place to call theirown.After talking to numerous landlords, Ryan

Garner, the chapter president, said it was arelief when Roger Lantz, the owner of manyMSU fraternity houses, said Delta Chi’shouse would be available for rent.Members started moving into the house,

located at 1116 E. Elm St., on June 1. Thehouse accommodates 18 people and, afterrestoration, will eventually hold 20 members.Garner said without a house, getting

together and communicating effectively wasvery difficult. “It’s exciting,” Garner said. “I think it’s

really good for Greek unity. I think it’s goingin the right direction and I hope that morehousing opportunities arise in the future thatway when chapters are ready to have a house,it’s available to them.”

Pi Kappa PhiWhile growing quickly isn’t a bad thing,

Pi Kappa Phi built up extremely fast aftercoming to Missouri State in 2006—too fast,according to Henry Smith, the chapter’s pres-ident.In an effort to establish a tight-knit broth-

erhood, the chapter decided to limit its mem-bership.“With that, it kind of took a downturn the

past couple of years where we got even lowernumbers than we were wanting then,” Smithsaid.With their lease ending in May, the small

chapter decided the largest fraternity houseon campus, located at 949 E. Elm St., wasn’tthe best fit, as filling the house was an issue. After speaking to Roger Lantz, their land-

lord, he suggested switching houses with PhiGamma Delta, an Elm Street neighbor, asthey were outgrowing their house.“At first we were very opposed,” Smith

said. “It’s a 10-man house and looks to somelike a failure, but we feel more at home hereand we’re much happier than we werebefore.”According to Smith, an entertainment

management major, the move has served as abonding and maturing process for the chapter,bringing out new leaders and making thechapter of 35 stronger as a whole. The chap-ter is now living at 1040 E. Elm St. “Everything is happening for the posi-

tive,” Smith said. “I think we could end upseeing more Greek housing coming on cam-pus in the near future.”Phi Gamma DeltaAfter receiving their charter in 2009, FIJI

also gained a chapter house on Elm Street,located at 1040 E. Elm St. With 73 membersand a house that fit 10, many individualsweren’t able to experience living with theirbrothers.Aware that the house was too small for the

chapter, landlord Roger Lantz suggested FIJIand Pi Kappa Phi switch houses.Caleb Holder, the chapter president, said

excitement set in immediately. Next, he hadto explain to alumni why they were interestedin switching homes, as they had worked forquite some time to guarantee chapter housing.Now, the chapter is able to fit 30 men into

the house, located at 949 E. Elm, each year.Holder, a cell and molecular biology major,also said the move has brought FIJI and PiKappa Phi closer together, as they are contin-uing to communicate because of the recentmove.“As a chapter I think it’s brought a lot of

momentum,” Holder said. “Everybody’sexcited about the new move and we’re mov-ing in an upward direction because of all thehype.”Phi Delta ThetaSince 2010, Phi Delta Theta has been

planning to tear down their existing ElmStreet house, located at 1107 E. Elm St., andstart over with a clean slate. The currenthouse, apparently built in the 1800s, is fallingapart, according to Greg Laury, the chapter

president.In 2011, fundraising for the alumni-based

project began. Today, the chapter has raisedmore than $850,000 to build a brand newhouse that, in the end, will cost $1.4 million.Laury, an administrative management

major, said while the house will have a com-pletely new look, they hope to keep traditionalive with things from the old one, includinga large front porch.This December, the house will be torn

down, leaving members without a chapterhouse for a semester. Laury said the newgathering location should be ready for move-in in August 2013.“It’s been a transition because our alumni

are forking over thousands of dollars and it’sessentially an investment for them,” Laurysaid. “It’s helping us, which is great, becausethey’re helping us set goals and we’re reach-ing goals.”Theta ChiWhen Theta Chi’s chapter advisor,

Howard Cavner, learned that United Min-istries in Higher Education’s house on SouthFlorence Avenue would soon be vacantbecause of a move to The Monroe, he pro-posed they tear down the property and build anew house.The chapter is now working with its

nationals to finalize plans to break ground onthe new house this fall and complete the proj-ect by next school year.Garrett Mueller, Theta Chi’s president,

said the house will be three stories and hold40 members, whereas their current house,located at 1043 E. Cherry St., houses 33.“We want a house that reflects the quality

of its members and itsaccomplishments,”Mueller, a managementmajor said. “What we’re paying for now andthe quality of the house just doesn’t equate.”Mueller said the changes in the FSL com-

munity add new motivation and incentive,creating a desire to succeed in this year’srecruitment even more.Gamma Phi BetaWhile many of the physical changes in

Fraternity and Sorority Life surround the fra-ternity sector, Gamma Phi Beta has plans tobuild a new sorority house just down thestreet from their current leased home locatedat 1029 E. Elm St. Currently, Gamma Phi Beta is leasing

Sigma Sigma Sigma’s house, which is ownedby the chapter’s nationals. Because their leaseexpires at the end of the school year, theirnationals presented the chapter with anopportunity to build a new house, accordingto Katie Esposito, the chapter president.Esposito, a hospitality and restaurant

administration major, said the chapter startedplanning the move last winter. Official docu-ments were signed during the first week ofclasses to tear down two houses, located at1139 and 1141 E. Elm St., and build an entire-ly new property. Construction is set to beginwithin the next two weeks.“It was time for us to move out on our

own,” Esposito said. “We’ll still be the samechapter, same girls, just in a different house.” The new house, complete with a library,

second floor balcony and suite-style bed-rooms is set to be finished in August2013.Currently, 48 members live in theGamma Phi Beta house. Their new home willhouse 43 women.“I think we’re really growing as a Greek

community,” Esposito said.Andrea Weber, assistant director for stu-

dent engagement and FSL, was unable to bereached for comment on the physical changesto the community before press time. To find out more about MSU’s Fraternity

and Sorority Life, go to http://www.mis-souristate.edu/studentengagement/fsl/.

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Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDMembers of Sigma Nu gather outside of their new home on Elm Street before a rushevent. The chapter is now living in Delta Chi’s old house, located at 1116 E. Elm St.

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“You’re telling me womendon’t secrete their own birthcontrol?” A “Skeptical Todd Akin”

meme created on the growingsocial media site, Reddit, fea-tured this caption adorning astill shot taken from an inter-view with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) on The Jaco Report, inwhich Akin made a controver-sial statement regarding “legit-imate rape.”When asked whether abor-

tion should be legal in the caseof rape, Akin had this gem of aresponse:“From what I understand

from doctors, that’s really rare.If it’s a legitimate rape, thefemale body has ways to try toshut that whole thing down.”Wait, what? In an interview with The

New York Times, Dr. John C.Willke—who The New YorkTimes identified as a “generalpractitioner with obstetrictraining and a former presidentof the National Right to LifeCommittee,” and who is also asupporter of Akin—essentiallysaid that women who havebeen legitimately raped will befrightened, thus making itharder for sperm to fertilize. I’m pretty sure, no, I’m

positive, that’s not how repro-ductive biology works. A

woman becomes pregnantwhen sperm fertilizes an egg,and anytime unprotected sexoccurs, it could potentiallyresult in pregnancy.In an interview on Aug. 21,

after the initial uproar, Akintold Dana Loesch, a conserva-tive talk radio host, that hesimply misplaced the word“legitimate.” People thoughthe was talking about therapists being legitimate.Following this wonderful

science lesson and subsequentclarification, presidentialhopeful Mitt Romney and hisrunning mate Paul Ryanimmediately tried to distancethemselves from Akin and Dr.Willke, even though, accord-ing to a New York Daily Newsarticle, Romney’s campaignhad embraced Dr. Willke in2007.Furthermore, in an inter-

view with KDKA, a CBS affil-iate in Pittsburgh, Ryan saidthat “Rape is rape period, endof story.” However, in July2010 and January 2011, Ryanand Akin co-sponsored the NoTaxpayer Funding for Abor-tion Act, a bill that at the timetried to redefine rape to“forcible rape” when regard-ing the federal funding of abor-tions. Using this language, thebill would not have covered

abortions for rapes thatoccured due to a limited men-tal capacity, and would haveexcluded pregnancies thatresulted from statutory rape.It is not OK for men in

Congress to be making all ofthese decisions about women’shealth without any input fromwomen. Take the birth controlhearing. During the first roundof hearings held by HouseRepublicans in February, fivemen were allowed to testify,but no women were. Whywere men the only ones debat-ing on the issue of contracep-tion?It is not OK to vote for men

who believe that “forciblerape” is the only kind of rapeand that a woman’s body canjust spontaneously shut downpregnancies. I’ve heard it timeand time again that we live in asociety where we teachwomen not to be raped insteadof teaching rapists not to rape.By redefining rape to onlyinclude certain things, it’s say-

ing that some women ask to beraped, or that some rape is OK.I don’t know any woman whowould ask to be raped.What it comes down to is

that women should be in con-trol of their own healthcareneeds. Yes, there needs to bemore estrogen in the talksabout women’s healthcare onboth sides of the political spec-trum, but at least PresidentObama has taken strides farlarger than those of his conser-vative counterparts, includingaffordable access to birth con-trol and preventative careunder the the Affordable CareAct.In this 2012 election, what

it really boils down to is this: ifyou believe that, as a woman,you should be making yourown healthcare decisions, voteDemocrat. If you believe that amiddle-aged male who doesn’tknow your story, your strug-gle, your circumstances, oreven your very existence, butwants to pretend he doesshould be making these deci-sions for you, or if you justwant to save yourself a trip tothe pharmacy every month bybelieving that you live in skep-tical Todd Akin’s perfect worldwhere women can secrete theirown birth control, vote Repub-lican.

The beginning of anothersemester means that MissouriState will inevitably receive avisit from the always contro-versial, occasionally entertain-ing, and generally offensiveBrother Jed.Standing in front of Strong

Hall with his large woodencross and thronged by a ring ofstudents, Brother Jed didn’tdisappoint, making an appear-ance at MSU on Thursday andFriday, Aug. 23 and 24.If you’ve been here in past

semesters, you are most likelyfamiliar with Brother Jed.However, for those thousandsof new students, you mightneed an introduction. George Edward Smock,

better known as Brother Jed, isan American evangelist whoseministry has been located inColumbia, Mo. since 2004. Jed is known for his

extreme style of preaching,which he introduced in hisbook, “Who Will Rise Up: ACall to Confrontational Evan-gelism,” first published in1985. With each visit, Jed man-

ages to offend a large group ofpeople, and every time Broth-er Jed pays us a visit, I hearstudents complaining andquestioning why we allow him

on campus.I’m not going to defend

Brother Jed. I find him incred-ibly offensive and I don’tagree with his style of preach-ing or anything that he says. Iam, however, going to defendhis right to free speech and hisright to preach on our campus.Often, those who question

Brother Jed’s right to preachon campus cite our policy ofdiversity, but I think that,because we do value diverseopinions, we should continueto allow controversial peopleto speak on campus and sharetheir opinions that may not bemainstream. Some believe that Jed’s

form of speech isn’t protectedunder the First Amendmentbecause it constitutes fightingwords, but this is not the case.Fighting words are an excep-tion to the First Amendment,but Brother Jed’s comments,do not fall under this category.

Fighting words have had along history in the courts, buttoday, are defined by law dic-tionaries, including the onlinedictionary athttp://www.law.com as“Words intentionally directedtoward another person, whichare so venomous and full ofmalice as to cause the hearerto suffer emotional distress orincite him/her to immediatelyretaliate physically.”For the most part, Brother

Jed directs his comments atentire groups of people. How-ever, if he were to directlyinsult someone as he admit-tedly does from time to time,and that person had a physicalreaction, such as punchingJed, then his speech could beseen as fighting words and hisspeech would not be protect-ed. Since I have never

observed anyone in a physicalaltercation with Jed—no onewants to get in trouble forassault—I think Jed will beable to avoid being called outfor violating the fightingwords doctrine.The university has an

expressive activity policy thatprovides guidelines for speak-ers visiting campus. Thisincludes a provision banning

fighting words. The policyalso states that violators willbe subject to removal fromcampus, arrest and possiblycriminal charges.If MSU felt that Brother

Jed’s sermons violated thispolicy, then such action wouldhave occurred and they wouldhave every right to removehim from campus. While we are a public uni-

versity that must honor theseparation of church and state,Brother Jed doesn’t have to, ashe is not affiliated with theuniversity or state in any way. Instead of rallying for Jed

to be banned from campus, orprotesting and getting intoarguments with him when heis here, if we as a student bodysimply ignore him and do notgive him the attention that hecraves, maybe he will eventu-ally stop coming and we won’thave to have this debate everysemester.If we say that we are

defenders of freedom ofspeech, we cannot mean thisonly when we agree with thespeech in question. We mustbe unwavering in our defenseof our first amendment rights,even if it means allowingsomeone like Brother Jed ontoour campus.

Dining at Missouri State has been completelyrevamped over the past year and while somechanges have been made for the better, othersnot so much.When Sodexo was the food service providerat MSU, students living on campus had theoption to add Bear Fare to their meal plan of10, 14, 19 or unlimited weekly meals.With Bear Fare, you purchased a set amountof meals—25, 50 or 75—for a semester andhad the entire semester to use them. When youused your Bear Fare to purchase a meal, youtypically got a meal with a main dish, side itemand a drink included in the value of one BearFare meal. Unless you wanted a smoothie andthen, well, you just got a smoothie.The system wasn’t perfect, though. Youcould only use Bear Fare after 1 p.m. onweekdays and if you didn’t use all of yourmeals, you lost them at the end of the semester.But it was still a choice of whether you—oryour parents—wanted to purchase Bear Fare.Chartwells—which took over food service atMSU this past year—kept this plan in place forstudents living on campus during its first yearon campus. Now, however, things havechanged.“In addition to a traditional meal plan of 10,14, 19, or unlimited meals per week, residentsmust also choose a Boomer Meals plan. If noBoomer Meals plan is selected, the $180 planwill be selected for you,” according to MissouriState’s website.Boomer Meals works like a debit systemwhere money is placed in your account and youpay for the food you purchase and if youbought the plan before the semester began, youreceived $150 worth of meals for $135, $200worth of meals for $180 and $250 worth ofmeals for $220 per semester.This bonus money may sound like a gooddeal, but it’s not. If you have $250 worth ofmeals, with a meal costing approximately$6.50, that divides down to 38.46 meals for thesemester. This is nowhere near the 75-mealoption available with the highest form of BearFare for students living on campus last year.It’s understandable for the university torequire students living on campus to buy ameal plan for the dining hall, but to requirestudents to purchase an additional meal plan ontop of that is a poor use of students’ money andquite simply, unfair.

Them’s (not) fighting words

Legitimate rape, legitimately confusing

NicoletteMartin

Columnist

LindseyHowardManagingEditor

Dining requirement isunfair to MSU students

This afternoon, whilewalking to Strong Hall formy International Relationsclass, I noticed that anevangelical preacher wastrying to “save souls.” Theonly problem was that hisrhetoric was tinged withhatred. He reminded me ofthe Westboro BaptistChurch’s anti-semitic andhomophobic rhetoric. I findthis rhetoric to be disgust-ingly inflammatory.“Brother Jed,” as he isknown, is a blight on socie-ty and an affront to the poli-cies of MSU.This is 2012 at a univer-

sity that prides itself ondiversity. I don’t knowwhat possessed the schoolto allow such a hatemongeron campus in the firstplace. After all, inflamma-tory speech isn’t coveredunder the First Amendmentof the US Constitution as itconstitutes fighting wordsby being offensive to peo-

ple of protected status(minorities, homosexuals,women, etc...). I wouldthink that Brother Jed’s useof hate speech would alsoviolate Missouri State’spolicy against harassmentand, therefore, should voidhis permit to speak on cam-pus. Another problem withBrother Jed being on cam-pus is that his mere pres-ence violates Thomas Jef-ferson’s ideals of separa-tion of church and state,and if I’m not mistaken,MSU is a PUBLIC school.In conclusion, BrotherJed’s detritus form of hatespeech does not belong ona college campus thatprides itself on diversityand tolerance. The adminis-tration of MSU must takenotice and never beallowed to preach his filthon this campus again.Mike Young, History major, junior

Letter to the EditorMSU should ban Brother Jed

Cartoon by Rachel Brown

String Project foryoung musicians

Missouri State University’smusic department will host thefirst meeting of the String Projectat 4 p.m. Sept. 19 in the RountreeMusic Room, 1333 E. Grand St.

The String Project is an oppor-tunity for young musicians in sec-ond and third-grade who want tolearn the violin, viola or cello.

Rountree students will meet at3:45 p.m. and non-Rountree stu-dents at 4:15 p.m. on Mondaysand Wednesdays after Sept. 19.

Orchestra instructor ElizabethJohnson will be the master teacherand MSU students will also beinstructing. Tuition is $80 for asemester and children will berequired to have an instrumentand one book.

Springfield to hostHemp Fest 2012

Springfield will host the 2ndannual Hemp Fest September 1-3.The event is meant to educateindividuals on the many uses ofthe Cannabis plant and celebrate itwith three full days of music,food, drinks and education.

There will be free campingavailable and an eclectic mixtureof musical performances. Extraentertainment includes carnival-style inflatables, human hamsterballs and more.

Tickets are $10 for a single daypass and $20 for a weekend passand can be purchased online athttp://www.springfieldhempfest.com.

Paranormal TaskForce hosts PythianCastle ghost hunt

The Paranormal Task Force willhost an interactive ghost hunt onSept. 8 at Pythian Castle in Spring-field. A meeting is scheduled for 7p.m. on Sept. 8 to review the historyof the castle and the overnight inves-tigation will conclude at 4 a.m. Mid-night snacks will be provided. Thecost to participate is $75 and moreinformation’s available at http://www.ParanormalTaskForce.com.

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TuesdayAug. 28, 2012

CalendarTuesday, Aug. 28Spanish Film Night “Celda 211,” 5p.m., Siceluff Hall Room 225, freeRACE: Are We So Different?, 5:30p.m., Discovery Center Auditorium,freeSAC Presents Quite TickledTuesday, 7 p.m., PSU, freeDeke Dickerson and The DominoKings, 7 p.m., Lindberg’s, $7 (21+)

Wednesday, Aug. 29Four Front Jazz Quartet, 7 p.m.,The Coffee Ethic, freeSample Springfield, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., North Mall, freeThe Vine, 8 p.m., Carrington HallAuditorium, freeFreshfocus, 8 p.m., PSU Level 1Game Center, freeSAC Films Presents: TheAvengers, 9 p.m., PSU, free

Thursday, Aug. 30Think n’ Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m.,Patton Alley Pub, freeTAG Thursday, 9 p.m., TheOutland, $5SAC Presents: DVD Bingo, 9 p.m.,PSU, free

Friday, Aug. 31Community Cooking Class, 2 p.m.Jordan Valley Community HealthCenter, freeBearWear Friday and CollegeColors Day, all day, everywhere,freeSkinny Improv Mainstage, 8 p.m.,301 E. Park Central East St.,$12/general, $10/student

Saturday, Sept. 1Urban Style Ballroom Dancing, 4p.m., Savoy Ballroom, $7/single,$10/couple (with student ID)Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8 p.m.,301 E. Park Central East St.,$12/general, $10/studentJonathan Tyler and The NorthernLights, 8 p.m., Outland Ballroom,coverSpringfield Hempfest, noon, 5484W. Sunshine St., $20/weekend,$10/day

Sunday, Sept. 2Think n’ Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m.,Patton Alley Pub, freeSpringfield Hempfest, noon., 5485W. Sunshine St., $20/week

Monday, Sept. 3Labor DayA Cub Bella Fall 2012 Auditions,8:30 a.m., Ellis Hall, freeSpringfield Hemp Fest, noon, 5484W. Sunshine St., $20/weekend,$10/day

By Kelsey BerryThe Standard

For some students, thefall semester may signifyone thing, and one thingalone: football. That time ofthe year is quicklyapproaching and soon, thestadium and bleachers willbe packed with excited stu-dents decked out in Mis-souri State apparel, yellinguntil they’re hoarse, withfaces painted maroon andwhite in support of theirBears.Or will they?

Regardless of athleticsuccess, student support andparticipation at games is

important to the vitality ofthe university as a whole,and, according to some stu-dents, Missouri State seemsto be lacking it.

Junior risk managementand insurance major SarahShelton said she thinkssometimes people are disap-pointed by the number ofstudents in the stands sup-porting athletic teams atMSU.

“They see the lack offans as a lack of school spir-it,” she said. “Even thoughthere are other things to bespirited about on campus,our athletics are typicallythe most recognized.”

The problemThe perceived lack of

school spirit affects morethan just the image of theuniversity and its athleticdepartment. More impor-tantly, it detracts from thecamaraderie of the studentcommunity as a whole.

“To me, school spirit isabout having pride in beinghere,” junior communica-tion studies major ChaseProbert said. “It’s not onlysupporting the sports teams,but wanting to see MSU onthe top of every list,whether it be sports or aca-demics.”

Probert said he believesthat the MSU student bodydoes have school spirit, butcould definitely use someimprovement.

The causesThere are several possi-

ble explanations for theshortage of support and thecause is likely not just one,but a combination of rea-sons.

Some students may notknow much about the ath-letic event they are attend-ing, resulting in boredom orindifference. Probert alsosuggested that students mayjust be hesitant to try a newexperience alone.

Junior finance major andpresident of Maroon Mad-ness Matthaus Klute alsobelieves that the effort madeby university organizationssuch as Maroon Madness,Residence Hall Associationand sororities and fraterni-ties on campus has not beena collaborative effort in thepast and this year that needsto change.

“There are all these dif-ferent organizations withinthe university and they all

have the same goal, yetthey’re working separately,”Klute said.

The importanceSupport and enthusiasm

for MSU athletics and otheractivities on campus is animportant ingredient to thesuccess of the universityand when it comes to spon-sors, funding and donations,student participation canplay a big role.

“Boosting school spiritwould increase our commu-nity support,” Shelton saidin an email. “It gets peoplehyped to support MissouriState and even increasesfunding, scholarships anddonations.”

Both Shelton andProbert also mentioned thatMSU pride created a sort of“family atmosphere”

By Nicolette MartinThe Standard

26.2. You’ve probably seen cars driving

around with a little oval bumpersticker sporting this number, but didyou ever wonder what it means? 26.2:the number of miles in a marathon.

Marathons and 5k races havebecome more and more popular inrecent years, including races such asthe Boston Marathon, the ChicagoMarathon, the Susan G. Komen Racefor the Cure, and the Color Run.

If you’ve ever contemplated run-ning a marathon or a 5k, there’s nobetter time to start preparing for itthan right now. While any fitness featcan seem intimidating at first, goalscan be accomplished with the rightmindset and preparation.

Proper Running GearBefore you can even begin train-

ing for a race, it’s important to havethe proper running equipment,including proper running shoes andcomfortable clothing.

Brandi Bowling, a recreationalrunner and employee of RidgerunnerSports, a Springfield store specializ-ing in products for runners, says thatminimalist running shoes, or shoesthat are meant to simulate a more nat-

ural, barefoot stride, are becomingmore and more popular among recre-ational, short-distance runners.

“Most people use a traditional run-ning shoe for a marathon,” she said.“But minimalist running shoes arebecoming more popular becausethey’re a lighter weight, deconstruct-ed version of average running shoes.”

When running any distance, theright clothing is as important as theproper footwear.

According to Bowling, light-weight moisture-wicking clothing, orclothing that is intended to help sweatevaporate quickly, leaving you dryand cool, is the best kind of clothingto run in because it keeps you morecomfortable.

Training SchedulesOnce you have the proper

footwear and clothing, it’s time tostart training.

While some opt to get a personaltrainer to help keep them motivated torun, it is possible to train on yourown. There are several marathontraining schedules online that are suit-ed to your level of fitness.

MarathonRookie.com includeseither a 16-week training schedule(which assumes you can run for at

Running successWhen running your first marathon or 5k, it’simportant to be prepared with the proper gear,a training schedule and a positive mindset.

Where’s your spirit?Do MSU students have what ittakes to continuously supportathletics and organizations oncampus?

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMany at Missouri State feel there is a genuine lack of school spirit at the university for athletics and campus traditions.

Photo courtesy of Nicolette MartinK-State graduate Christine Capp and Missouri State student NicoletteMartin after the All-Star Game 5k race, July 8 in Kansas City.

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‘Premium Rush’pushes bicyclingstunts to new level

Skinned knees and elbowsgalore. Near misses with cabsand pedestrians aplenty. “Premi-um Rush” isn’t lacking inskilled riders, but may be lack-ing in skilled writers.

Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is New York City’s bestbike messenger, riding with afixed gear and no brakes. Whena friend needs a very importantenvelope delivered, she callsWilee, but crooked cop, BobbyMonday (Michael Shannon),also wants the envelope. Now,Wilee must race against time,traffic and a vindictive cop inorder to deliver the packagebefore it is too late.

Think of it as a watered downversion of “Crank”, or any otherJason Statham movie, but withbike messengers. Not that I’mtrying to downplay how danger-ous being a bike messenger canbe, it just didn’t have the sameoomph.

“Premium Rush” was a greatconcept. It took a profession thatpeople don’t really think about,set it in NYC with some coolstunts, and a classic storyline.Unfortunately, it didn’t quitepay off.

While the storyline was yourclassic everyone-wants-the-package-but-the-renegade-delivery-man-won’t-give-it-up-no-matter-what, I found myselfnot caring about the characters.Sure, I wanted the good guys tosucceed, but I wouldn’t havebeen crushed if they hadn’t.

The riding and stunts werewell done, especially if you’veever done any cycling. It takes alot to ride and to ride well. Italso takes a lot of guts. Props tothe stuntmen and the actors fordoing all the crazy riding.

There was, however, toomuch riding and not enoughsubstance. Even though themovie was only 91 minutes,basically the bare minimum fora feature length film, it feltmuch longer. Perhaps, if they

hadbeefed up the story more, theexcessive amounts of racingwould have been more enjoy-able.

The format of the film waskind of fun. Time would slowenough for us to see the mentalprocess of Wilee and how hedecides which way to getthrough the crowds and cars: gothis way and get hit by a cab; gothat way and run into a babystroller; go another way andscrape by unharmed.

It also didn’t have a linearstory line. It started toward theend, then went back in differentincrements and told the storyfrom different characters’ view-points. It was a good choice forletting the audience know whatwas going on, but all of thatwasn’t quite enough to save thefilm.

The one saving quality of thefilm, however, was Shannon. Ifyou aren’t familiar with himnow, you probably will be soon.He’s one of those brilliant actorswho, if you look up on IMDB,he’s in all these films that youhad no idea about. Plus, he’sgoing to be General Zod in thenew “Man of Steel” film. He isdefinitely an underrated actorwhose forte is being completelyand utterly terrifying.

Overall, “Premium Rush”isn’t a terrible film, but it isn’tgreat either. If you’re a hugeBMX or trick-riding fan, thenyou would probably enjoy it, butI’d wait for a cheap DVD.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt shows off hiscycling skills in new action thriller.

KarmanBowersMovieReviewer

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Last Week’s Sudoku Answers

By Kaycie SurrellThe Standard“We’re going downtown,

Springfield, all right,”crooned Someone StillLoves You Boris Yeltsin’s,Will Knauer, to a high-spirit-ed crowd at last weekend’sSt. Louis festival, Loufest.The festival hosted 16 bandsover the span of two daysand, despite weather thatmay have had some runningfor cover, it went off withouta hitch. The festival began Satur-

day afternoon with bandsSleepy Kitty, King Tuff andCotton Mather kicking offthe weekend. Festivalgoersdrove, walked and rode theirbikes through Forest Park toreach the venue. Thanks toLoufest’s green initiative, theenvironmentally consciouscould bike to the entranceand check their bikes with amaintenance crew for a freetuneup. Though the festival is rel-

atively new, the impressivelineup and welcoming staffhave made it a premieresummer festival destination. “We’ve been playing in

St. Louis for years and this isthe closest festival to us,”said SSLYBY’s Phil Dickey.“We’ve played Europeanfestivals outdoors but neverone like this in the states.”The festival’s Nosh Pit

brought together the best oflocal fare offering bruschettaand hummus from BarLouie, pork belly sliders andportabella fries from Dres-sels Pub, fish tacos from theKota Wood Fire Grill and

more. Local retailers like Miss

Ohio Vintage also set upshop at the festival, a savinggrace for those of us desper-ate for a pair of shortshalfway through the hottestpart of the day. The local vintage shop

opened in 2010 and already,they’re festival regulars. Lastyear, a $60 shopping spreewas the top prize for festival-goers that channeled theirinner fashionista. This year,the booth sold vintage teeswith custom alteration andencouraged the festival’sbest dressed to show off. Though the weekend did

warm up, Loufest was pre-pared with Hydration Sta-tions stocked with comple-mentary water bottles andwater filling stations. TheEcozone shared the space,promoting conservation,recycling and clean energy. Springfield native Kendra

Miller caught Saturday’sheadliner and seasoned Mis-souri State University per-former, Girl Talk. “I was so happy to see

Girl Talk. We’ll be pullingglitter out of our hair fordays,” she said. “I think it’spretty great how close youcan get to the stage; it’s notovercrowded.” Day two of the festival

took a turn for the dampbefore Dr. Dog’s set. Thoughthe band was scheduled tobegin at 7 p.m., summer’sdrought decided to let up justas the crew began to set thestage. Soaked crowds hud-dled beneath vendor’sawnings and holed up wher-

ever dry spots could befound.Standing apart from the

drenched crowds, in facepaint and glitter, were theragtag followers of psyche-delic rock band, The Flam-ing Lips. Sarah Flood of theLove Tribe, a group that hasattended every Lips perform-ance of the summer, offeredher face-painting services towilling fans throughout theday.“We all met at the New

Years Eve Freakout,” saidFlood. “There are around160 of us all together andabout seven of us rode a

charter bus to Loufest aftertheir last show.”The two-day party ended

with Flaming Lips’ leadsinger Wayne Coyne rallyingthe crowd with an encoreperformance of “Do YouRealize?”, a slow-buildingsong that packs an emotionalpunch.Confetti cannons blasted

colored paper above theheads of an ever-gratefulaudience that had braved thehigh cost of food, rainstormsand limited parking to enjoywhat is sure to become oneof the best things about St.Louis in the summertime.

Festivalgoers bravethe rain to supportSomeone StillLoves You BorisYeltsin in St. Louis

Kaycie Surrell/THE STANDARDSomeone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin took the stage along with the Flaming Lips at Loufest last weekend.

Kaycie Surrell/THE STANDARDSarah Flood painting the face of a new inductee of theLove Tribe, a group that follows the Flaming Lips.

Loufest is a 2-day music festival for all ages heldin St. Louis every August. The festival serves as avenue for both national and local bands who per-form on three different stages. Festivalgoers alsoattend the event to enjoy food, shopping and festi-val activitites like the rock wall.

What’s Loufest?

Source: Information gathered fromhttp://www.loufest.com.

By Matt AtenThe StandardHead coach Rob Brew-

er doesn’t buy into the pre-season rankings, even ifthose rankings show MSUas the second best team inthe Missouri Valley in2012. “The Valley is anything

but predictable,” Brewersaid in a press release.“You have to look at Illi-nois State, picked at thetop, and think they have tobe the team to knock off. Ifwe can stay healthy we

have a shot at the league,but all of the teams are get-ting better and that giveseveryone a chance in this

league.”A big part of MSU’s

high preseason mark has todo with their strong

defense. The Bears hadthree defenders named tothe Preseason All-MVCTeam: Grace Cross, KelseyFouch and Nia Williams. Cross, a senior, was

named to the All-MVCTeam in 2011. A versatileplayer, she can play mid-field if needed, but is set-tling into the center-backspot this season.Fouch is coming off of

a freshman season inwhich she compiled the

By Tim GodfreyThe StandardLast fall, the Missouri State field

hockey team had a balanced roster offreshmen (5), sophomores (6), jun-iors (5) and seniors (4). This fall, the Bears’ roster seems

to have taken an interest in the youthmovement with 12 freshmen, oneredshirt freshman, six juniors, andtwo seniors. Even though the freshmen do not

have the collegiate field hockeyexperience that some of their olderteammates have, veterans, like seniormidfielder Chelsey Medlock, stillhave confidence in the newcomers.“They are still really great play-

ers,” Medlock said. “And I think theywill be able to adjust easily.”Junior goalkeeper Andrea Bain

added that although the majority ofthe squad are freshmen, the team stillhas a core group of veteran players tohelp teach the rookies how the gameis played and to be role models forthem.

Missouri State enters the seasonpredicted to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference by the coach-es’ poll. The Bears start their seasonoff with four games on the road,which began Friday with a 6-1 lossagainst Virginia CommonwealthUniversity in Richmond, Va. The team will play a game every

couple of days and sometimes play

games on consecutive days duringthe season, which spans from Aug.24 until Nov. 3 for the MAC Cham-pionships.With such busy schedules, filled

with field hockey and school, theBears still find ways to stay loose andhave some fun, whether it’s

Calendar

BriefsVolleyball team setto host UniversityPlaza InvitationalThe Missouri State volleyball

team opens home play this weekas they host the University PlazaInvitational from Aug. 30 to Sept.1.The field of teams includes

MSU, Dayton, Austin Peavy, OralRoberts and Arkansas-LittleRock.The Bears are looking to

rebound from a tough openingweekend in which they went 0-3,losing to Oklahoma, Tulsa andWestern Michigan.Through the weekend’s slate

of games, junior ChristineMcCartney led the team in killswith 42, junior Ashley Mason ledthe team in digs with 48 and jun-ior Carly Thomas led the team inassists with 113.

Football fun fact:coaching connectionKansas State’s new defensive

coordinator is Tom Hayes, whowas promoted from his position assecondary coach, served as inter-im coach at the University ofKansas for the last three games ofthe 2001 season following the dis-missal of now Missouri State headcoach Terry Allen.

TuesdayAug. 28, 2012

ScoreboxField hockeyFriday, Aug. 24VCU 4 2 — 6Missouri State 0 1 — 1Men’s soccerMonday, Aug. 20Southwest Baptist 0 0 — 0Missouri State 1 1 — 2Friday, Aug. 24 (2OT)Belmont 0 1 0 0 — 1Missouri State 1 0 0 0 — 1VolleyballFriday, Aug. 24Oklahoma 3Missouri State 1Saturday, Aug. 25Tulsa 3Missouri State 0Western Michigan 3Missouri State 1Women’s soccerWednesday, Aug. 22Arkansas 0 2 — 2Missouri State 0 0 — 0Friday, Aug. 24Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 — 0Missouri State 0 3 — 3Sunday, Aug. 26Indiana 2 2 — 4 Missouri State 0 1 — 1

Tuesday, Aug. 28Men’s soccer, 7 p.m. at UMKC

Thursday, Aug. 30Volleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.Oral Roberts

Friday, Aug. 31Field hockey, 4 p.m. at IndianaMen’s soccer, 1:30 p.m. atConway, Ark. vs. Oral RobertsVolleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.DaytonWomen’s soccer, 5:30 p.m. atTulsa

Saturday, Sept. 1Cross-country, 8 a.m. at TulsaFootball, 6 p.m. at Kansas StateVolleyball, noon at homevs. Arkansas-Little RockVolleyball, 6:30 p.m. at homevs. Austin Peavy

Sunday, Sept. 2Field hockey, 1 p.m. at IowaMen’s soccer, noon at ConwayArk. vs. LipscombWomen’s soccer, 1 p.m. atOral Roberts

Wednesday, Sept. 5Volleyball, 6 p.m. at Kansas State

Friday, Sept. 7Field hockey, 1 p.m. at Saint LouisMen’s soccer, 3:30 p.m. atDayton, Ohio vs. Eastern IllinoisVolleyball, 7:30 p.m. at homevs. ConnecticutWomen’s soccer, 5 p.m. at Kansas

Volleyballdeservesa largeraudience

I will admit: volleyballis far from my favoritesport. That slot belongs tofootball, followed in orderby basketball and baseball. However, I have been to

several Missouri State vol-leyball games in my fouryears here, and, believe itor not, those matches canbe very exciting andintense.Here at MSU, we have

the luxury of garnering oneof the best volleyball teamsin the Missouri ValleyConference, year afteryear. They have had 13consecutive 20-win sea-sons in a row now, and willlikely make it 14 this sea-son, as they were picked tofinish second in the MVCPreseason Poll.Head coach Melissa

Stokes, who holds a 357-164 record in her 17 sea-sons at MSU, has the MVCrecord for the most careerconference-match winswith 208.In a poll on MissouriS-

tateBears.com, theschool’s official athleticswebsite, a simple questionwas posed to the fans ofMSU sports: Which fallteam are you most excitedto see compete?The results: Volleyball

won (as of Monday) with85 percent of the votes(630). The next team inline was football, with ameasly 8.8 percent (65).Obviously, this poll

only represents a smallsample size of the thou-sands of MSU fans outthere, but the results are

too lopsided to ignore.However, the atten-

dance numbers for eachsport do not match whatthis poll suggests, which isthat volleyball is the mostpopular fall sport at MSU.Last year, the football

team had an average of10,804 fans per game,while the volleyball teamonly attracted 689 fans.I’m challenging all

MSU fans to give moresupport to the volleyballsquad, the team that seemsto be the most popular, andthat is without a doubt themost successful fall sportsteam on a consistent basis.After all, MSU does

have one of the best collec-tions of players in the con-ference, including CarlyThomas, ChristineMcCartney, Olivia Brand,Kaitlin Jaeger and AshleyMason, who together havecollected numerous MVCaccolades over the pastcouple of seasons.The first home match of

the season for the Bears isat 7 p.m. on Thursday atHammons Student Centeragainst Oral Roberts, thebeginning of the Universi-ty Plaza Invitational towhich MSU is playinghost.At a school where the

underperforming footballteam seems to receive themajority of the attentionfrom the local media dur-ing the fall, it would be

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Which fall team areyou most excited to

see compete? Sport VotesVolleyball 630Football 65Men’s soccer 19Women’s soccer 13 Field hockey 9Cross-country 5

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File photo by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMSU safety Mike Crutcher tackles Indiana State’s Shakir Bell last season at Plaster Sports Complex.

Corralling the competition

By Brandon CorriganThe StandardIt’s easy to count out the Bears

before they even take the field inManhattan to battle the Kansas StateWildcats on Saturday, in the seasonopener for both teams. After all, Missouri State is 1-26

all-time against FBS opponents, andthe last time the Bears made a visit toBill Snyder Family Football Stadiumon Sept. 11, 2010, the Wildcats

steamrolled theBears’ defense, rack-ing up 493 offensiveyards in a 48-24 vic-tory. The Big 12 Wild-

cats are ranked No.22 nationally by theAP and attempting tobuild off a 10-3 2011

campaign that included a CottonBowl appearance, while the Bears tryto rebound from a lackluster 2-9 sea-son. However, anything can happen —

just look at last season, when theWildcats barely squeaked by fellowFootball Championship Subdivisionteam Eastern Kentucky Colonels intheir season opener.Kansas State fumbled five times

— losing four of them — and onlyescaped with the victory when K-

State quarterback, Collin Klein foundChris Harper on a 37-yard-touch-down pass with 1:39 left, ensuring a10-7 victory. If the Bears are to pull the upset, it

all starts with the defense stoppingKlein, an All-Big 12 quarterback.“He’s obviously a very good quar-

terback,” Missouri State head coach

Opening weekend

Allen

Women’s soccer takes aim at conference title

Field hockeyroster loadedwith youth

File photo by Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARDMissouri State’s Meagen Good forces the ball up-field past the OhioUniversity defense last season at Plaster Sports Complex. Good isone of nine returners on the field hockey this season.

Team filled with 12freshmen picked tofinish fourth in MAC

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDNorth Texas goalkeeper Jackie Kerestine blocks abreak-away attempt by MSU’s Rachel Weimer onAug. 1. North Texas defeated MSU 1-0.

Football teamfaces tough taskof playing FBSfoe Kansas State

Team is No. 1 infan-favorite poll

Who: MSU vs. Kansas State

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Bill Snyder FamilyStadium, Manhattan, Kan.

Preseason pollranks Bears assecond-bestteam in Valley

Bears on thePreseason

All-MVC Team• Grace Cross• Kelsey Fouch• Nia Williams

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third most minutes played onthe team with 1,651. Fouchalso contributed two assistsand 12 shots that led to a spoton the MVC All-FreshmanTeam in 2011.Williams has had a deco-

rated beginning to her 2012season, being named to theAll-MVC Team, picking upthe MVC Defensive Playerof the Week on Aug. 21 andwinning the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week awardthe following day.“It was really cool to win

the award,” Williams said.“We have a strong group ondefense and they should allhave a chance to win theaward (MVC DefensivePlayer of the Week) this sea-son.”While the defense looked

good, the offense looked justas impressive in the team’s 5-0 win against the Universityof Arkansas-Little Rock intheir season opener on Aug.17. The five goals came fromErin Stewart, Michelle Som-mer, Rachel Weimer, ShelbyStewart and Lauren Fussell.Goalie Chelsea Voet alsorecorded her first careershutout.“We came out with great

intensity tonight,” Brewersaid after the win. “It wasgood to see the team compet-ing from start to finish. Wepride ourselves on defense —that’s something we takepride in.”The Bears dropped their

next two matches 0-1 athome against North Texas onAug. 19 and another 0-1defeat in Fayetteville to theArkansas Razorbacks on Aug22.On Aug. 24, the Bears

evened their record at 2-2with a 3-0 victory over visit-ing Nebraska-Omaha. MSU also dropped a

match to Indiana, 4-1, onSunday, Aug. 26.Molly Brewer, a freshman

forward and the daughter ofcoach Brewer, gave the Bearsthe lead early in the secondhalf with her first career goal.In the 50th minute, LaurenFussell picked up a loose ballnear midfield and played it toa wide open Brewer on theleft side, who pushed it pastthe keeper for a 1-0 lead.In the 62nd minute, Nia

Williams sent a long pass toSommer, who tacked on hersecond goal of the season.The offense wasn’t donethere. With five minutesremaining in the match, KatieDavis picked up her firstcareer goal. Voet recordedher second career shutoutwith three saves.“We played really well in

the second half,” Williamssaid. “Our passes were a lotsmoother, and we were ableto open up a lot of scoringopportunities.”MSU is currently in the

middle of a long stretch ofroad matches before return-ing to Plaster Field on Sept. 9for a game against SouthernIllinois-Edwardsville.

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Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDFreshman Alix Opfer is announced prior to the game on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 at Plaster Sports Complex. North Texas defeated MSU 1-0with a late goal. The Bears’ next home game is on Sept. 9 against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

Terry Allen said, who entershis seventh season at theBears’ helm. “There’s noquestion about that.“He makes you defend 11

people and that’s a little dif-ferent. You say ‘Well, isn’tthere always 11 people?’ Butas active as he is in the run-ning game, you have to reallymake sure that you defend

him and keep him from mak-ing the big plays”Klein, who is 6-foot-5 and

225 pounds, accounted for 69percent of his team’s totaloffense last season, throwingover 1,900 yards with 13touchdowns and only sixinterceptions, rushing forover 1,100 yards with 27touchdowns.The Wildcats carry anoth-

er rushing threat in theiroffensive arsenal with 5-foot-7 junior running back JohnHubert, who needs just two

yards to become the school’s25th career 1,000-yard rush-er. To get to Klein and

Hubert, the Bears’ experi-enced defensive line—whichincludes juniors MartinMontgomery and EricPearce, and senior Tevan Fer-guson—must attack K-State’s offensive line,arguably the team’s biggesthole, as they are replacingthree offensive linemen forthe second consecutive year. Though Allen cautioned

that even with a reconstruct-ed frontline, Coach Bill Sny-der should have his line readyfor action.“They have some new

starters there and that’s whereeverything starts offensive-ly,” Allen said. “But, coachSnyder’s one of the most suc-cessful coaches in collegefootball, so you know he’llhave his offensive line readyto go.”Offensively, Saturday

night’s game will give theBears the opportunity to find

production from the three keyskill positions to replaceleading quarterback TrevorWooden, wider receiver Jer-maine Saffold and runningback Chris Douglas.Both quarterbacks, Miz-

zou transfer Ashton Glaser,and returning sophomoreKierra Harris should see thefield, although a starter hasyet to be named.“The most important thing

for us it to see how our quar-terbacks do,” Allen said.“We’re going to play both

our quarterbacks and see howthey do.”Another intriguing

matchup is Bears receivingthreat Cadarrius Dotson, whohas racked up 953 yards andfive touchdowns in hiscareer, going against K-Statecornerback Nigel Malonewho emerged with seveninterceptions last season.“That should be interest-

ing,” Allen said. “That’ssomething where we hope wecan stay even, or even win atthat matchup.”

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Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDNorth Texas goalkeeper Jackie Kerestine blocks a shot taken by Missouri State's Molly Brewer on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 at Plaster SportsComplex. North Texas defeated MSU 1-0 with a late goal.

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By Anna ThomasThe StandardWhile chowing down in some of the

newly renovated dining halls, studentsmight realize that their surroundings are notthe only things that have changed. The recent change from Bear Fare to

Boomer Meals is due to a new contract withChartwells along with student and facultyfeedback.The 2011-2012 school year was the first

year of the new contract and was used as a

surveying period. Gary Stewart, director ofresidence life and services, said thatBoomer Meals are a result of what today’sstudents want and need.“Fifty percent of students with housing

contracts had Bear Fare and those surveyeddidn’t want the many restrictions, such astime and choices, on their money,” Stewartsaid. “They wanted a dollar for dollar.”Boomer Meals allow students to choose

from $150, with a free bonus of $15; $180,with a bonus of $20; and $220 with a bonusof $30. These can be spent at restaurantsand convenience stores in the PSU, as wellas vending machines with card readers. Incomparison, Bear Fare also had three options, but

there were 15 meals for $63.75, 35 mealsfor $145.25, or 50 meals for $202.50. Students with housing contracts now can

select a meal plan of 10, 14, 19 or unlimitedmeals per week, and are required to pur-

chase Boomer meals. However, commuters now have the

opportunity to buy Boomer Meals andcharge it to their account. The last day tocharge meals to a student account was lastFriday, Aug. 23.Some students, such as Bailey Kohrs, a

sophomore athletic training major, are waryof the change.“Bear Fare felt easier because you got a

set meal and almost more for your money,”Kohrs said. Despite such comments, Stewart said

that he understands students’ skepticism andbelieves it will be accepted soon.“Any time we have something new, there

are a lot of questions, and people need timeto understand it,” Stewart said. “I thinkthey’ll see it as a great benefit. It’s spendingpower they have control over.”Stewart and Nadeem Zafar, resident dis-

trict manager of Missouri State Dining

Services, said they think the renovation andthe change in meal plans is working outgreat.With the renovations, Zafar said there is

a more open environment between staff andstudents in Blair-Shannon and Garst dininghalls, creating an enjoyable experience. In addition to new seating, bathrooms in

Blair-Shannon and TV screens in Garst, stu-dents are able to see staff make their food.Stewart and Zafar said it illustrates thatthere are no secrets behind the walls.“It is a great facility that exemplifies a

contemporary atmosphere,” Zafar said. All in all, the change in Boomer Meals

has been made for students’ wants, accord-ing to Stewart and Zafar. Boomer Meals areseparate from Bearbucks and are requiredfor those with housing contracts. For a full list of pricing, visit

http://www.dineoncampus.com/missouris-tate/show.cfm?cmd=_boomerMeals.

Boomer Mealsrequired forsome students

in the water storage level by about atenth of a percent, according toAlexander. However, this still may not be

enough. The National Weather Service

reported that July 2012 was thehottest month in U.S. history, witheffects more widespread than theDust Bowl of 1936. This means that, even though

summer is coming to a close, theeffects of the drought are far fromover.“Information from The National

Weather Service and other meteorol-ogists lets us know that the chancefor the amount of rain needed toreplenish reservoirs is slim,” Alexan-der said. Even with voluntary conservation

practices, it is likely the storage lev-els will reach 60 percent withoutreplenishing rainfall. “It’s hard to say, but we are prob-

ably looking at mid-September for afull scale water conservation plan,”Alexander said. According to City Utilities, as the

water storage levels continue to drop,further actions may become neces-sary. If the level reaches 60 percent,the situation would move from awater watch to a water shortage.

During a water shortage, CityUtilities would activate the Emer-gency Water Conservation Plan,which involves mandatory waterrestrictions. Such restrictions include limited

hydrant use, serving water in restau-rants by request only, and imple-menting emergency water conserva-tion service rates, among others.According to the plan, the emergencyconservation rates per-unit chargesare about 8 percent higher than theusual rate. The full plan, as well asfurther stages and the daily storagelevel, can be viewed athttp://www.cityutilities.net/resi-dent/water.htm. If that is to happen, it would be

the first time in the history of Spring-field that such measures have beennecessary. MSU’s Water Conservation Plan

accounts for further stages of waterconservation that align with CityUtilities’ Emergency Water Conser-vation Plan. Stage one water shortagemeasures include no new plantings,further reduced irrigation, and theshutdown of the Sunvilla Towerpool, among other things. The fullplan can be viewed athttp://www.missouristate.edu/facili-ties/141319.htm. If the storage level continues to

drop to 55 percent, a water emer-gency will be declared and a watercrisis at 50 percent. There are subse-quent actions that will be put intoeffect at each level via both the cityEmergency Water Conservation plan

and the university’s Water Conserva-tion Plan. “Students need to realize water is

a finite commodity in these kinds ofconditions, and must take personalresponsibility that affects everyone,”Eckels said. As president of Students for a

Sustainable Future, Evan Clark, ajunior biology major, is a part of agroup of students that takes suchresponsibility in the conservation ofresources.“The drought is bad and should be

a wake-up call for everyone. We’vehad two summers of serious drought,so people need to be more consciousof their water usage,” the biologymajor said. Sophomore social work major

Francis Ahrens thinks it would beeasier for students to be more con-scious if more mediums were usedfor publicizing the situation. “I think publicizing it [the water

watch] on the website or Facebookcould do more, because a lot of peo-ple like the Missouri State Facebookpage,” Ahrens said.Ahrens said he has already taken

steps to conserve his own waterusage.“I’ve been taking shorter showers

and using water bottles recentlybecause of the water shortage,”Ahrens said.“Everyone should try and educate

themselves. Water conservation is abig issue and will continue to be a bigissue if conditions like this contin-ue,” Clark said.

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some cigarettes are still beingsmoked on campus.Su Hazal Ide, a sophomore

digital film production major, saidshe still smokes on campus anddid so while the designated smok-ing areas were still in operation.“If it’s a problem and anyone

comes up and tells me to put itout, I’ll do it,” Ide said. “You’rewalking two feet behind me, yousmell it, I get it, that’s fine. I justdon’t see any problem with smok-ing on campus because I haven’tbothered anyone.”The repercussions for breaking

the tobacco policy are similar tothose of other campus-wide poli-cies, such as the alcohol policy.Bowen said faculty and stu-

dents will receive warnings forsmoking on campus and, if theoffenses pile up, written reportswill be issued. Faculty and student write-ups

will only differ in which office they

go through. Faculty infractions willbe a human resources issue and theOffice of Student Conduct dealswith student infractions. Bowen said that there are no

fines, but a student may expect todo some sort of community serv-ice or be required to take a coursecomparable to the course assignedfor alcohol violations.Taylor Health and Wellness

offers a tobacco cessation pro-gram, nicotine replacement thera-py, and the Missouri Quit Line atno cost for students. Those seek-ing more information about theprograms should contact TaylorHealth and Wellness tobaccotreatment specialist, Jerilyn Reed,at 417-836-4045.

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City streets you cansmoke on next to

campus:Grand Street

National AvenueKimbrough Avenue

Walnut StreetHolland Avenue

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least 30 minutes withoutstopping) or a 26-week train-ing schedule for those withless running experience. Bothschedules aim to increasingly

build endurance so you’reready on race day.If you’re a beginning run-

ner and don’t think you’requite up to training for amarathon yet, there are sever-al websites and phone appsthat are geared specificallytoward running a 5k, includ-ing the popular Couch to 5k

program that is “designed toget just about anyone fromthe couch to running 5 kilo-meters or 30 minutes in just 9weeks.”The Couch to 5k program

even has a mobile app thatkeeps track of your runs andthe Bridge to 10k app to con-tinue your running journey.

Tips to run your best raceFinally, Runner’s World, a

website and magazine featur-ing news, information andadvice for runners, offersseveral tips for “running yourbest 26.2,” including beingcomfortable with the shoesyou’ve chosen and not usingbrand new shoes in a race;

running a half marathon totest your fitness; mimickingthe type of course you will berunning during yourmarathon; and visualizingsuccess.When you’re ready to reg-

ister for your race, mostmarathons and 5ks featureonline registration, and some

even include a discountedentry fee when you register acertain amount of time inadvance, which varies witheach race. Whether you’re looking to

run 3.1 miles or 26.2 miles,there are endless resources tohelp you accomplish all ofyour running goals.

between students on campus.“It’s like going to a Cardi-

nals game,” Probertexplained. “The Cardinals dosomething awesome and allof a sudden you’re high-fiv-ing random strangers. At ourgames, we shouldn’t beafraid to just give a stranger abig bear hug if somethinggreat happens.”With school pride and

spirit also comes growth anda greater appeal for futurestudents. If current studentsare proud of their universityand are excited about theevents and changes occur-ring on campus, then chancesare the excitement willspread from student to stu-dent as well as to the sur-rounding community.The solutionSo, how is the student

body going to improveschool spirit? “School spirit starts with

the passionate individual and

spreads from there,” Sheltonsaid. “Whatever you do, findsomething you love and thepassion/spirit will follow …then tell someone about it.The person you tell may alsoenjoy it and may continue tospread the word.”Whether it be going to a

sports game or joining anorganization, students cangenerate and share theexcitement just by inviting afriend along to a game, con-sistently participating in agroup on campus, or simplyby sporting the maroon andwhite on BearWear Fridays.Senior accounting major

and 2012 Fan of the YearDavid Pottgen shared hishopes for the future ofMSU’s school spirit.“I’d like to see MSU be

louder and crazier than everbefore,” he said. “It would beamazing to hear everybody

after a game talking in ahoarse voice, because thatway I would know they hadgiven it their all.”Opening game day, Sept.

15 will be a day packed fullof events in which studentsmay participate. It will beginwith a social media scav-enger hunt at 3 p.m. followedby tailgating at 4 p.m. locat-ed in BearFest Village (park-ing lot 22), which is south ofPlaster Sports Complex andGrand Street. A MaroonMarch through Greek rowwill then begin at 5:45 p.m.before the Bears kickoff at 7p.m. The fun, however, isn’t

over when the game ends; afireworks display will beheld at the conclusion of thegame in addition to a freeconcert featuring A Rocket tothe Moon at 10 p.m.

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volunteering at the local Boys and Girls Clubor playing board games on road trips.“We always have a ton of fun on our road

trips,” Medlock said. “We definitely have alot of inside jokes. We do a lot of boardgames like Pictionary and stuff to keep usentertained and have some fun.”Bain said that doing fun activities as a

team is important for bonding and buildingcamaraderie, but field hockey is never farfrom the players’ minds. When asked what their favorite part of

field hockey was, Medlock and Bain saidplaying with their teammates and bondingwith them. Junior defender Catrina Schmidt simply

said, “All of it.” With a young roster and a tough schedule,

the Bears face a lot of challenges ahead ofthem, but no matter how this team finishesthis year or the next, the girls will leave Mis-souri State with better field hockey skillsthanks to their head coach, Gabby GomezSosa.

“Gabby definitely helped me with gainingconfidence,” Schmidt said. “She had a lot ofconfidence in me. She always strived tomake me better and always wanted to pushmy limits and make me the better player sheknew I could be.”The team’s next game is Aug. 31 against

Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.

awesome to see MSU fansrecognize the volleyballteam for all of their successand give them the caliber ofcrowds they really deserve.If you can’t make it out to

the first match, there areplenty of opportunitiesthroughout the season toshow your support. TheBears play 17 home matchesduring the year, not includ-ing the MVC VolleyballChampionship, which theywill host in November andfor which they should bemajor contenders

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By Briana SimmonsFor The StandardThe Foster Recreation Center,

Missouri State’s newest addition,extended its hours last Friday nightfor students to explore the 24-footrock climbing wall as a part of itsgrand opening week.As the lights dimmed, the music

was turned up and over 40 climberseagerly stood in line for equipmentto take part in Campus Recre-ation’s glow in the dark rockclimbing event.Throughout opening week, the

rec center hosted several eventsthat featured different areas aroundthe center to showcase the facility.On Wednesday, more than 300

people showed up to watch thedive-in-movie “Jaws” in the poolsponsored by Student ActivitiesCouncil.Cindi Barnett, director of cam-

pus recreation, said she is pleasedwith the way things are going sofar at the rec center. “Looking at stats, over 8,000

people have already activated theirmembership,” Barnett said. Mem-berships can be obtained onlinethrough My Missouri State byaccepting a liability waiver.Barnett said students’ direct

involvement in the planning anddesigning of the rec center, espe-cially the pool area, was herfavorite part about this project.“This happened because of stu-

dents,” she said. “The studentswere the ones that got together toform committees, decide whatkinds of equipment we need, andeven worked closely in selectingthe architect.” The postponed deadlines for the

completion of the rec center madethis grand opening a much-antici-pated event for many on campus.However, objections have been

raised by some students about thedelay in the completion of thefacility over numerous years.Kaitlyn Strumer, a member of

the outdoor/indoor recreation team,expressed frustration with thedelay in the opening of the center.“I wish they would have gotten

it done faster, but I think it’s per-fect,” she said.Andrew Nelson, a graduate

assistant for outdoor adventure andFriday night’s event coordinator,said he remembers a time years agohaving conversations with friendsabout how cool it would be to havea rec center like this.“You’re going to have delays

with any major project,” Nelson

said. “It’s been a long wait, with alot of hurdles, but it’s really excit-ing to finally see it here.”The opening events for the cen-

ter showcased the facility’s fea-tures that are designed to attract anumber of students with rockclimbing walls, multi-activitycourts, a recreational pool with laplanes and a Zip line, studios, a fit-

ness center and an indoor track, toname a few.Mikayla Kunce, fresman human

resources management major, saidshe is especially enjoying the openfeel of the building and its ease ofaccess.

“I love the fact it’s so open foreveryone to use it,” she said.The rec center is scheduled to

extend its normal hours of opera-tion for Labor Day weekend, open6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31; 9a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1;noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2; and4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3.For more information, visit the

Rec’s page on the Missouri Statewebsite at http://www.missouris-tate.edu/ recreation/RecCenter.

Rec center celebrates opening weekNew facility held activitiesto encourage student use

File photo by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDThe Foster Recreation Center had a glow-in-the-dark rock climbing event on Friday, Aug. 24 from 9p.m. to midnight as part of its grand opening.

File photo/THE STANDARD

File photo by Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARDReiann Stoute dribbles past Debbie Bellof Kent State in fall 2011.

School spirit starts with thepassionate individual and spreadsfrom there. Whatever you do, find

something you love and thepassion will follow.

—junior Sarah Shelton

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