By Megan GatesThe StandardA few times a week,

Dan and Courtney go toclass together, eat lunchtogether and spend timetogether on the weekend.They’re like many Mis-souri State studentsattending the Springfieldcampus, but with onenotable difference: Dan isCourtney’s grandpa and aVietnam veteran.Dan McMurray, a sen-

ior anthropology major atthe age of 65, is attendingMSU on the GI Bill afterserving in the UnitedStates Army, retiring as asergeant first class andworking as an accountant.He went back to

school at the same time ashis granddaughter Court-ney McMurray, a juniorcriminology major. Oneof Dan’s main reasons forgoing back to school isthe value the militarystresses on education, he

said.“Going back to school

is common forveterans,” Dansaid. “The mili-tary stresseseducation …and it helps thatit gets paid for.”The payment he’s

referring to is his GI Bill,which covers his tuition,fees, $1,000 for books and$1,000 for expenses eachmonth at MSU. And he’snot the only veteran tak-ing advantage of the

opportunity to go back toschool.

Accordingto a Sept. 6,2012 censusreport byMSU, therewere 621 vet-erans enrolled

at the university for thespring 2012 semester —an increase of 65 veteransfrom the spring 2011semester when there were556 and spring 2010 whenthere were 452 veteransenrolled.

Mike Jungers, MSU’sdean of students, said theuniversity had anticipatedthe increase in the numberof veterans as PresidentBarack Obama decreasedthe number of U.S. troopsfighting overseas in Iraqand Afghanistan.“We anticipated it with

the conflicts the U.S. hasbeen involved in,” hesaid. “With those scalingdown, veterans are want-ing to start a different

By Amber DuranThe StandardResidents of The Monroe who

aren’t Missouri State students willbe kicked out of the building onDec. 3 this semester, almost sevenmonths before their lease wouldexpire in July 2013. MSU’s Board of Governors met

on Oct. 26 and approved the pur-chase of the apartment buildingfrom the Miller O’Reilly RealEstate Developers for $8 million,allowing the university to includeapartment-style living options forstudents who want to live on cam-pus.The university is set to close on

the sale on Dec. 3, 2012, and, onceit does, residents who aren’t MSUstudents will be forced to move outand find an alternative livingarrangement.Denise Mathisen, director of

operations and development forMiller O’Reilly, hosted a meetingfor Monroe residents to explain thechange in ownership on Friday,Nov. 2, and answered questions and

concerns they had about the MSUtakeover.Abby Callen, a student at Ozarks

Technical Community College, iscurrently a resident of the buildingwho will be forced to leave comeDec. 3.Callen is one of three that will

have to find a new place to livebecause of MSU’s purchase of theproperty.“I had no idea that I (a non-MSU

student) would have to be out byDec. 3. I thought my lease would behonored until July,” she said. “I ammore frustrated now than before the

meeting.” Callen said she considered

enrolling in a class at MSU just tobe able to stay in her current resi-dence. Missouri renters law requires

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDIris Liu, a junior finance major, studies in the gathering room at The Monroe. Missouri State recentlypurchased the apartment building from Miller O’Reilly Real Estate Developers for $8 million.

Residents in limboBriefs

Half-price movieTuesdays returnHalf-price Tuesdays are back

at Hollywood Theaters CollegeStation 14 in downtown Spring-field. Every Tuesday, students with

ID will pay $3.50 for a regularmovie and $5 for a 3-D film. Stu-dent tickets are usually $7.25. College Station is located at

415 W. College Street.

Deadlines approachfor dropping classesNov. 9 is the last day to drop a

full semester fall class and Nov.20 is the deadline to drop a secondblock fall class.Contact the Office of the Reg-

istrar in Carrington 320 before thedeadline day if a hold on youraccount prevents you from drop-ping a class.The registrar can also be con-

tacted by email at registrar@mis-souristate.edu or 417-836-5520.

Board memberselected to office Missouri State’s Board of

Governors elected new officers atits Oct. 26 meeting. Orvin Kimbrough was elected

chair and Beverly Miller waselected vice chair.Steve Foucart, current interim

chief financial officer, was electedtreasurer and John McAlear wasreelected as secretary.The officers’ new terms will

begin Jan. 1, 2013.

CorrectionIn last week’s issue, Garrett

Mueller’s name was misspelled inthe brief “Homecoming kingcrowning mishap.” Mueller waselected homecoming king, but amiscommunication led to thewrong name being announced.

Calendar

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Basketballseason previewLots of new nameson roster for Bearsand Lady BearsSpecial inside

Tuesday, Nov. 6Design and Image 2012: GraphicDesign Illustration StudentExhibition, 1-5 p.m., StudentExhibition Center, 838 E. Walnut St.,through Nov. 10Graduate College WorkshopSeries: Human Subjects inResearch, 4-5 p.m., PSU 317ASAC Meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSU 313SGA Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., PSU313

Wednesday, Nov. 7Study Skills Workshop Series:The Practices of SuccessfulCollege Students, 2-2:50 p.m.,Meyer Library 101Caving Clinic, 4-6 p.m., Foster RecCenter 2Entertainment ManagementAssociation Meeting, 5-6 p.m.,Glass Hall 108Gerontology Club Meeting, 7-8p.m., Professional 227

Thursday, Nov. 8Faculty Senate Meeting, 3:30-5p.m., PSU 313Students for a Sustainable FutureMeeting, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 105

Friday, Nov. 9Theatre & Dance BFA ProgramAuditions, 8:35-10:25 a.m.,McDonald Arena 203

Monday, Nov. 12Conflict Resolution in CollegeStudent Meeting, 7:45-9:15 p.m.,PSU 315C

MSU’s purchaseof The Monroe raises questionsabout tenants’next move

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Randy Dunnremains atMurray StateBy Dayle DugginsThe StandardAs Clif Smart officially moves

into his presidential office on thefirst floor of Car-rington Hall,Randy Dunn,Murray State Uni-versity’s presi-dent, is settlingback in as well.After applying

to be MissouriState’s 11th presi-dent, Randy Dunnwas announced as a finalist, visit-ed the campus, spoke at an openforum and later withdrew hisapplication for the position. Gordon Elliott, chair of Mis-

souri State’s Board of Governors,commented on the withdrawalbefore the board’s meeting onOct. 15, explaining he was “disap-pointed” Dunn didn’t decide tostay in the race.Earlier that day, at 2:04 p.m.,

Dunn emailed a withdrawal state-ment to The Standard and othermedia outlets, explaining he waspulling out of the search — anannouncement that came on thecoattails of Murray State’s home-coming weekend.“It’s become increasingly clear

to me in the past few days fromvarious statements, reports andeditorial commentary that theSpringfield community has want-ed ‘one of their own’ to providethe next era of leadership for Mis-souri State,” Dunn wrote. “I wishMOSU (Missouri State) and thenext President the best in theirfuture endeavors. It has the poten-tial to be a great public mid-majorinstitution.”Reed Olsen, an economics pro-

fessor and member of MSU’s Fac-ulty Senate, said he was surprisedDunn didn’t withdraw his applica-tion sooner, explaining hebelieved the presidential searchwas “fake” from the beginning.“It has been obvious since he

was named interim President thathe (Smart) would be named presi-dent eventually,” Olsen said in anemail. “I am offended by theinherent dishonesty of the boardin running a fake search for suchan important position.”According to John McAlear,

secretary for the Board of Gover-nors, three of the 41 applicants,

Free money for students

By Dayle DugginsThe StandardNelson Mandela once

said, “Education is themost powerful weaponwhich you can use tochange the world.”But what if you aren’t

able to afford the luxuryof higher education?Over time, higher edu-

cation costs thousandsand thousands of dollars— depending on theinvolvement of scholar-ships, grants and loans.

On average, MissouriState costs $6,792 peryear, whereas four-yearprivate institutions aver-age $29,056 — a starkcontrast.While an education at

MSU is not comparable inprice to that of an IvyLeague school, the major-ity of students are unableto afford a $27,168 invest-ment.MSU’s Foundation

often presents a solutionto the burden of an afford-able education, providingabout 1,100 students withtuition assistance annual-ly.Andrew Garton, Mis-

souri State University’sFoundation scholarshipcoordinator, said the Gen-eral and DepartmentalOnline Scholarship Appli-

cation gave out $1.3 mil-lion in financial awardsthis school year.“It can be a key for

them financially in payingfor their education,” Gar-ton said. “You’re workingto get a degree so you can

have a successful and ful-filling career, but one ofthe keys for students inmaking that possible isfinding all the financialpieces that can make that

Scholarship breakdownMissouri State’s General and DepartmentalOnline Scholarship Application puts studentsin the running for a variety of monetaryawards. Here are some examples:

Departmental: Department of Nursing,Department of English

College-level: College of Business, College ofNatural and Applied Sciences

Non-departmental: High school-specific,financial need, campus organizations

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MSU awardedstudents $1.3million inscholarshipsjust this year

Veterans seek higher educationGI Bill allowsfor affordable education,increases vetsat Missouri St.

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDCpl. Dustin Walker gives Austin Suddarth a tour of an up-armored Humveeon Nov. 5. Military machinery tours were part of Veterans Week on campus.

Dunn

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VeteransWeek Events

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career.”As with all students, MSU

wanted to be in a position to bestassist veterans in making the tran-sition to college life, and so, itcreated the position of coordinatorof Veteran Student Services andhired Jenifer Kautzman to fill thatrole, Jungers said.

Kautzman and her staff at theVSS act as liaisons between theU.S. Department of VeteransAffairs and students on campuswho utilize their services, like theGI Bill.

Most of these students areusing the Post-9/11 GI Bill, whichcan go toward graduate and under-graduate degrees as long as theyhave served at least 90 days afterSept. 10, 2001, or have been dis-charged with a “service-connecteddisability” after 30 days, accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Vet-erans Affairs website.

VSS also provides a place forveterans to get together and shareexperiences, Kautzman said.

Natalie Schurwon, a seniornursing major and retired U.S.Marine, is one of those studentswho frequents the lounge, oftendoing her homework on the com-puter there and talking with otherveterans before classes.

“The lounge is kind of like adestresser for me, at least becausethere’s somewhere to go wherethere’s people with commonthought processes,” she said,adding that it’s an environmentwhere people are encouraged totalk to one another, unlike her pre-vious experience with a VSSoffice in California.

Schurwon attended a commu-nity college in California aftergetting out of the Marine Corpsand said the staff at the VSS therewere extremely unhelpful.

“I did do a semester with a col-lege in California that was terri-ble. Their veteran services wereterrible,” she said. “So cominghere was like a breath of fresh airalmost — night and day differ-ence. All of the legwork andunknown was taken care of.”

Schurwon comes from a mili-tary family, and even though shewent into the U.S. Marine Corpsbefore pursuing higher education,college was always part of theplan, she said.

“The degree that I’m seeking isalways where I would have gone,”she said. “I had a teacher in highschool that was an athletic trainer,and he inspired me. So when I gotout of the Marine Corps, collegewasn’t an option. I was going togo to college so I just decided tofollow through with that degreeplan.”

But for some veterans, getting

help with books and class schedul-ing isn’t enough. Many need one-on-one time with someone whohas gone through the transition ofactive-duty military to full-timecollege student, which is wherethe VSS peer advisers step in.

Sgt. Adam Dittman, a seniorpsychology major and a U.S.Marine, is currently one of thepeer advisers, a position he tookafter returning from a tour withthe U.S. Marine Corps.

Dittman began his collegecareer at MSU five years ago, buttook time off when he wasdeployed to Iraq for 18 months.When he returned, he found heneeded to readjust to being a stu-dent.

“The hardest thing for me com-ing back was being in a classroomand sitting next to someone who’sbiggest problem that day was thattheir cellphone was dead, orsomething that, in my mind, wassmall but from their perspectivewas a big deal,” he said. “Havingthe experiences I had, from myperspective, issues like that didn’tmatter anymore.”

Dittman said it took him timeto understand and to look at thebigger picture from other’s per-spective. He uses this understand-ing to help veterans adjust to col-lege life.

“Relatability is the biggestkey,” he said. “I understand a widevariety of perspectives because

our veteran population is sodiverse … My personal experi-ences give me that relatability fac-tor with older generations becauseI’ve served and also my currentage — being a little bit younger —allows me to relate to youngergenerations.”

Dittman’s career goal, once heretires from the Marines, is tobecome a counselor for veterans,he said.

“I want to get my master’s inpsychology for counseling, ormore clinical psychology and pur-

sue a job with Veterans Affairs,”he said.

To promote a greater under-standing of veteran’s roles at MSUand in the community, the univer-sity is hosting Veterans Apprecia-tion Week this week on campus. Afull schedule of events is availableon the Missouri State website’shomepage.

To learn more about VSS atMSU, visit its website athttp://www.missouristate.edu/vet-erans/, or like its page on Face-book.

VeteransContinued from page 1

that tenants and landlordsboth provide each other withone month’s notice if theywish to terminate a month-to-month lease. Landlords arealso required to provide writ-ten notice to tenants whenownership of property istransferred to a new landlord.

Tenants of The Monroe, inthis case, were notified 31days before the termination.

Penny Groves, MSU’slegal counsel, said residentswere not notified of thechange in ownership earlierbecause the university waswaiting for the Board of Gov-ernor’s approval for the dealto go through.

The university decided toclose the deal and take overThe Monroe on Dec. 3because it was an ideal situa-

tion for the Miller O’ReillyCompany, Groves said.

“That was something thatwas agreed to between theparties that was going to helpthe sellers,” she said.

Mathisen said MSU stu-dents living in the buildingwould not be affected by thechange in ownership and thatthey would need to sign anew lease by July 31, 2013with MSU to remain resi-dents.

She did not, however,choose to comment on thelegality of terminating thelease without proper notice.

Miller O’Reilly made itclear that they would workwith those students forced tovacate as well as other resi-dents unhappy with thetakeover, in finding compara-ble housing either at one oftheir two facilities or else-where with equal or lesserrent.

Many current MSU ten-ants at the meeting inquired

about relocating to one ofMiller O’Reilly’s other prop-erties, Deep Elm or The Jef-ferson, expressing concernthat The Monroe would turninto a dorm environment.

Mathisen said that MillerO’Reilly was willing to trans-fer students to one of theirtwo other properties, butasked the students to considertheir options and find outfrom MSU what changeswould actually occur.

Jan. 31 is the deadline onwhich MSU student residentsmust give their notice of ter-mination if they decide tovacate their current resi-dence.

Residents who do decideto stay at The Monroe willcontinue their monthly pay-ments to Miller O’Reillythrough the month of Decem-ber. January will be the firstpayment to MSU, althoughpayment methods are yet tobe determined.

Many of the residents’

questions were left unan-swered because no MSU rep-resentatives were present atthe Nov. 2 meeting. A seriesof open houses, however, arescheduled to occur MondayNov. 5 at 8:30 p.m. andThursday Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. atThe Monroe where MSU willgive unanswered questionsand concerns attention.

Gordon Elliot, chair ofMSU’s Board of Governors,said the purchase of thebuilding was done in interestof MSU students before theNov. 2 meeting.

“[Purchasing these apart-ments] was about providingfor the students,” he said.“We are really trying to getbetter and more modernhousing options for currentand potential students.

“After the current leasesare up, the apartments wouldbecome Missouri State hous-ing,” he continued. “Futurehousing endeavors for Mis-souri State are always under

consideration, but the pricewas right this time.”

The full scope of changesthat will accompany the newpurchase are still unclear.

To learn more about the

facility and its amenities,contact Residence Life andServices by calling 417-836-5536 or email Resi-denceLife@MissouriState.edu.

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Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDThe Monroe, next to Woods House, is located at 1141E. Monroe St. MSU recently purchased the property.

Veterans Affairs Week events

Nov. 6Fireside Chats with veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and

Iraq, 4-6 p.m., PSU Theater

Nov. 7 ROTC Day, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., North Mall

•Veterans vs. ROTC Warrior Champion Rope-pull Competition at noon

Military Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m

Nov. 9Veterans Recognition Breakfast, 8-9:45 a.m., PSU BallroomMissouri State’s Canteen, 10-10:30 a.m., PSU food court

Taps Project, 10:40 a.m., MSU campus

Nov. 10Veterans Day Parade, 10 a.m., downtown Springfield, with MSU

Veterans Student Services participating in the parade

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TuesdayNov. 6, 2012

This is the opinion ofThe Standard’s Editorial BoardFall is, by far, my favorite time of

the year.There’s nothing quite like the sound

of leaves crunching under my feet as Iwalk to class; the sound of the rain hit-ting my window as I go to sleep; hotchocolate on a cold day; Saturdayscurled up on the couch, watching col-lege football; or the smell of the crispmorning air to let me know it’s fall.As I turn the calendar to November,

however, it becomes apparent to methat Thanksgiving is right around thecorner, Christmas is less than twomonths away, and many Americans areabout to go into their annual Black Fri-day/Christmas shopping frenzies. At this time of the year, my Face-

book newsfeed is inundated with sta-tuses giving thanks, my Twitter feedoverflows with 140 characters of thedepression and stress that can onlycome from the looming finals week,and my inbox fills with deals for theyear’s hottest gifts. But more than anything, this begins

the time of the year when I really try toslow down and appreciate the simplethings the autumn season has to give. Without further ado, here are my

simplest pleasures about fall.

The leaves. I love everything aboutthe leaves. There is nothing prettierthan driving out of town and looking atall the beautiful oranges, yellows andburgundys that line the tops of trees. Ilove the sound of crunching leaves andthe way they swirl around you in thewind as you walk.The temperature. Fall is probably

the most comfortable season there is.The days are cool, the nights are chilly,and it’s the perfect weather to wearshorts and a sweatshirt or jeans and asweater, or to leave the windowcracked open at night while cuddled upin a warm bed.The smell. It’s about that time when

everyone becomes obsessed withpumpkin spice lattes and baking.There’s nothing more comforting thanwalking into a room filled with the bestaromas the season has to offer, includ-

ing pumpkin, cinnamon, apple spiceand warm vanilla. I also love walkingoutside on a brisk, cloudy day with theslightest smell of rain in the air.The feeling. There’s a certain air

about fall; the way everyone wants tobe outdoorsy and have fun with eachother. There are backyard barbecues, trips

to the pumpkin patch, long walks in thepark and tailgate parties. I get a certainfeeling of closeness to people that isn’tachieved during the rest of the year.The sunsets. Although there are

beautiful sunsets throughout the year,the thing I love most about fall sunsetsis the timing. The sky starts to turn as you’re driv-

ing home from work or walking homefrom class, and the sky is illuminatedin dark purples, blues and pinks. Seeingthat over the tops of the almost-leaflesstrees is incomparable. As the year begins to come to a

close and society is overcome with hol-iday cheer, it can often be easy to forgetabout the things in life that make us thehappiest. So this November, take some time to

pause your busy life and appreciate thesimplest things that can mean so much.

To the Editor:It was with pride and enthusiasm

that my husband and I attended theMSU 2012 Homecoming parade andfootball game. We are both MSU(SMSU!) alumni and our daughter,Lexi Beck, was a member of theHomecoming Court.

I had the pleasure of meeting someof the other members of the court priorto, and during, the game. As you know,they are all assets to the MSU commu-nity and represent the school well. Athalftime, I was allowed to go down tothe track with other parents, the kingand queen candidates, etc.

Lexi had been “paired” with JaredHorman. The two of them were stand-ing on the 35-yard line waiting for theannouncement. The king was named -and it was Jared! Hugs, crown, con-gratulations, etc., ensued. Then thequeen was announced — and it wasLexi! (Very proud parent moment!).Lexi was crowned and pictures weretaken of the newly crowned king andqueen by the “paparazzi” and eventual-ly we were ushered off the field andback to the stands for the second halfof the game.

As we were leaving the track, wewere informed, quietly, that a mistakehad been made and that Jared was notthe king, but that Garrett Mueller was.Meetings were hastily thrown together,explanations were made and the game

went on.Part way through the second half of

the game, the announcer very casuallycongratulated the new king and queen,Garrett Mueller and Lexi Beck — noexplanation, no apology — just con-grats. Facebook and Twitter were fullof the news. And that was it.

After the game, Garrett and Lexiwent on the field and we (family andfriends) took pictures of the two ofthem with their crowns and sashes.Nobody else was there taking pictures(no media). We were all told that“something” would be done to helpcorrect the situation.

Today, I was informed that a verysmall article was published under theheadline “Homecoming king crowningmishap.” I was also told that Garrett’sname was spelled incorrectly, and Isaw that it was under a picture of Lexiand Jared. Still no photograph of Gar-rett, the actual Homecoming king.

Both Garrett and Jared handledthemselves with dignity and tact duringthe unfortunate incident. Garrett didn’tget his “moment in the sun” and Jaredhad to quickly inform his family,friends, and supporters that the crowndidn’t actually belong to him. They areboth gentlemen and behavedadmirably.

So why am I writing to you? Ibelieve Garrett and Jared deserve apublic apology. A mistake was made by

the announcer at the game. Why can’the apologize in The Standard? Also,from what I understand, no photo-graphs of Garrett and Lexi, as king andqueen, have been published. The“press” had moved on and didn’t takeany pictures of them, but photos doexist — I’ve attached one to this email!

A mistake was made that cannot beproperly corrected, but an apology andphotos can be printed in the paper. Per-haps you can make that happen.

Sincerely,Melanie Beck

Missouri State is planning to kick three resi-dents who aren’t MSU students out of TheMonroe on Dec. 3 when it takes over the build-ing.Does that sound crappy to you? Because it

does to us. It sounds like a real jerk move, actually, espe-

cially since those residents signed a lease withtheir landlord — The Miller O’Reilly Company— to stay in their apartment until 11:59 a.m.July 31, 2013.Instead, after only three months of living at

The Monroe, the three residents who aren’tMSU students were told on Nov. 2 that theymust vacate the building by Dec. 3, only 31days away.This seems pretty unreasonable, but unfortu-

nately, under Missouri statute 441.060, it islegal because residents were given one month’snotice that their lease is being terminated.However, these actions aren’t appropriate.As only three residents in the building aren’t

MSU students, the university should makeaccomodations to allow them to stay in thebuilding until their leases expire if they want to.Wouldn’t it be easier to just let the three resi-

dents stay, putting more money in MSU’s pock-et from their rent, keeping Miller O’Reilly fromhaving to open up different housing options forthem to move to and giving them — the resi-dents — the opportunity to finish out the year inthe housing of their choice?Regardless, Miller O’Reilly and MSU both

need to come up with a compromise to makesure these three residents, who are caught in themiddle of an $8 million deal, are taken care of.Apartment-style living is a great idea for

MSU to pursue, but the university shouldn’t goabout it by kicking people to the curb with onlya month to figure out what to do next.

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Fall into simplicity

Letter to the EditorHomecoming king, queen deserve grand moment

Tell us what you think.Log on at

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The Standard was not awarethat the incorrect candidate hadbeen crowned homecoming kinguntil after the photo opportunitywith Homecoming King GarrettMueller and Homecoming QueenLexi Beck was over.

Missouri State issued a pressrelease about the mistake onTuesday, Oct. 30, after our lastissue had already been sent topress.

Since then, The Standard hasadded Melanie Beck’s photo ofMueller and Lexi to its websiteand corrected the information.

Editor’s note

MSU is considering adding a newwomen’s team. What sport do you think

it should add?

Tell us what you think.Vote in this week’s poll atwww.the-standard.org

Tennis 61.1%

Water polo27.8%

Bowling5.6%

Other5.6%

Missouri State students Mat Boesand senior speech major AmandaWheeler presented their gruesomemasterpiece, “Art is Good,” last Thurs-day in the space above Lindberg’s Baron Commercial Street. The play tookan nontraditional route, making for acomfortable, loose setting and a rau-cous good time.

The story has been in the works forabout five years, a project Boes, asophomore journalism major, beganworking on before he and Wheeler, atheater education major, started dating. It examines the American fascina-

tion with serial killers, why we emulatethem, study them and make televisionshows about them. He said he wantedto explore that fascination through acouple mistaken for artists. “I kind of wrote it as a critique of art

and a critique of how we put these peo-ple on pedestals and make celebritiesout of them,” he said.According to Boes’ research, most

serial killers and criminals work inpairs — which he didn’t know beforestarting the project. The serial killingmain characters Jack and Jill, played byOTC graduate Curtis Harrington andMSU graduate Bethany Ziskind, por-tray that relationship excellently.

In celebration andremembrance of ourveteransVeteran Appreciation Week is

this week, and events are sched-uled for students, faculty and staffto take part in the campus-widecelebration.A Military Trivia Night is

scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday atthe PSU Food Court. Teams willbe tested based on their militaryknowledge, with prizes for win-ning teams and refreshments forall competitors.The MSU Canteen Show is

scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday atthe PSU Food Court and will fea-ture a live performance by SarahMargaret Smith.Also scheduled for 11 a.m.,

Friday beginning at the Bear Paw,trumpeters will play “Taps”across campus. The universityasks listeners to take a moment toreflect on the sacrifices that havebeen made by veterans.

Meals A Million andMSU team up tofight hungerFriends Against Hunger and

Missouri State have partnered toorganize an event this Friday atthe Springfield Expo Center topackage over 1 million meals. The nonprofit organization and

MSU have 4,000 volunteer spotsto fill, and interested individualscan register to participate athttp://www.missouristate.ed/vol-unteer/143717.htm. More volunteer opportunities

are available at the Center forLeadership & Volunteerism web-site:http://www.missouristate.edu/CLV.

Fraternity hosts Icefor the Fire event,fundraiser Phi Gamma Delta is hosting an

open skate night called Ice for theFire from 5-7 p.m., Saturday atMediacom Ice Park. All proceeds will benefit the

American Red Cross and theirefforts to relieve the HurricaneSandy victims.Guests are encouraged to

participate in the Silent Auctionand raffle for tickets to theCardinals, Royals and Chiefsgames, Silver Dollar City, YakovSmirnoff, The Duck, SpringfieldZoo, a 10-person nacho bar andmore.

Briefs

TuesdayNov. 6, 2012

CalendarWednesday, Nov. 7Voice Area Recital, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Ellis Hall 217b, freeHappy Hour Live, 5-7:30 p.m.,University Plaza, freeThe Vine, 8-9:30 p.m., CarringtonHall Auditorium, freeOpen Dancing, 8:30-10:30 p.m.,Savoy Ballroom, freeSAC Films Presents: “The DarkKnight Rises,” 9 p.m., PSUTheater, free

Thursday, Nov. 8Military Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m., PSUFood Court, freeStraight No Chaser, 8 p.m.,Juanita K. Hammons Hall, $29.50-$39.50SAC After Hours Presents: GameNight, 9 p.m., PSU South Lounge,free

Friday, Nov. 9MSU “Taps” Project, 10:40 -11:10a.m., PSU north patio, Bear statue,freeSAC Presents: Rock N’ Bowl,7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level 1Game Center, free

Saturday, Nov. 10Veteran’s Day Parade, 10-11:30a.m., downtown Springfield, freeMissouri State University WindSymphony and Wind Ensemble, 2p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, free

Sunday, Nov. 11Veteran’s Concert, 4-5:30 p.m.,Juanita K. Hammons Hall, freeNative American Heritage Monthfilm screening: “Miss Navajo,” 6-7:30 p.m., Moxie Cinema, freeSundays at the Savoy, 6-8:30p.m., Savoy Ballroom, freeMissouri State University ConcertChorale, 7-8 p.m., King’s WayUnited Methodist Church, freeSAC Films Presents: “The DarkKnight Rises,” 9 p.m., PSUTheater, free

Monday, Nov. 12Faculty Brass Recital, 7:30-8:30p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, free

By Briana SimmonsThe Standard

Hammons Student Center hosted dancers,singers, drummers and craftsmen for the 8thAnnual Native American Heritage Month

Powwow this past weekend to mark the beginningof Native American Heritage Month.A Powwow is a gathering of Native American

and non-Native American people for singing, danc-ing, socializing and honoring the American Indianculture. A host of organizations, faculty members and

students work together to host the Native AmericanHeritage Month Powwow at Missouri State everyyear. Of those organizations, the American Indian

Student Association (AISA) has about 10 to 15members whose purpose is to promote AmericanIndian culture, history, and leadership. Norman High Hawk, president of AISA and

childhood education and family studies major, saidover the past few months, they’ve met weekly toplan the details of the Powwow.“Normally, in a Native American community, it

takes an entire year to prepare and plan for such anevent,” High Hawk said. Events such as the Powwow help AISA fulfill its

purpose around campus, he said. “We also intend to educate students of the avail-

ability of American Indian-oriented programsthrough the university, tribal agencies and otherorganizations,” High Hawk said. “The associationhere is a support system for Native American stu-dents.”People from across the country of all ages and

walks of life came to participate and celebrate inthe traditional events of the Powwow. In past years,the event has hosted around 2,800 over an entireweekend. William Meadows, professor of anthropology

and the AISA advisor, said the Powwow is impor-tant to MSU and the native people in its surround-ing areas.“The Powwow is the largest Native American

event in the southwest region of Missouri,”

Powwow heritage

Josh Campbell/ THE STANDARDIsaiah Stewart of the Lakota/Mohawk tribe from Lawrence, Kan. dances to celebrate hisNative American heritage at Hammons Student Center this past weekend.u See POWWOW page 8

8th annual eventattracts thousandsfor celebration ofunique culture

By Nicolette MartinThe StandardAudience members

gathered around tables,sat in rows of chairs andenjoyed beer and otherbeverages between man-nequins and art sculp-tures in the dimly litRuBert Studios for theeighth SpringfieldPechaKucha night onSaturday, Nov. 3.PechaKucha Night,

which draws its namefrom the Japanese term

for the sound of “chitchat,” is a night of pre-sentations that features a20x20 format, or 20slides, each for 20 sec-onds. “PechaKucha Night is

an event to share ideasand experiences in anopen-source environ-ment,” the SpringfieldPechaKucha websitesays. “The idea is tocome away from theevent with a greater per-spective and richer ideas,but most importantly, to

enjoy oneself in theprocess.”According to the

internationalPechaKucha website,there can only be onePechaKucha per city soas not to have competinggroups, and cities mustorganize at least fourevents per year to be con-sidered active.While some may say

that they are similar toTEDTalks, Pam RuBert,the current head organiz-er for PechaKucha

Springfield who hostedthe event with her hus-band, Russ RuBert, saidthat it’s different fromthe TED events in thatanyone can present.Whereas, in theTEDTalks, someone hasto be well known, any-one is able to present atPechaKucha.“We try to focus oncreativity,” Pam said.“We’re not aboutadvertising or self-

Chit chat for educationNicolette Martin/ THE STANDARD

Julia Dicus, Pema Wangzome and Gerard Nadeau from the Drury University Art of Space groupeducated their audience at RuBert Studios on Saturday night.

u See CHAT page 5

Play exploresserial killerfascination

KaycieSurrellTheaterReviewer

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If you’re traveling byplane anytime soon, I’d holdoff on watching “Flight.”It’s an average day for

Capt. Whip Whitaker (Den-zel Washington) and hisflight crew, until the planehe’s flying begins to nose-dive uncontrollably. In animpossible feat, Whitakermanages to land the planewith minimal casualties.He’s praised as a hero, but

when the investigation intothe crash looks into his per-

sonal life, it’s revealed thathe was severely intoxicated. Did this have anything to

do with the crash?Do you punish someone

who did something incredi-ble, and who saved a lot oflives, just because they havea drinking problem?The answer is yes, or at

least it is in “Flight,” whichreally takes a look at thedestructive life and mind of

an alcoholic and an addictmore than it does a planecrash.But before we get into

that aspect of the story, firstwe must examine the open-ing sequences of the film thatfeature the crash itself.Director Robert Zemeckis,known for films such as“Forrest Gump” and “CastAway,” definitely knowshow to create a cinematic

event.Even though I knew I was

sitting in a squeaky chair in amovie theater, the realism ofthe plane crash made myown flight anxiety flare. Itmade my heart rate increaseand my muscles tense. Iwould almost bet money thatsome of the screams from thepassengers weren’t acting.

KarmanBowersMovieReviewer

‘Flight’ digs deeper, goes beyond plane crash

u See FLIGHT page 5

There’s a newsound in town

The StandardTuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 the-standard.org | 5

By Nicholas SimpsonThe StandardAnyone downtown with

ears knows that Springfield hasa thriving music communityfrom many branches and gen-res. One thing missing fromthe lineup, however, is a regu-lar jazz performance.Former Missouri State Uni-

versity student and saxophon-ist Brandon Mezzelo and hisTriptet plan to change that.They played for a crowd at Pat-ton Alley Pub (313 S PattonAve) Saturday night with spe-cial guests Quantum Grooveand will be hosting anopen jazz night at Pat-ton every Tuesday nightbeginning Nov. 13. “The idea is the

Triptet will play the firstforty-five minutes; we’ll hostit,” Mezzelo said, who plans tothen open the stage to otherperformers. “I want it to be amore laid-back, relaxed ses-sion. I want it to be where theycan go out and let their hair outa little bit; to get out of theclassroom and put what they’restudying to use.”Mezzelo has recently

returned from a trip abroad toBudapest, Hungary to live witha close friend. What he foundduring his time abroad was aworld of musicianship he hadnever known. “Music is a major part of

their lives and they are jazz-playing crazy fools,” he said.“My second night there, I wentout to a jazz club, and I was

just blown away. I’ve beenprofessional for many years,and I don’t get flustered thateasily, but it was crazy.“I basically put on a two

year sabbatical,” he continued.“Because when I came back tothe States, I had grown somuch. I learned some valuablelessons over there. You can’tjust ride on your talent or howgood you were in high school.”Mezzelo said his trip was a

tap into his abilities as a com-poser; his Triptet performstotally original material writtenduring or after his experiencesin Hungary. He said the worksof Horace Silver and Art-Blakey and the Jazz Mes-

sengers are the two main jazzacts most influential to hiswriting.The Triptet is comprised of

drummer Ryan Hurn, trumpetplayer Jeff Faucet, MSU seniorin jazz studies, bassist AustinWilson, and fellow senior injazz studies and keyboardistCH McCoy. Wilson said he was intro-

duced to Brandon through fel-low players and invited toshare his vision after Mezzeloheard him play at Pappy’s.Wilson said he experiences

a great deal of freedom everytime he plays one of Mezzelo’ssongs, because it’s all originalmaterial.“The fact that all of it is

original — there are really nolimitations to what we can do,”he said. “With a lot of stan-dards, or older jazz, you’reexpected to play a certain bassline or walk a certain way, andwith Brandon’s stuff, we havea lot more freedom to do whatwe want.”Wilson said that while it

isn’t the most popular genre ofmusic in the Springfield canon,he has hopes for what Mezzelois trying to achieve. “It’s kind of hard to be

playing jazz in Springfield,Missouri,” he said. “But thereare definitely people out therelistening to it; there’s definitely

a market for it. So, it’sjust a matter of us get-ting our name out andstarting a following.”Keyboardist CH

McCoy played hisfirst show with the Triptet Sat-urday night, filling in for OzarkMountain Daredevils key-boardist Kelly Brown.“Brandon is writing origi-

nal music based on what helikes to call ‘Soul Jazz,’”McCoy said. “He said that hewanted me because he likedthe style I play with The Detec-tives. I study jazz at school, but

I also play soul music, and Ithink he wanted that influ-ence.”McCoy said he is happy to

be a part of a group of musi-cians who can challenge oneanother to better themselves asplayers.“I’m just excited to

progress more with the group,”he said. “I just want to playanytime they need me and getexperience playing with otherplayers. I always want to try to

put myself in the mix with thebest players I can just so I canbecome better.”Mezzelo said he has been

friends with trumpet playerJeff Faucet for many years andthat he met drummer RyanHurn at gigs at SpringfieldBrewing Co. Hurn is a formerdrummer for Andy Williamsand currently works with theTexas Tenors in Branson. Mezzelo said he thinks

Springfield’s jazz community

is working its way uphill butmoving forward nonetheless.“I’d like to see a few more

restaurants or bars pick up ajazz quartet maybe one night aweek,” he said. “Just to give itsome variety, because it’s kindof nice — it’s kind of classy,you know? You walk into anice place, and it’s kind of poshor whatever, and there’s a quar-tet or a jazz singer or whatever— that’s some ambiance man,that’s pretty hip.”

Josh Campbell/THE STANDARDSaxophonist and former Missouri State University student Brandon Mezzelo writesoriginal scores for his Triptet, influenced by his travels to Budapest, Hungary.

Saxophonist uses style from a tripabroad to create fresh, new sound

Jill’s emotional highs and lows takethe audience on a terrifying ride, whileJack’s struggle with guilt and self-dep-recation tie morality to the piece. Wheeler took on the role of casting

the play, playing producer herself, andfor the first time, managing nearlyevery aspect, making sure the produc-tion went off without a hitch. “I’ve never produced anything

before, and it’s really been a learningexperience because I’ve had to put inall the money myself; all the advertis-ing,” she said. “Mat has helped a lot;he’s done all the programs and theposters.” With a budget under $500 and a

cast comprised of friends and actorsthey’ve met along the way, the two

were able to put together a show thatcaptured a jaded generation. The show begs the question: What

is art? What makes it art and whatmakes it good? Boes mentioned thathe recently discovered that people areable to purchase the artwork ofCharles Manson online, paying thou-sands of dollars for a piece created bya murderer. One of the characters in “Art is

Good” embraces that distraction withshock value. A character Boes said isloosely based on fictional pop starHannah Montana, struts on stage inAct 2, challenging the serial killingcouple with flippancy toward theirmurderous artwork.Each actor’s dedication to their role

was truly impressive, as they exempli-fied their characters as careless crimi-nals or money hungry fiends. This pro-duction is truly a team effort andeveryone involved seemed glad just to

be a part of it. Artwork will be on display in the

second-story space of Springfield’soldest tavern throughout the show’srun. Although it is above a bar, minorsare allowed since the bar has openedup an outside door leading up to thesecond story where alcohol will not beserved. Art is good, and so are animals in

this “animal-friendly” production.While the show is about murderingpeople, no animals were harmed, so inlight of that, Boes and Wheeler decid-ed to donate 10 percent of ticket salesto the Humane Society. “Art is Good” runs through Nov. 10

and tickets are $5, so head over to C-Street for a homegrown productionfrom a lot of passionate thespians. Lindberg’s Bar is located at 318 W.

Commercial St. in Springfield, and theplay will run Nov. 7-10 at 8:30 p.m.upstairs.

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promotion.”Pam said the Springfield

PechaKucha Night was start-ed by Amanda Snelson, aDrury University graduate,who heard about the eventsheld in Tokyo and wanted tostart one here. According to PechaKucha

Springfield’s website, Snel-son passed the torch to

LemonDrop, a “volunteer-based nonprofit organizationlocated on Springfield’s his-torical C-Street whose mis-sion is focused on buildingthe local arts community” andto RuBert Studios.“We saw a community

evolve,” Pam said. “We wantpeople with good ideas whocan impact the community ina positive way.” Pam said they try to sched-

ule the Springfield eventsquarterly, with the mostrecent events having occurred

in January, May, August, andNovember of 2012. She saidthe next SpringfieldPechaKucha Night is to beheld sometime in mid-Janu-ary.The environment is meant

to be laid back and encouragea relaxed community to prac-tice public speaking.Nick Nelson, of the

Springfield Art Museum,focused his presentation oninspirational people andideas, mostly dealing with art.“If you have creative peo-

ple and you allow them thespace and license, you can getsome wonderful things,” Nel-son said in his presentation.Kim Flores, from The

Library, inspired moments oflaughter and sadness in herpresentation on tearjerkernovels you will need Kleenexto read, listing novels such as“The Giving Tree,” “A ChildCalled It,” “No More DeadDogs,” “Tuesdays with Mor-rie” and “Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows” as somethat have made her cry, all

without trying (and mostlysucceeding) to give away theending. Paula Rosen, from the

Drury University Fiber Artsprogram, discussed howweaving can teach a lot of lifelessons and integrate life andexpression. The Art of Spacearchitecture group highlight-ed projects that have beenmade out of ordinary materi-als, such as packing tape, zipties, tubing and plastic sheet-ing. Pam encourages students

to attend events and to contacther at pechakucha.spfd@gmail.com or MeganneRosen O’Neal, executivedirector of LemonDrop atmegannerosenoneal@gmail.com, for more information or ifinterested in presenting. More information on

PechaKucha Springfield canbe found at http://www.pecha-kucha-springfield.organd more information aboutPechaKucha Night interna-tionally can be found athttp://www.pecha-kucha.org.

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My next flight isn’t until July,and I already know that as soonas I board that plane, the openingsequences of “Flight” will berunning through my mind. It’snot something you can easily for-get.On to the heart of the story: a

lot of the film comes down to thekey theme of addiction and howsome people are unable to dealwith it. Whitaker is not, in anyway, a likeable character. Everyopportunity he has to better hisown situation or atone for anywrongdoings or to sober up, hejust throws out the window.There is not a lot of sympathy for

this character.I suppose that’s not entirely

true. How much sympathy onemight find for a character of thissort relates to personal experi-ences. If you’ve been fortunate

enough not to have firsthandknowledge of addiction, orsomeone with an addiction, thenI’m sure you’ll have a much dif-ferent reaction to “Flight” thansomeone who does have theexperience.Either way, Washington’s

portrayal is nothing short of bril-liant.Bottom line: “Flight” is a film

with an interesting and some-times painful story. It might be abit predictable but one you’ll beglad you’ve seen. Repeatedviewings? Probably not. Beforea vacation? Definitely not.

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The fact that allof it is original—

there are really nolimitations to

what we can do.-Austin Wilson,

bassist

By Tim GodfreyThe Standard

So far this season, theMissouri State Ice Bears haveplayed two consecutivegames of hockey every week-end since Sept. 14.

That’s nine weeks of prac-tice, nine weeks of drills andnine weeks of two-gameseries against tough teams.

The University of Illinoiscame to Springfield on Nov. 2and 3, and the Bears werelooking forward to a byeweek almost as much as theywere looking forward to apair of weekend wins.

The Ice Bears recorded

their fourth shutout of the sea-son, defeating the FightingIllini 6-0 in the first matchupof the weekend.

MSU wasted no time get-ting the offense going. Seniorforward Andy Draper firedone in the net 1:43 into thefirst period, giving the Bearsa 1-0 lead.

Senior forward MarcKirksey followed Draper’sexample and scored his thirdgoal of the season less thanfour minutes later.

“Basically, we are a fastteam,” Draper said. “It’s hardfor any team to keep up withus.”

With a minute left in thefirst period, sophomore for-ward Jack Ryan ripped a shotpast the Illini goaltender tomake it 3-0, MSU.

The Fighting Illini’soffensive opportunities werefew and far between becausethe Bears controlled all threezones (offensive, defensiveand neutral) for most of thenight. MSU used their sticksto intercept passes and stealpucks in the neutral zone andbullied Illinois when they gotnear sophomore goaltenderJustin Davis.

The intensity level was

high, with pushing and shov-ing going on after the whistleall night.

“We don’t take anythingfrom anyone,” Draper said.“If they’re going to give it tous, then we are going to giveit right back. We don’t back

down.”The Bears were 1-for-3 on

the power play, with the onlygoal coming from junior for-ward Blake Ryan. They dis-played a strong performance

By Tim GodfreyThe Standard

Throughout the entire week, theMissouri State football team wasfocused on the No.1-ranked NorthDakota State Bison. Before kickoffon Saturday, however, the Bearsfocused on the middle of the field astheir senior players walked out withtheir parents for Senior Day.

Head coach Terry Allen hoped tosend his seniors off with a finalhome-game win, but unfortunately,they fell short of their goal, losing toNDSU, 21-17.

MSU struggled to find a rhythmoffensively, as each of its seven first-half drives were three-and-outs andended with the Bears punting the ballback to NDSU. The Bears finishedthe game with only 149 yards of totaloffense and scored just one offensivetouchdown.

However, MSU’s defense wasstrong throughout the game andmade it hard for NDSU to score,especially when the Bison relied ontheir passing attack.

On a third-and-goal in the firsthalf, sophomore safety Caleb Schaf-fitzel intercepted a pass in the endzone and returned the ball 100 yardsfor an MSU touchdown. Schaffitzel’sreturn was the longest interceptionreturn in MSU history.

“People normally catch me,”

Schaffitzel said with a chuckle. “I’mjust glad the quarterback didn’t makethe tackle.”

The Bears defended the pass well,only allowing 14 completions for152 yards and came away with threeinterceptions, two by Schaffitzel andone by safety Mike Crutcher. How-ever, NDSU adjusted its offense andresorted to moving the ball on the

ground, a move that proved to besuccessful for the Bison as they ranthe ball 49 times for 159 yards.

Sophomore linebacker MattBeisel said that the NDSU offensiveline was responsible for the successon the ground.

“Their o-line is probably the bestwe’ve seen all year, includingLouisville and K-State,” Beisel said.

After halftime, MSU’s offensecame out and scored on their firstdrive of the second half. Sophomorequarterback Kierra Harris handed theball off to junior running back Ver-non Scott and sophomore runningback Mikael Cooper-Falls six timesfor 37 yards. On third-and-eight onthe NDSU 16-yard line, Harris ranthe ball into the end zone to tie thegame at 14-14.

“Coach just got on us (duringhalftime) and told us to play powerball,” Harris said. “We were going toshow them that this was our houseand that we can play with them.”

However, mistakes made it hardfor the Bears to play with the Bison.Late in the third, sophomore corner-back Sybhrian Berry fumbled a puntand NDSU recovered at the MSU 11-yard line. The Bison scored twoplays later, taking a 21-14 lead intothe fourth quarter.

“That’s football,” Allen said.“They (NDSU) got the short field,and we couldn’t overcome.”

The Bears made the score 21-17with an Austin Witmer field goal.With 3:03 left to play in the fourthquarter, the Bears got the ball back ontheir own six-yard line and begantheir last drive to try to win the game.However, on the sixth play of thedrive, Harris threw a costly intercep-tion, ultimately ending the game.

“(I am) really proud of our foot-ball team,” Allen said. “North Dako-ta State is obviously a very goodfootball team. Unfortunately, youcannot turn the ball over against agood football team and expect towin.”

Calendar

Hoops

TuesdayNov. 6, 2012

Scorebox

Thursday, Nov. 8Women’s basketball, 7:05 p.m. athome vs. Southwest Baptist(Exhibition)

Friday, Nov. 9Cross-country, noon at MSUCross-Country Course for NCAAMidwest RegionalMen’s basketball, 7:05 p.m. athome vs. Philander SmithVolleyball, 7 p.m. at Wichita State

Tuesday, Nov. 13Women’s basketball, 7:05 p.m. athome vs. Oklahoma State

Thursday, Nov. 15Women’s basketball, 7 p.m. atArkansas-Little Rock

Friday, Nov. 16Swimming and diving, all day atPurdue InvitationalVolleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.Drake

Saturday, Nov. 17Cross-country, 11 a.m. at NCAANational Championships inLouisville, Ky.Football, 4 p.m. at Northern IowaMen’s basketball, 1:05 p.m. athome vs. San Diego StateSwimming and diving, all day atPurdue InvitationalVolleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.Creighton

File photo by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDThe Missouri State men’s swimming team is ranked No. 23 in this season’s first national poll.

By Sam HolzerThe Standard

Missouri State men’s swimmingteam is ranked No. 23 in the nation afterthe College Swimming Coaches Asso-ciation of America released its firstNCAA Division I rankings.

This is just the second time the pro-gram has ever been listed in the top 25,with the first occurrence in the 1990-91season.

Although the early season rankingsare nice, first-year head coach DaveCollins said he isn’t going to make too

much of it at this point in the season.“It’s a nice thing to be recognized,

but it doesn’t change what we’redoing,” Collins said. “We’ve got a lotmore to go.”

Collins said he also doesn’t feel likethe recognition will change the team’sexpectations or give it any added pres-sure.

“I don’t think it changes anything,”Collins said. “We have a lot of thingsthat we want to accomplish that we hadtalked about before the season started.We’re a pretty motivated group cominginto the season, and we’ve got a lot thatwe feel we can accomplish.”

Sophomore swimmer Paul Le, whocompeted in the 110-meter backstrokeat the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trialsthis past summer, said he believes thepolls can serve as a motivator for theteam to continue to push hard.

Legacygamebreaksrecord

By Kris CollinsThe Standard

Missouri State’s annualLiving Our Legacy soccermatch broke its attendancerecord with 2,395 fans fill-ing the stands in PlasterSports Complex Fridayevening.

The game, a joint effortbetween the Athletic Depart-ment and the EntertainmentManagement Department,was put together for thefourth time and raised $700for Pastime For Patriots(PFP), a nonprofit organiza-tion that supports service-men, servicewomen andtheir families.

The organization, found-ed by MSU alumnus andArizona Diamondbacksrelief pitcher Brad Zeigler,also offers a scholarship forstudents who have lost par-ents to service in the mili-tary.

In the past, proceedsfrom the Living Our Legacygame have gone to OzarksFood Harvest, Ozarks HonorFlight and Code 3 Sertoma.

This year’s partnershipwith PFP began with out-reach to Ziegler from Mis-souri State men’s soccerhead coach Jon Leamy.

National prominenceMissouri Statemen’s swimmingteam ranks 23rdin the country

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Football Bears stall against No. 1 NDSU

Josh Campbell/THE STANDARDDefensive end Anthony Grady tackles NDSU’s Sam Ojuri duringthe football game Saturday. The Bears lost the game 21-17.

CSCAA nationalrankings1. Florida2. Michigan3. Stanford4. USC5. Texas6. Auburn7. California8. IndianaT-9. UNCT-9. Georgia11. Arizona

Annual soccerevent raises $700,attracts 2,395 fans

MSU keeps itclose but failsto pull off upset

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDThe MSU Ice Bears improved to 12-4 this seasonwith a weekend sweep of the University of Illinois.

Ice Bears take down Fighting IlliniTeam picks upweekend sweep

Complete rankings can befound at http://www.cscaa.org.

Schaffitzel earns Player of the Week honors 100 yard interception return for a TD10 total tackles (105 this season)2 interceptions (five this season)

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Ice Bears at home• 7 pm., Nov. 16vs. Saint Louis atMediacom Ice Park

• 7 p.m., Nov. 17vs. Saint Louis atMediacom Ice Park

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FootballSaturday, Nov. 3ND State 0 14 7 0 — 21Missouri State 7 0 7 3 —17Men’s basketballTuesday, Oct. 30 (Exhibition)Missouri Western 32 35 — 67Missouri State 47 34 — 81Saturday, Nov. 3 (Exhibition)McKendree 17 37 — 54Missouri State 39 43 — 82Men’s soccerFriday, Nov. 2Drake 0 1 — 1Missouri State 0 0 — 0Swimming and divingFriday, Nov. 2(Men)Evansville 72Missouri State 145(Women)Evansville 112Missouri State 125Saturday, Nov. 3(Men)Air Force 76Missouri State 167VolleyballFriday, Nov. 2Illinois State 2Missouri State 3Saturday, Nov. 3Indiana State 0Missouri State 3Women’s basketballSunday, Nov. 4Truman State 33 29 — 62Missouri State 45 42 — 87

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDNathan Scheer puts up a shot.

Basketball teams toopen regular season

The Missouri State basketballteams will soon begin regular-sea-son play, with the Bears taking onPhilander Smith at 7:05 p.m. onFriday and the Lady Bears takingon Oklahoma State at 7:05 p.m.on Nov. 13. Both games will beplayed at JQH Arena.

“I think that being rankedmakes us want to work harderand get higher in the rankings,”Le said. “It boosts our confi-dence a lot.”Junior Yuri Garanito said he

also feels there is a lot of workthat still needs to be done.“I think that this ranking just

put us in a position that we haveto keep going and just try toimprove,” Garanito said.The Bears are off to a strong

start this season, highlighted bya Hammons Student Centerpool record of 3:21.13 in the400-meter medley relay. Le,Garanito, Isaac Springer and

Vitalii Baryshok teamed up forthe record-breaking perform-ance for MSU. For being so early in the sea-

son, these showings giveCollins a reason to believe thebest is yet to come, he said.“So far, things are going

well,” he said. “The motivationis good. The team atmosphere isgood. The results at the meetsthat we have had have beengood, and we have some nicemomentum. “If we can keep themomentum going, I think we’llcontinue to see some success.”Le said he also feels the

Bears are currently sitting in adesirable early season position.“Everybody is swimming

really great,” he said. “We’re allworking really hard and we’reputting in really fast times.”

The next meet for MSU willbe the Purdue Invitational onNov. 16 in West Lafayette, Ind.

The next home meet for theBears is scheduled for Jan. 19against Truman State.

“I’ve gotten to know Bradthrough the years,” Leamy said.“It’s a neat foundation he started,especially this time of year whenwe’re approaching Veteran’s Day.”Ziegler said he was contacted in

August about the partnership, andplanning began despite Ziegler’sprevious charitable commitment tobe in Ohio on the night of the game.Senior Entertainment Manage-

ment Major Eddie Meyer, presidentof Living Our Legacy, said everyyear the goal is to break the atten-dance record as a part of the projectfor Benjamin Goss’ MGT 412course, Managing Events in Enter-tainment and Sport.MSU’s Pride Marching Band’s

trumpet section preceded the gameagainst Drake with a rendition ofthe national anthem. At halftime,the area’s youth soccer teams wereannounced and honored for theirwork in the game during their sea-sons, and recognition was given toMSU men’s soccer alumni whoattended the game.Although the event was success-

ful, bypassing the attendancerecord by 293 and raising $700 forPFP, the Bears couldn’t find theback of the net, resulting in a 1-0loss against Drake to end the sea-son.“We thought we got stronger —

we were on the ball and doing

things that we thought were posingsome problems for them,” Leamysaid. “We clearly put ourselves in

some tremendous goal-scoringopportunities,” hesaid, noting anattempt in the sec-ond half thatstruck the cross-bar. “We didn’tfinish.”After a score-

less first half,Drake played aball into the boxwith just enough spin on it to getaway from MSU goalkeeperAndrew Riggs. Drake’s Nick Mar-shall was there to net an easy head-er, making it 1-0 in the 75th minute. Two seniors, Eric Martin and

Ben Griffiths, were honored inrecognition of their soccer careersat MSU. “The crowd was fantastic

today,” Griffiths said. ”Theypushed us on. This was, apart fromthe result, one of the best perform-ances of the year.”Ziegler said he’s unsure of Liv-

ing Our Legacy’s intentions regard-

ing working with different charitiesevery year, but he is interested inworking with the university in thefuture and giving back to his almamater.Leamy sees the annual Living

Our Legacy game as a great source

of support for the men’s soccerteam and a great way for the uni-versity to connect with the commu-nity, he said.“It seems like this game gets

more sophisticated every year andit’s just become a neat celebration

for soccer, our community andcampus,” Leamy said. “I don’tknow where it’s going, but it was agreat night. I wish we could haveput a couple of those balls in theback of the net and it would havebeen an unbelievable night.”

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on the penalty kill, going 3-for-3.In game two, the Fighting

Illini challenged the Bears a bitmore than they did in the previ-ous game. Both teams were notshy about shoving after thewhistle and delivering hits tothe body.“They weren’t as timid (as

Friday),” senior Eric Aldagsaid. “They were taking shotsto the body, which they didn’tdo yesterday.”The tougher Illinois defense

held MSU from scoring until15:72 into the first period,when senior Derek Bartschscored his seventh goal of theseason, making it 1-0, IceBears.When Illinois went on the

power play, the Bears defeatedthe one-man advantage, andsenior forward Evan Leucht-

mann scored a short-handedgoal.However, the penalty-kill

scoring didn’t stop there. JackRyan scored another short-handed goal in the third period,his second of the game, makingit 4-0, Ice Bears.“According to our coach,

we need to get the puck out asfast as possible,” Aldag said.“Sometimes we whiff, whichlets Jack catch up to it andscore.”After a pair of Illinois goals

in the third period, the buzzersounded and the Bears defeatedthe Fighting Illini, 4-2.According to head coach

Bob Bucher, Illinois wasn’t theonly obstacle the Bears facedthis weekend. Playing hockeyfor nine consecutive weeks puta strain on his players’ bodies,but Bucher said the wear andtear of a season would not pre-vent them from winning games.“The guys know that good

teams find a way to win in thehardest spots,” Bucher said.

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDForward James Thomas takes the ball down the field during Friday’s Living Our Legacy Game againstDrake. The Bears fell to the Bulldogs, 1-0, in the matchup to end their season.

Leamy

Living Our Legacy• Raised $700 for Pastime ForPatriots nonprofit organization

• The game attracted 2,395fans, a Missouri State men’ssoccer record.

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Meadows said. “It speaksdirectly to one of theuniversity’s three missionsregarding cultural diversity,while helping to preserveand honor traditions of theaboriginal people ofAmerica.

“The Powwow is manythings. This event is an

excellent arena for introduc-ing many facets of NativeAmerican life to non-Indi-ans.”

Beverly Luecking of theCherokee tribe traveledfrom southern Illinois toMSU to showcase her hand-painted, hand-carved wood-work, leather and jewelry atthis year’s Powwow.

“You can feel the drumsas soon as you walk in,”Luecking said. “It’s anamazing feeling, and there

is always a large influx ofpeople coming together atthe Powwow.”

The drummers were setup in a circle on the floor ofthe student center. Thedancers performed aroundthem, and the men andwomen moved in a varietyof different dances based ontheir gender, an importantfactor in Native Americanculture.

Jingle Dress, FancyShawl, and Gourd dances

are common for women.Fancy Feather dancing andGrass dancing are tradition-al dances for men.

While the dancing andsinging took place on thelower level, vendors wereshowcasing their workalong the tracks of the stu-dent center on the upperlevel.

Isaiah Stewart, of theLakota tribe, came fromLawrence, Kan. to put hispaintings, drawings and

beadwork on display at thePowwow. Like many othervendors at the event, he tootravels throughout the coun-try to showcase his symbol-ic artwork.

“Powwow allows you tocelebrate; to have fun,”Stewart said. “It’s food foryour spirit and healingthrough dancing.”

Native American Her-itage Month doesn’t stophere. Throughout the monthof November, events around

campus will continue tohonor the American Indianculture.

“We hope the studentsand the public will take theopportunity to experiencesome of our cultural tradi-tions, arts, and foods,”Meadows said.

Visit the university cal-endar at http://calendar.mis-souristate.edu/ for moredetails of upcoming eventsfor Native American Her-itage Month.

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including Randy Dunn, withdrewtheir applications.

Despite accusations that thesearch was not genuine, StudentGovernment Association PresidentPaige Oxendine, Staff Senate ChairDixie Williams, and Elliott stand byits legitimacy.

“I’m happy with the wholeprocess, from start to finish,”Elliott said, noting that the“diverse” search committeebrought two capable and qualifiedfinalists to campus. “I think every-body knows that if you have astrong internal candidate that peo-

ple like or does a good job, it willreduce the number of people thatapply.”

When approached for commentfrom Dunn, he noted he was out ofthe country, adding, “Probably justbetter off if I let my statementspeak for itself.”

Joshua Jacobs, Murray State’schief of staff, maintained the cam-pus’ climate hasn’t shifted sinceDunn applied for the presidentialposition or withdrew.

“I still love working for him,”Jacobs said. “I think the president’sstatement about the reception hereceived during Homecomingspeaks for itself and the fact thatpeople were very supportive of thepresident and his time at MurrayState, and they’re glad that he’sremaining. So, I think the statementhe put out is accurate and most

reflective of what’s going on.”Jeremiah Johnson, Murray

State’s SGA president and studentrepresentative on the Board ofRegents, did not respond to TheStandard’s questions about stu-dents’ overall feelings about thepresident’s application before presstime.

Johnson did, however, discusshis thoughts on the situation withThe Murray State News beforeDunn withdrew.

“I guess you could expect hewould want to advance his career,”Johnson said. “Everyone wants to,but when my (SGA) ExecutiveBoard found out, they wereshocked and surprised to hear Dunnwas even applying at other univer-sities.”

Dunn’s contract as president ofMurray State ends on June 30,

2014.“We’re open to a better relation-

ship with Dunn,” Johnson said.

“But I can’t speak for the entireboard on what they are thinkingabout for the future.”

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happen.”While awards do range from

$250-$15,000, even such smallamounts can often be the differ-ence between dropping out ofschool or graduating, Garton said.

The scholarship application,which has been around since June2010, allows students to apply forthousands of scholarships at once,rather than applying for each indi-

vidually.Feedback from students and

school departments has been cru-cial in the application’s evolution,Garton said.

The 2013-2014 school year’sapplication, however, has seen theapplication’s most noticeabletransformation yet.

In the past, the application hadtwo deadlines: A “priority” dateand a final cutoff.

For next year’s application, thepriority deadline has beendropped in hopes of eliminatingconfusion.

“Hopefully, it will give stu-

dents a better idea of their finan-cial aid package sooner,” Gartonsaid.

Now, the application’s finalcutoff is set for March 1, 2013 —the former application’s prioritydeadline.

Students had complained aboutthe application’s length, often hit-ting the 20-page range, and ques-tions not applying to them.

Now, the financial requestform, available Nov. 1, is brokendown into three categories toeliminate “pointless” questions.Application categories include:Incoming freshman, undergradu-

ate students and graduate stu-dents.

Applicants will also find direc-tions for guidance on each essay,specifics on letters of recommen-dation requirements, and anexplanation for what scholar-ships, essays, and letters of rec-ommendation put students in therunning.

Simplifying the applicationeven more is the clear-cut depart-mental sections, helping studentsavoid questions that may not per-tain to them.

Garton said the applicationalso allows students to save their

progress on the form, making iteasy to finish over time.

With the cost of educationincreasing every year, Gartonsaid, “There is no harm in fillingthe application out.”

The application is currentlyavailable at http://www.my.mis-souristate.edu under the “Profile”and “Financial Aid” tabs.

All applications must be filledby 11:59 a.m. on March 1, 2013 tobe eligible for scholarships.

For more information aboutMSU’s scholarships, visithttp://www.missouristate.edu/financialaid/scholarships/.

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File photo by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDRandy Dunn, president of Murray State, spoke at an open forumwhile interviewing to be MSU’s 11th president on Oct. 8.