By Anna ThomasThe Standard

The price of gas remains on a roller coaster,climbing steeply one week before abruptlyfalling the next. Drivers have grown accus-tomed to scrambling one week to save enoughmoney to fill their tanks, then partaking in amad dash to the pumps to fill up before theprice inevitably rises again. This roller coasterride has resulted in a noticeable increase in peo-ple seeking alternative means of transportation,including bicycling.

The scene is a familiar one at MSU, where itis not unusual to see bike paths crowded andbicyclists weaving in and out of pedestrian traf-fic. However, the increase in students opting tobike around campus has led to a problem formany— a lack of bike rack space in which topark and secure bicycles.

While many students complain to the school

about over-packed bike racks, Jennifer Cox,assistant director for facilities and operations ofResidence Life and Services, said MSU hasadded more bike racks in recent construction,including those outside of the Foster RecreationCenter.

“We added approximately 300 bike racksthrough residence life housing and dining serv-ice projects this summer,” Cox said.

However, Brittany Roemmich, a sophomorecell and molecular biology major and currentbike rider, said she still thinks there aren’tenough.

“We need more bike racks in different loca-tions,” Roemmich said. “The bike racks at therecreation center are a joke. There needs to beway more because students are having to locktheir bikes to the rail.”

Using an object other than a bike rack—arailing, tree or light post—is against universityregulation and has consequences for students.If bikers don’t park their bikes in a bike rack, itcan result in their bike being clamped andmarked with a neon green paper, instructingthem to go to the Department of Safety and

BriefsShots fired Sundayon Cherry Street

Around 11 p.m. Sunday, policeresponded to witness reports ofgunfire near campus, arrestingone man.

Police headed to the 500 blockof east Cherry Street, close toKimbrough Avenue, only to findthe shooter had closed himselfand his girlfriend inside of hisapartment.

After an hour of negotiations,the couple came out of the apart-ment.

The man was arrested withoutincident and his girlfriend wasquestioned by police. No nameshave been released yet.

The handgun and shell casingswere found by police at the scene.No one was injured.

Professor’s musicgoes international

MSU professor of music,Michael F. Murray, will travel toOlomouc, Czech Republic to hearthe Moravian PhilharmonicOrchestra perform his composi-tion “Tempest Fantasy” under thedirection of Petr Vronsky. 

The orchestra piece, complet-ed in fall 2011, is based on musicMurray composed for MSU’s pro-duction of “The Tempest” in2000.

The September performancewill be recorded and featured onPARMA Recordings’ modernorchestra music compilation, setto be relaeased in 2013.

Sept. 7 Art Walkbrings 31 venues

The first Friday of each monthbrings art, live music, art demos, avariety of dining and much moreto downtown Springfield.

Free to all, the Sept. 7 ArtWalk boasts 31 venues, includingSpringfield Brewing Company,The History Museum for Spring-field-Greene County, the MSUStudent Exhibition Center,MSU’s Brick City Gallery andmany more.

Art Walk coordinator ClarissaA. French labeled the ObeliskHome’s show: “Painting Hopewith Gavyn Sky” a “must-see.” 

All venues are open from 6-10p.m.

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Tuesday, Sept. 4SAC Meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSUParliamentary RoomSGA Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., PSUParliamentary Room

Wednesday, Sept. 5Voice Area Recital, 4:30 p.m., EllisHall 217 BSpectrum Meeting, 7-8 p.m., PSUthird floorThe Vine Meeting, 8-9:30 p.m.,Carrington Hall AuditoriumSAC Film: Snow White and theHuntsman, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSUTheater

Thursday, Sept. 6Study Away Information Session,3:30-4:30 p.m., Glass Hall 237Graduate Student WorkshopSeries: Degree Planning 101,3:30-5 p.m., PSU 317AStudents for a Sustainable FutureMeeting, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 105Irrational Fears Comedy Tour ft.Michael Yetman, 8-9:30 p.m.,Carrington Hall 208

Friday, Sept. 7Ozarks Celebration Festival, allweekend, MSU’s campusSAC Rock ‘N Bowl, 7:30-10:30p.m., Level 1 Game Center

Saturday, Sept. 8SAC Comedy Club, 7-10 p.m.,PSU Parliamentary Room

Sunday, Sept. 9Jane A. Meyer Summer CarillonConcert Series, 7 p.m., MeyerLibrary lawn

By Megan GatesThe Standard

Springfield’s City Councilpassed an ordinance lessening thepenalties for some forms of mari-juana possession last Mondaynight, but that ordinance may nevergo into effect.

The ordinance, brought to coun-cil by petition with signatures fromover 2,100 registered voters,decriminalizes possession of 35grams of marijuana or less withinthe City of Springfield.

According to the ordinance,

those caught with this small amountof marijuana won’t be arrested butwill “suffer only a fine and/or com-munity service or counseling,” andreceive no other penalties for pos-session.

If a person is found guilty ofpossessing 35 grams or less, thatperson can be fined up to $150. Theordinance also allows those foundguilty to have their recordexpunged after two years if theyhave no similar convictions duringthat time and creates a CitizensOversight Committeee to monitorthe ordinance’s progress.

City council members chose topass the ordinance in a vote of fiveto three on Aug. 27, with CindyRushefsky, Jerry Compton andScott Bailes voting against it.

Mayor Bob Stephens, however,did not sign the ordinance after themeeting, creating a 30-day windowfor council members to amend orrepeal the ordinance before it mustbe signed into law.

City council member DougBurlison — who voted in supportof the ordinance — said it was

By Anna ThomasThe Standard

With the PSU Theater packedand a positive attitude in the air,interim President Clif Smart andinterim Provost Frank Einhelligbegan the State of the UniversityAddress with a theme of “Build-ing on Success” at noon on Thurs-day.

“My perceptionis that we had agood year last year,and we want tobuild on thoseachievements,”Smart said.

With the speechbeing held a month earlier thanusual because of the presidentialsearch on campus, Smart said hewanted to focus on the positivesthat have already happened at thestart of the school year.

With that in mind, he dis-cussed 10 areas of focus for thisyear, which are also included inMSU’s long-range plan. Thisincluded topics such as enroll-ment, funding, public affairs andstudent access and learning.

“We thought it was appropri-ate to focus on these items thisyear because they will be relevantregardless of the ultimatelyselected president of the universi-ty,” Smart said.

Smart also pointed out thatenrollment was last year’s num-ber one focus because there was adecrease of 226 students. As thefirst day of the 2012-2013 schoolyear rolled around, however, therewas already an increase of 106students.

Deborah Christensen, a sopho-more theatre and design technolo-gy major, said she believes theschool is great at getting studentsto enroll.

“I transferred to MSU becauseI heard how great it is,” Chris-tensen said. “Really, the enroll-ment could have increased, notonly because of what it’s doing toencourage students, but whatthose already enrolled are saying.It’s all good news for MSU.”

This did not, however, stop the

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDSpringfield hosted its first Hemp Fest over the weekend. The city council recently passed an ordi-nance decriminalizing possession of 35 grams, or less, of marijuana but it has yet to go into effect.

Ordinance lessens penalties, but it might never go into effect

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Bicycle racks packed

Enrollment isuniversity’smain focus

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDCampus safety officer Steven Lowry ticketsbikes improperly parked outside the PSU.

Parking your bikemay call for a hike

By Kris CollinsThe Standard

If you went to festivals over the summer andare missing the unique clash of culture, food andentertainment, one needn’t look farther thanMissouri State’s campus.

The 15th Annual Ozarks Celebration Festivalbegins at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7. Events arescheduled until Saturday, Sept. 22, but the bulkof the events are scheduled over the openingweekend.

Barbara Jones, director of special events andfestivals coordinator, said the planning for theevent began over a year ago. There will be 73

vendors and over 40 performers, including TheBlackberry Winter Band, The HillBenders, andRhonda Vincent & The Rage – all of whom per-form on Friday night at the Concert Under theStars at the Strong Hall Amphitheatre.

There will be several stages for performanc-es, storytelling, and one dedicated to SeldomHeard Music, a KSMU radio program.

All of the performers, artists and craftspeoplehave been hand-selected and exude the spirit ofthe Ozarks. Jones said that all of the craftspeoplemust be able to trace his or her skill back to asource in order to get selected for the event.http://ocf.missouristate.edu/schedule.htm.

One such example that Jones is particularly

excited about is Arnold Layne, a fiddle maker.Some crafters, including Layne, make theircrafts completely by hand.

“For the first time, we have got a legendaryfiddle maker,” Jones said. “This man isrenowned all over the United States. He’s madefiddles for major performers throughout theUnited States.”

New to the festival this year is the SeldomHeard Music stage. In the past, KSMU hasplayed a role in promoting the Ozarks Celebra-tion Festival.

Rachel Knight, assistant general manager,

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Music, art, storytelling and more come to MSU’s campusOzarks Celebration Festival turns 15

To weed or,not to weed?

MSU musicality

By Dayle DugginsThe StandardIf you witnessed the parade of

427 girls hurrying across campuson Aug. 27 — or even if you didn’t— the image isn’t too hard to visu-alize. Imagine: traffic is stopped;bright, inviting colors line Cherryand Elm Streets; and cheerful, ear-shattering songs fill the air— andthe shouting only gets louder asanticipation builds. All of this can mean only one

thing: MSU’s sorority bid day hasarrived. After tearing open their bidcards, which is basically likeChristmas morning in the sororityworld, girls hoofed it across cam-pus, excited to be greeted at theirnew homes by their new sisters. Andrea Weber, the assistant

director of the Office of StudentEngagement for Fraternity andSorority Life, said this is one of thefirst times women have the oppor-tunity to get involved on campusand have a true Missouri State

experience. National Panhellenic Confer-

ence (NPC) sororities, according toWeber, provide women with a com-munity service outlet, leadershipexperience, educational activities,and social encounters. MSU’s formal sorority recruit-

ment, under NPC rules, encompass-es three days of potential newmembers visiting chapter houses,watching creative videos thatreveal a bit more about each organ-ization, and a formal preferenceceremony.This year, 623 women registered

to go through recruitment, asopposed to 586 last year. Day oneof recruitment saw a growth inmore than 100 women and eachsorority reached its quota, or esti-mated number of new members itcan take in. To enhance the process, MSU

Panhellenic Council added anational program, called iValU, tothe recruitment process. According to Phired Up Produc-

tions’ website, iValU helps “poten-tial new members of sororities(PNMs) to identify their own per-sonal values, relate those values tothe sorority recruitment process,and engage in powerful conversa-tions with sorority women aboutwhich organization will provide thebest opportunity for them.”Weber said she thinks the pro-

gram contributed to this year’srecruitment success. “They did a good job of relating

well with women this year. I thinkthe program really resonated andshowed them a different aspect,”Weber said. “Each of our Panhel-lenic recruitment counselors had afacilitated discussion with them(potential new members) abouttheir values and what they weresupposed to talk about in recruit-ment and what they should ask.”With success comes extremely

big chapters, even bigger thansome of MSU’s benchmark institu-tions according to Weber. “I definitely think our women

want another sorority,” Weber said.“I’ve heard from women that theywant deeper connections and small-er new member classes.”Next school year, Sigma Sigma

Sigma will be joining MSU’s Pan-hellenic Association and, in turn,new member classes will be signif-icantly smaller, Weber said. Othersororities have expressed interest in

colonizing at MSU as well. MSU’s Inter-Fraternity Council

is growing just as rapidly, with aton of new chapters wanting tocome on campus, Weber said. For-mal fraternity recruitment began onAug. 21 and continues until Sept. 7.Fraternities, unlike sororities, areable to recruit any time after formalrush and there is no cap on thenumber of men that can join.Now, MSU’s Fraternity and

Sorority Life consists of 6 NPCsororities and 15 National Inter-Fraternity Council chapters. “We want them to feel a sense of

self-governance, hold themselvesaccountable, be organizations thatprovide a benefit to the university,and fulfill the public affairs mis-sion,” Weber said. “I do think it’sgoing to continue to grow.” Brittany Ankeny, president of

MSU’s Panhellenic Associationwas unable to be reached for com-ment before press time.To find out more about MSU’s

Fraternity and Sorority Life, go tohttp://www.missouristate.edu/stu-dentengagement/fsl/ or visit theOffice of Student Engagement inPSU 101.

By Kelsey BagwillThe StandardSuperior faculty, a wide range of options,

and community involvement are all elementsthat come together to enhance the musicalatmosphere at Missouri State University. With 18 bands, three choirs, two jazz

ensembles and two orchestras, the perform-ance areas in MSU’s music department offera wide variety of options for students.As a senior instrumental music education

major, violinist Stephanie Fisher said she hashad many great experiences in MSU’s musicprograms. “I love playing in MSU’s symphony,”

Fisher said. “Dr. (Robert) Quebbeman is real-ly great.”Along with the symphony orchestra, Fish-

er is also involved with The String Project.This is an opportunity for all first, second andthird grade students to learn the violin, viola

or cello. “It’s a good opportunity to get a jump-start

on student teaching, and it will look good onmy résumé,” Fisher said.David Hays, professor of music and the

string area coordinator, said teaching studentsat a young age is the primary goal of the proj-ect.“It gives area students the chance to get

started at a younger age than they normallywould,” Hays said. It’s also an opportunity for MSU students

to gain hands-on teaching experience. Stu-dents involved in The String Project observeparticipants under master teacher ElizabethJohnston and then take over instruction,according to Hays.Teaching new generations is not the only

way that MSU music involves the Springfieldcommunity. Both the University CommunityBand of Springfield and the MSU CollegiateChorale invite members of the community to

join the music department’s faculty, staff andstudents. Amy Muchnick, professor of viola and

conductor of MSU’s Chamber Orchestra,stressed the importance of community

involvement with music at MSU.“One of the important goals of MSU is

cultural competence, and the faculty strive for

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I tend to be an apologist forunfettered capitalism, so it mayseem odd that I would oppose theactions of a company that is onlytrying to make more money. I feelit’s justifiable, however, to criticizerecent changes that Chartwells madeto student meal plans because, ascliché as it is, “poor college student”applies to many people on campus.Simply, Boomer Meals are inef-

fective at meeting students’ needs,both for commuters and campus res-idents. Boomer Meals are a “declin-ing dollar” system where studentspay for a certain amount of dollarsthat are applied to their BearPass,and then they can use that money at

any Chartwells venue. The moreyou pay, the more “free money” youreceive.The system is flawed, however,

because it is not a meal plan, butinstead makes a BearPass a glorifieddebit card. Under the previous blockplan, I paid for a set number ofmeals. I personally purchased a larg-er one because it was a great value.Every meal cost me about $4.70. Igot 75 meals, which were enough toget me lunch every day. I realize thatmost students do not eat at theUnion Club, and nobody does everyday, but it represents the maximumvalue a student could get from ablock plan because each meal costs

$7.50. Therefore, 75 meals wereworth $562.50, while I paid lessthan $400. Boomer Meals don’toffer a meal plan with that value,and the closest one costs $485.I understand that block plans

were negotiated a decade ago, soinflation and increased costs forcehigher prices. It is the stark differ-

ence in value that frustrates me.Commuters are not, however, get-ting the worst of it, the campus resi-dents are. Smaller Boomer Mealplans are automatically charged totheir accounts, and apparently are arequirement for campus residentsnow. Although I would not go as faras accusing Chartwells of extortion,there’s a mild tint of injustice inforcing students to hand more cashover when they are already payingfor the meals they need.I have always thought that identi-

fying a problem without offering asolution was pointless, so I have anidea that, if nothing else, is betterthan what Chartwells has imposed.

Boomer Meals, for all their faults,are better than Bear Fare. They aremore flexible and could serve as abetter compliment to a meal plan ifthey were not forced. My suggestionis to keep the smaller Boomer Mealplans as an optional supplement tomeal plans, just like Bear Fare was,and to bring back the block plan atreasonably increased prices. Blockplans that cost $5 per meal at thehighest value (say, 75 meals for$375 or thereabouts) would be amodest suggestion. The simple fact,though, is that Boomer Mealsshould not be forced and do notmeet commuters’ needs like theblock plan.

Most of us are dissatisfied with politics. Typically,it’s just a bunch of people in suits on TV, bashingmembers of the other party about their inability tohelp the middle class and the national deficit.After about five seconds of this mudslinging

smorgasbord, we usually change the station tosomething more entertaining and lighthearted.Unfortunately, changing the station probably isn’t

in your best interest because it’s an election year,and those “suit people” are campaigning on issuesthat are really important to college students, likefinancial aid, health care, taxes, and birth control,to name a few.For many of us, this is the first presidential

election in which we’ll be eligible to vote. Wetragically missed out on the great wave of the youthvote that propelled President Barack Obama to theWhite House in 2008.Now, however, we have our chance to stage a

comeback, to steal the limelight of the 2008 votersand to check the box for Obama/Biden (Dem.),Romney/Ryan (Rep.), or Johnson/Gray (Lib.) toshow that college students do actually have aninterest in their future outside of college.Whether or not you believe it, your vote matters.

It’s the only measurable way — minus campaigndonation — you can express your opinion on whatdirection the country should go about issues thatactually affect you and your wallet.So, make sure, when you go to vote on Nov. 6,

that you’ve done your homework, such asregistering to vote and informing yourself aboutyour options.Check out the coverage of the parties’ national

conventions, read their party platforms, or justspend some time on the candidates’ websites to seehow their views match-up. Then, make your choice about who gets the seal

of approval on Election Day, when we set recordsfor the youth vote, and make plans to go vote.As dissatisfied as we are, or not, those “suit

people” do make laws that we have to follow.If you don’t participate in the voting process, you

might be stuck watching them throw mud at oneanother on TV for yet another four years aboutfailing the middle class — and about the deficit.

Your opinion mattersand so does your vote

Boomer Meals don’t meet students’ needs like Block Plans

As summer progressed this year, Ifound myself once again packing upmy childhood room, carefully wrappingmy old high school memories in fadedcopies of The Kansas City Star, andfeeling more excitement to return toSpringfield than I had ever experiencedbefore.I’m what some might refer to as a

military brat, only without the militaryand without the brat, so maybe not.Until this year, however, I hadn’t actu-ally known what it felt like to be total-ly at home in a place that’s, well, nothome. Throughout my senior year of high

school, I was like most students whohad suffered through K-12 schooling intheir hometown and could not wait toget out of my house and go to college. Iwould soon be attending what I thoughtwas my dream school: the University ofIowa. Growing up in a family of Iowans,

surrounded by black and gold everyfall, I absolutely could not wait to makethe five-hour venture to Iowa City andcontinue my mom’s legacy by becom-ing a Hawkeye. What I thought was my dream

school, however, turned out to be just alittle bit too far from family, too farfrom Missouri, and definitely too farfrom anything that was familiar.So, after a year and a half of trying

to convince myself that I still lovedIowa City and the University of Iowa, Idecided to transfer back to Kansas Cityand attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City while living at home.I soon found out that maybe UMKCwas a little too close, and I started look-ing for a happy medium. That’s when Istumbled upon Missouri State. On my first day of classes at Mis-

souri State in the fall of 2011, I sawsomeone walking around in a KansasCity Royals cap, and I knew instantlythat this is where I wanted to spend thelast years of my college career. It sounds silly, but it’s really nice to

see something familiar; somethingother than a Cubs fan, after havinglived in a city for a year and a halfwhere nearly 50 percent of the studentsclaim the Chicago suburbs as home.College is all about having fun and

meeting new people. It’s about findingyourself and making mistakes. Theseare supposed to be the best four yearsof our life, right? What I’ve found to be most impor-

tant in my years as a college traveler,however, is simply finding a placewhere you belong. In the end, if you’renot happy somewhere, the only thingyou can do is change it. Transfer once, transfer twice, or, if

you’re like me, transfer three times.Transfer until you find the place that’sright for you. Sure, not all your creditswill transfer perfectly and you mightend up sitting through a semester classthat you’ve already taken, but in theend, you will be happy, and that’s whatmatters.Transferring to Missouri State was

the best decision I’ve ever made formyself, and I could not be happier tocall Springvegas my home away fromhome.

Don’t be afraid to transfer to be happy

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Dear Editor and members of theMissouri State University community,I recently read Jon Poorman’s article

entitled “Winning is the Key to GainingFootball Support,” which was publishedTuesday, Aug. 21. As a football student-athlete here at Missouri State, it is nosurprise that I was disappointed to read,and took offense to, Mr. Poorman’s arti-cle. I believe I speak for my teammates,as well as others involved and investedin Missouri State Football, when I saythat Poorman’s words undermine theefforts to which we have committedourselves. While I agree that winning isa factor in garnering and maintainingcontinued, enthusiastic support for afootball program, I believe the studentsand community share in the responsibil-ity of creating an energetic atmospherethat contributes to the overall experi-ence that is Missouri State Football.

Students and community membersshould not take Mr. Poorman’s words toheart.We love and appreciate the fans that

support our program, the program towhich we, as athletes, coaches and staffmembers dedicate our time and effort.We, as a program, are your ambassadorsfor this university and we strive to rep-resent you with class, professionalismand excellence wherever we go. We, asplayers, live for the opportunity to strapon the pads come Saturdays in the fallwith MISSOURI STATE emblazonedon our chests. It is a passion that is dif-ficult to describe to those who have notexperienced it. We have a deep desire toshare that passion with the students andcommunity of Missouri State Universi-ty. We need your support as our com-munity, as our university, regardless ofthe results of previous years.

Yes, our record in recent years is lessthan favorable. However, thoseremoved from the program, such as Mr.Poorman, have not yet had the opportu-nity to see and experience the changingattitude surrounding Missouri StateFootball. Our passion has not dimin-ished and our resolve has not been bro-ken. I can personally guarantee that wewill proudly don the maroon and whiteand compete to the best of our abilityevery time we take the field. I challengeMr. Poorman, the students, and thecommunity of Missouri State Universi-ty to share our passion and our experi-ence. I challenge you to stand with us,proudly, as Bears.Sincerely,Geoffrey Stanford Junior exercise and movement science major Linebacker

Letter to the EditorFootball needs more student, community support

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MSU hosts OzarksCelebration FestivalThe 15th Annual Ozarks Cele-

bration Festival will kick off Fri-day, Sept. 7 with the Ice CreamSocial and Concert Under theStars. The festival, hosted on MSU’s

campus, will continue throughoutthe week of Sept. 7-14, featuringmore than 75 artists, craftsmenand vendors as well as an openmic stage — The Seldom HeardMusic Stage — where all areinvited to perform live before anaudience.Several bands are scheduled to

perform, including The Blackber-ry Winter Band, The HillBenders,and Rhonda Vincent & The Rage.More information on perform-

ers, schedule of events and park-ing is available at http://ocf.mis-souristate.edu

Keep your bicycleup to speedWhile the warm weather is still

here, take advantage of a BikeMaintenance and Repair Clinic onWednesday, Sept. 5 at FosterRecreation Center. The clinic isfree but the registration deadlineis Tuesday, Sept. 4. Attendees will learn how to

take care of and maintain a bicy-cle, in addition to the best placesto take a ride in Springfield.

Technology expo toeducate SpringfieldWorld-class industry leaders

will present on Cloud computing,mobile computing, infrastructureand security from 7:30 a.m.-5p.m., Sept. 13 at the UniversityPlaza Convention Center.Students and community

members can register online athttp://techitoutexpo.com/.Participants are asked to bring

three canned goods and $3, whichwill be donated to local charities.

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TuesdaySept. 4, 2012

CalendarTuesday, Sept. 4 SAC All Council Meeting, 4 p.m.,PSU 313, free

Wednesday, Sept. 5Long Distance RelationshipsWorkshop, 4 p.m., PSU 312, freeVoice Area Recital, 4:30 p.m., EllisHall 217b, freeThe Vine, 8 p.m., Carrington HallAuditorium, freeSAC Films Presents: Snow Whiteand the Huntsman, 9 p.m., PSUTheater, freePhi Sigma Rush info Night, 7 p.m.,Glass Hall 108, freeThe Vine Brothers, 10 p.m., PattonAlley Pub, cover

Thursday, Sept. 6Water Pong for Pure Water, 5:30p.m., North Mall, $10 early, $12 dayof eventPhi Sigma Rush Info Night, 7 p.m.,Glass Hall 108Irrational Fears Comedy Tour ft.Michael Yetman, 8 p.m.,Carrington Hall 208, freeTaiwanese Ceramics ArtistsLecture, 7 p.m., Ellis Hall 226, freeThink n’ Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m.,Patton Alley Pub, freeTAG Thursday, 9 p.m., TheOutland, $5

Friday, Sept. 7Japanese Storytelling Workshopby Kuniko Yamamoto, 1 p.m.,Strong Hall 001, freeFaculty Recital: Michael Murray,cellist, 4 p.m., Ellis Hall 217b, freeOFC 2012: Ice Cream Social andConcert Under the Stars, 5 p.m.,West Mall (Amphitheatre), freeSAC Presents: Rock n’ Bowl, 7:30p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center,freeFirst Friday Art Walk, 6 p.m., ParkCentral Square, free

Saturday, Sept. 8SAC Presents: SAC Comedy Club,7 p.m., PSU, freeLDfest: Summer’s [Never] Ending,noon-11:45 p.m., $3, General; $2,StudentsOktoberfest in the Ozarks, 2 p.m.,Mother’s Brewing Company, $5

Sunday, Sept. 9Jane A. Meyer Summer CarillonConcert Series, 7 p.m., MeyerLibrary Lawn, freeSAC Films Presents: Snow Whiteand the Huntsman, 9 p.m., PSUTheater, free

By Nicolette MartinThe StandardIt’s 2012. It’s another year that’s divisible by four, and

we all know what that means: leap year, SummerOlympics, and election season. As the election season is already in full swing at the

local, state and national levels, there are countless oppor-tunities for students to get involved and to have a chanceof saying they had a hand in helping their favorite candi-date get a victory come November.

Campus involvementFor those interested in becoming more politically

active on campus, the Missouri State University CollegeDemocrats, Missouri State College Republicans and Youthfor Ron Paul are three active campus groups for students. According to the Missouri State University College

Democrats’ Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/mostatedems), their mission is “to organize Democrats atMissouri State University and support the DemocraticParty at large,” and “seek to get students involved in thepolitical process and support the Democratic Party.”The Missouri State College Republicans describe

themselves on their Facebook page (http://www.face-book.com/missouristateCR) as “the voice of conservative,republican ideals and values on the campus of MissouriState University... committed to the principles of constitu-tionally limited government, free enterprise, traditionalvalues, the rule of law, personal liberty, and individualresponsibility.”Both groups say they encourage political involvement

through social functions, volunteer activities, and by host-ing guest speakers. Youth for Ron Paul is an organization whose goal is to

“identify, recruit, educate and mobilize students and youngactivists to elect Ron Paul president of the United States,”their CampusLINK profile says. If you’re interested in joining the Missouri State Col-

lege Republicans, Missouri State University CollegeDemocrats or Youth for Ron Paul, check out their Face-book pages, or contact President Ben Heidbrink (MissouriState College Republicans), President Chinesa Rusch(Missouri State University College Democrats) or Presi-dent Nick Brueggeman (Youth for Ron Paul).

Community involvementIf you want to get involved on a larger scale in the

Springfield community, there are several groups withwhich you can volunteer.The Greene County Republican Committee states on

their website that those interested in volunteering can helpthe party by making phone calls to registered voters; walk-ing neighborhoods to register and identify voters; workingin campaign offices on various activities, such as phonesupport, data entry, and publishing campaign materials; orworking at a major rally or event.For more information on volunteering with the Greene

County Republican Committee, visit their website athttp://www.greenecountygop.org, or contact them at 417-823-9130. The Greene County Democratic Central Committee

lists similar tasks volunteers can do, including helpingwith mailings, putting up signs, giving rides to the polls,and fundraising.

BearfeetIs it better to lose your shoes?

By Kelsey BerryThe Standard

Certain individuals at MSU have been spot-ted recently strolling around campus bare-foot, leaving others pondering the possi-

ble reasons behind it.Just as clothing style is subjective, some stu-

dents might cringe at the sight of bare feet in aclassroom while others couldn’t care less or areotherwise intrigued by the decision made bythose who abandon their footwear.

A social movement?There are both social and physical health rea-

sons to explain why one might choose to goshoeless, but junior political science majorZachary Griffith chooses to walk barefoot sim-ply because it’s comfortable.“This isn’t some political statement, which is

something I have been asked before, or a philan-thropy project, though I wouldn’t mind it being

one,” Griffith said in an email. “I just feel morefree and more comfortable when I can feel thegrass or the sidewalk.”Griffith also said that some people find it to

be “extremely weird” at first, but the way he seesit, it’s just another fashion decision — like pick-ing out a shirt to wear.Bryce Francis, a sophomore digital film pro-

duction major, shares the same philosophy. Heand his roommate created a Facebook page foran unofficial group on campus called “BEAR-feet.” “It hasn’t been a serious thing that we’re

adamant about; it was more for fun,” he said.These MSU students all decided to walk

barefoot around campus simply because it wascomfortable, but there are also biomechanicalreasons why someone may want to give it a try.

For the serious walkerWalking barefoot may be great for some, but

the same can’t be said for people with higher

arches or flat feet.“Very high arched feet are rigid, not very

good shock absorbers, so people who have themmay have pain at the ball of the foot or at the heeldue to high pressure in those areas,” said JamesHackney, assistant professor of physical therapyat MSU. “They may really need the cushioningthat shoes provide.”“Very flat feet are the opposite, too supple, so

people with them might have pain of the arch,heel or shin splints due to the extra stress on theligaments of muscles of the foot, ankle or lowerleg needed to keep their excessively supple feetstable,” he said. “They might need the extrastructural support that their shoes provide.”

For the serious runnerDon’t assume those runners you occasionally

see making their way around the track barefootare just free-spirited hippies who refuse to wear

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDWriter Kaycie Surrell (Miss Fancy) struts her stuff as R2-D2 at Lindberg’s Bar.

It’s electiontime againDo your part to get involvedcampaigning for candidates

Burlesque girlsredefine nerds By Kaycie SurrellThe StandardA burlesque performer’s job is to make

her routine appear effortless; it’s the rightcombination of silly, sexy, sensual andseductive with a little bit (OK a lot) ofglitter thrown into the mix. To the audi-ence, it all looks incredibly easy, butmonths of blood, sweat and tears havegone into less than six minutes of routinetime. The girls of the Cherry Bomb Bur-

lesque are seasoned dancers by this point,many of whom have been with the troupesince its birth four years ago. The group

just celebrated their four-year anniversaryin August, thanks in large part to founderBethany Ziskind.With a background in theater and a tal-

ent for performing, Ziskind embodies thespirit of the burlesque performer. Aftermoving to New York City in 2005,Ziskind became somewhat of a regular ata local theater, hanging with renownedburlesque performers like Clams Casino,Minnie Tonka, GiGi Lafemme, and more. “For two years I was going to

Starshine Burlesque and met a lot of per-formers at the show,” Ziskind said. “They

Troupe ladies take nerdom to awhole new level with themed show

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDSome students at Missouri State have adopted a barefoot lifestyle and formed an unofficial group, BEARfeet, on campus.

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By Nicholas SimpsonThe StandardSpringfield can be sort of

quiet through the scorchingsummer months. Studentsretreat to the comforts of theirparents’ homes and return to acity they hardly recognize. There have been several

changes in the downtown areawhile you were away, some ofwhich have left bar and clubgoers scratching their heads,and others that have beenreceived warmly.

Trolley’s no moreTrolley’s Downtown Bar

and Grille at 107 Park CentralEast has been around since2003, filling thirsty bellieswith top-shelf martinis andboasting an extensive menuwith favorite house sandwich-es and St. Louis-style thincrust pizza. All that changedin a flash, however, as themenu has been refurbishedand the building has beengiven a facelift. The re-envisioning of Trol-

ley’s has taken the name ofRymac’s Rub and Pub, with amenu taking a steer towardbarbecue favorites and awhole different philosophy ofcustomer appeal. Store Man-ager Willy Lyons said the newdesign was the brainchild ofco-owner Bryan McDonald.“Basically, (McDonald)

had been here for eight or nineyears and had never done hisown thing, and he kind ofwanted to do his own idea,”Lyons said. “It’s quite a bitdifferent; it’s a brand newmenu. It’s kind of in the direc-tion of barbecue with lots ofdifferent rubs and sauces.”Lyons said many favorites

from their Trolley’s menu are

still present, but customershave taken a distinct liking totheir recent additions.“We have boneless ribs

[and] burnt ends,” Lyons said.“We still have burgers andchicken and salmon and thattype of stuff. You basicallychoose your rub and sauceand then your meat. Our burntends are really popular. Our420 fries have been a big hit.They’re basically a steak frythat comes with a white quesoand burnt ends and barbecuesauce over the top of them.“The food’s been very

popular because it’s complete-ly different than anythingdown here,” Lyons continued.“ A lot of the sandwiches areserved on a pretzel bun —which a lot of people haveloved.”Part of the iconic bar’s

appeal has always been theirdrink specials and selection,but it may come as no surprisethat much of their drink menuhas changed in an effort tosimplify service and offer atotally different feel withinthose walls.“Pretty much all our drink

specials have changed,”Lyons said. “We got awayfrom bottled beer and went tocanned beer, did away with alot of glassware, and switchedto plastic. We basically justwanted to simplify things.”Lyons said that one of their

busiest nights of the week isThursday, given that theyoffer happy hour specials allnight and everything on themenu is included.He also said they especial-

ly cater to the sports barfly onSundays.“Sunday we do a special

on PBRs in a red Solo cup,”Lyons said. “It’s really inex-

pensive and I think we’re theonly sports bar down herewith DirecTV Sunday Ticket.It has basically any game youwould want to watch whereasmost of the bars down hereonly get the local channels.”

Whatever happened toIcon Nightclub?In other changes — and

perhaps more dramatic for theweekend-warring club goer— is the closing of IconNightclub at one of the city’soldest operating venues: 307Park Central East. It was justwest of the square downtownand in remarkably close prox-imity to the aforementionedRymac’s Rub and Pub.The venue’s owner, Gary

Thomas, decided to lock thedoors on March 24, but saidhe has had a long-range planfor the building since late

Downtown Springfieldhas undergone a fewrecent renovations

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDJohn Knowles descends his scaffolding in front of Instinct Nightclub, formerly Icon, along Park Central East.

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDJayson Floyd sweeps construction debris in front of one of the main entrances toInstinct Nightclub which is scheduled to open Sept. 14.

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDSome students find that relaxing outdoors is more comfortable without shoes.

their shoes. While they may be just that,there are physical advantages to runningbarefoot, too.According to Harvard’s website,

http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu,there are several benefits to leaving yourshoes at home. •It feels great. Try it. There’s nothing like

bringing back childhood memories of run-ning around in the cool grass and dry dirt ofyour backyard with no shoes on your feet.•You use less energy when you don’t

wear shoes. By using the forefoot, or mid-foot, strike (landing each stride on the frontor center of the foot instead of landing on theheel) runners use their foot and calf musclesto store energy that is released at the end ofeach stride. The forefoot, or midfoot, strike

also decreases the forces on the knee jointwhile running.•It strengthens the foot muscles. Run-

ning barefoot can promote a stronger, health-ier foot, and runners are less likely to devel-op pain in the arches.On the other hand, as with all good things,

there is another side to it. Runners who decide to banish their shoes

to the closet will have to pay much moreattention to their immediate surroundings inorder to avoid injuries and cuts that couldlead to infection. Glass and other sharpobjects can quickly turn a great run into anot-so-pleasant experience. For those who decide to take up barefoot

running, it is important to take it slow. Themuscles and tendons need at least twomonths to adapt to the lack of cushioning thatshoes provide. Hackney suggests starting with a barefoot

200-meter run twice a week and then gradu-ally increasing. Doing so may help avoidinjury.

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Welcome changes under way

By Jon PoormanThe StandardThe Missouri State offense

accomplished a lot on Saturdaynight, gaining 418 total yardsagainst a Big 12 defense. It wassomething, however, that theyfailed to do—cross the goalline—that helped to land them onthe wrong side of a 51-9 game.The Bears run a quick-strike

spread offense where success willheavily be dependent on the playof whomever they have in at quar-terback. Saturday night, it wasjunior Ashton Glaser who startedthe game and saw most of theplaying time, going 22-for-44 for257 yards and one interception.“I felt really comfortable (with

the tempo of the offense),” Glaser

said. “I wasn’t quite as nervous asI thought I was going to be. Wemissed some opportunities, andwe’ve got to take advantage ofthem next time. As long as we getme and the receivers on the same

page, I think we’ll be a reallygood football team.”As expected, both Glaser and

sophomore Kierra Harris sawtime against the Wildcats. Harriswent 4-for-7 for 66 yards, includ-

ing a 56-yard bomb to juniorDorian Buford in the second quar-ter.“I would assume we had over

400 yards against a Big 12defense, so that’s a pretty goodindicator,” head coach TerryAllen said. “I thought the twoquarterbacks did a really nice job.That’s the first time they’veplayed a whole bunch of collegefootball, and they did some goodthings.”On the Bears’ opening drive,

they moved methodically downthe field, gaining 70 yards in 10plays. MSU was on the brink ofbreaking in the season with atouchdown when sophomoreJulian Burton caught a pass fromGlaser at the KSU 3-yard line.However, Burton fumbled intothe end zone and the Wildcats

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BriefsFootball preparesfor No. 25 LouisvilleThe Missouri State football team

will be getting ready to face No. 25Louisville this weekend after its 51-9 season-opening loss to KansasState on Saturday.The Cardinals (1-0, 0-0 Big

East) opened their season with a 32-14 win over the Kentucky Wildcats.Missouri State quarterback Ash-

ton Glaser, who started for the Bearson Saturday, tweeted about theLouisville game on Sunday:“Watching our next opponent on

ESPN right now, Louisville. Can'twait to get back out there.”The game, which will be the

first-ever meeting between the twoteams, will be played at 2:30 p.m. inLouisville, Ky. and can be seen onESPN 3.

Dotson moves upMSU receiving listSenior wide receiver Cadarrius

Dotson hauled in six catches for82 yards on Saturday, moving himover the 1,000-yard mark for hiscareer and into 15th place all-timeat MSU with 1,035 yards.The Bears’ all-time leading

receiver is Jermaine Saffold, whorecorded 2,221 yards from 2009to 2011.

TuesdaySept. 4, 2012

ScoreboxCross-countrySept. 1Hurricane Festival 3-2Field HockeyAug. 31Indiana 3 2 — 5Missouri State 1 0 — 1Sept. 2Iowa 5 5 — 10Missouri State 0 0 — 0FootballSept. 1Kansas State 3 6 7 35 — 51Missouri State 3 3 3 0 — 9Men’s soccerAug. 28UMKC 0 0 — 0Missouri State 3 0 — 3Sept. 1Oral Roberts 0 0 — 0Missouri State 0 1 — 1Sept. 3Lipscomb 0 0 — 0Missouri State 0 1 — 1VolleyballAug. 30Oral Roberts 0Missouri State 3Aug. 31Dayton 3Missouri State 0Sept. 1Arkansas-Little Rock 1Missouri State 3Austin Peay 0Missouri State 3Women’s soccerAug. 31 (2OT)Tulsa 1 0 0 1 — 2Missouri State 0 1 0 0 — 1Sept. 2Oral Roberts 0 1 — 1Missouri State 1 2 — 3

Wednesday, Sept. 5Volleyball, 7 p.m. at Kansas State

Friday, Sept. 7Field hockey, 1 p.m. at Saint LouisMen’s soccer, 3:30 p.m. vs.Eastern Illinois at Dayton, OhioVolleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs.ConnecticutWomen’s soccer, 5 p.m. at Kansas

Saturday, Sept. 8Field hockey, 1 p.m. vs.Georgetown at St. LouisFootball, 2:30 p.m. at LouisvilleVolleyball, noon at home vs. NewOrleansVolleyball, 7:30 p.m. at home vs.Northern Illinois

Sunday, Sept. 9Men’s soccer, 10 a.m. vs. GreenBay at Dayton, OhioWomen’s soccer, 1 p.m. at homevs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

Monday, Sept. 10Men’s golf, 8:30 a.m. Fairway ClubInvitational at Nebraska City, Neb.Women’s golf, 8:30 p.m. Chip-N-Club Invitational, Lincoln, Neb.

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Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State quarterback Ashton Glaser hangs his head during the third quarter against Kansas State on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 atBill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. MSU lost 51-9.

Rejected in the red zone

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDReceiver Julian Burton fumbles the ball at the K-State 3-yard lineafter catching a pass from quarterback Ashton Glaser.

Bears move theball well againstKansas State,but fail to scorea touchdown

Missouri State vs. LouisvilleWhen: 2:30 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Louisville, Ky.Where to watch: ESPN 3

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Cross-countryhopes to provedoubters wrongTeam picked to finishfifth in conference pollBy Mike UrseryThe StandardMissouri State head cross-

country coach, Alick Musukuma,has given his team a goal for thisseason: win a conference cham-pionship.To accomplish that goal, how-

ever, it’s going to take all of hisrunners per-forming well, hesaid.“Cross-coun-

try is not liketrack and field,”Musukuma said.“Track and fieldis based on indi-vidual results,whereas cross-country is ateam sport. You can have fourrunners finish in the top 10.However, if the rest of the teamfinishes in the bottom 50, it isn’tgoing to matter. The team willearn points based on where eachrunner finishes the race.”MSU was picked to finish

fifth in the Missouri Valley Con-ference based on a vote by con-ference coaches in their annualpreseason poll. Musukuma,along with his team, wants toprove them wrong. “They can say whatever they

want about us,” he said. “We’llsee what happens in October (inthe conference meet).”

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Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDAfter a successful high school career, Molly Brewer decided to play for her father at Missouri State.

Full-time coach, full-time dad

By Matt AtenThe Standard

Freshman Molly Brewer hasalways excelled in the classroomand on the soccer field. She rackedup Regional Offensive MVP andDistrict Offensive Player of theYear honors and was selected to theacademic all-conference teamwhile playing at Glendale HighSchool. Molly could have gone toalmost any school of her choosing

but decided to come to MissouriState and play for a familiar coach,her father, Rob Brewer.Molly Brewer said there was no

pressure and that the decision toattend MSU was strictly her own.“It’s hard to say he didn’t have

any influence on it,” Molly Brewersaid. “He did not encourage me oneway or another. He understood itwas my decision to come here or togo elsewhere, but a lot of it had to

do with my own personal desires.”Rob Brewer has been coaching

the Bears for 17 seasons, since theinception of women’s soccer atMSU in 1996. He also coachedMolly’s club teams until she was12.“I think I’m a better coach

because I have daughters this age,”Rob Brewer said. “It’s been veryrewarding for me personally, and Ihope there hasn’t been too muchnegative for her, though I know atsome point there probably will be.But so far, so good. I’m really gladshe’s here.”

Rob and Molly Brewershare a bond that goesbeyond the soccer field

Women’s soccer at homeWhen: 1 p.m. SundayOpponent: SIU-Edwardsville

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MSU will have six run-ners returning in 2012,including seniors EmilyBeaver and Maggie Sutor;juniors Erin Edwards, LisaImgrund, and MonicaSmith; and redshirt juniorNicole Thate. Beaver, who received

the Women’s Elite 18Award in 2011 for academ-ics and athletics, is lookingto have an even better sea-son this year. “I made All-Conference

last year, and that is some-thing I would like to doagain this year,” she said. “Ialso want to improve on myregional place. I would liketo finish in the top 50. I feelsome pressure, but I see it

as more of an opportunity.The conference has gradu-ated some really good run-ners, and now there areopen spots in the top 10.” Beaver said she also

thinks the team can placehigher than what the presea-son poll says. “I think they might be

underestimating us a bit,”she said. “We have somestrong returners, and wehave some freshmen whoare ready and willing torun.”Edwards finished in the

top 20 at the ConferenceChampionship in 2011, andshe is hoping to finish high-er this year, as well.“Some goals of mine are

to be named All-Conferenceor even just finish in the top10,” Edwards said. “I alsowant to improve on myregional place.”

Edwards was named tothe 2011 Missouri ValleyConference Scholar-AthleteTeam last year with Beaver,an honor she was happy toreceive, Edwards said.“I think it’s exciting to

be named someone who hasthat potential, and hopeful-ly, other people on the teamcan do the same,” she said.MSU will compete in

four different meets beforethe Missouri Valley Confer-ence Championships.Musukuma will use thesecompetitions to gaugewhere the team will begoing into conference. “I look at these competi-

tions like they werequizzes,” he said. “You cando well at quizzes, but noneof that matters if you don’tdo well on the final test.”Missouri State will host

the Richard Clark Invita-

tional on Sept. 15 and theNCAA Midwest RegionalChampionships on Nov. 9. The team is hoping that

students will come to thesecompetitions to supportthem, Beaver said. “It would be great if

everyone could come andsupport us, especially at theregional meet,” she said.“The best runners in theMidwest will be here, and itwould be great if everyonecould watch us compete.”The team’s season began

on Saturday at the Hurri-cane Festival in Tulsa. TheBears went 3-2 in dual-meetcompetition and Beaver(ninth), Edwards (11th), andImgrund (18th) all finishedin the top 18 individually.The next competition is

the Richard Clark Invita-tional on Sept. 15 at Mis-souri State.

By Tim GodfreyThe Standard

During the offseason, senior golfer Daily Young usesthe summer months to work on his game, except thissummer, when his doctor told him to stay off his feet

and off the links to heal a foot fracture he suffered during aspring tournament. Not playing golf doesn’t sound like something Young

would voluntarily do. He remembers back to when he wasfive years old when his dad would take him to the Par-3course in Springfield. His dad allowed him to just play and didn’t pressure

Young into golf. Then, a few years later, he began going tocamps and playing in junior tournaments.“It was really on me if I wanted to keep playing,” Young

said. “I really liked the sport and started playing in some jun-ior tournaments and found out I had some talents.”At the end of his senior year of high school, Young, who

attended Hillcrest High School in Springfield, attracted sev-eral colleges who offered golf scholarships. During that time,Young didn’t want to attend any in-state colleges because hewanted to be on his own.“Coming out of high school I had a pretty set mindset that

I was looking just to get out of Springfield,” Young said. “Achance to get away and see what else was out there.”Young chose to attend Coastal Carolina in the fall of 2008,

but before he could play a hole for his new school, Youngsaid he broke his hand while playing golf that summer, whichcaused him to redshirt his freshman year. Being 16 hoursaway from home, no one would have blamed him for missingSpringfield, but Young found no reason to be homesick.“It’s kind of a waste of time to feel homesick because you

don’t have that option to come home,” Young said. “It makesyou settle in and grow up a little quicker.”

After two years, he decided it was time to come home.Young and his father met with Neal Stafford, the head coachof the Missouri State men’s golf team, and discussed Youngcoming to play for the Bears. Young said that he had known Stafford was “a really great

guy and the type of coach you want to be around,” which hesaid made his decision to attend MSU easier.Stafford said he was excited to get Young onto the golf

team because he knew what kind of player he was and whathe would bring to the table.“Daily is extremely mentally tough,” Stafford said. “Even

back from when I was originally recruiting him in highschool, it was just apparent from the first time I watched him.He obviously has a lot of talent and a tremendous workethic.”According to Stafford, Young immediately stepped into

the leadership role. Not only did he lead by example, but healso took the time to help his younger teammates with theirgames.Former Missouri State teammate Will Hogan said that

Young was not given this role, but rather, he earned it.“I would say he is the leader on this team,” Hogan said.

“He has proven himself to be the No. 1 golfer on this team.”In his first season with the Bears, Young played 12 tour-

naments and averaged a score of 74.15, which placed him asthe second-best golfer on the team and the fourth best in theMissouri Valley Conference.Success on the golf course isn’t the only thing Young has

accomplished during his time at Missouri State; he’s also hadsuccess in the classroom. Young was recently named to theCleveland Golf/Srixon Division I All-America Scholar Team.He holds a 3.22 GPA and is majoring in sport and park admin-istration.This is Young’s last season at Missouri State. He said that

he wanted to build on his success from the previous seasonand would like to see his team win a tournament this year. He also said he wanted to use this year to improve his golf

game so that he has a good shot at turning pro after he grad-uates.“It is a big investment. It’s definitely not easy,” Young

said. “There are a lot of guys that try. It’s a lot of good com-petition, but I think right now that is the goal. So I’m goingto do my best to work toward that.”Turning pro would seem fitting for Young because he has

approached his academics and his sport with the determina-tion, work ethic, and the attitude of a professional.“Golf aside, people are drawn to him,” Stafford said.

“People are drawn to Daily and want to be around him.”

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After venturing out on hisown, golfer Daily Youngreturned home to becomethe Bears’ No. 1 player

By Sam HolzerThe StandardAfter starting the season in

a disappointing fashion inOklahoma, the Missouri Statevolleyball Bears found someredemption this past weekendat the University Plaza Invita-tional. The Bears earned theirfirst three victories of the sea-son, while also losing a matchagainst No. 11 Dayton.“It was a tough weekend,”

said junior setter CarlyThomas, who was named tothe all-tournament team,along with teammate AndreaBeaty. “We had some great

competition. I just think itwas definitely another confi-dence builder for us.”Head coach Melissa

Stokes said she was alsopleased with how the teamplayed against the weekend’stough competition.“I’m real happy that we

went 3-1,” she said. “I likedthe intensity and confidencethat we played with. Overall,for the most part, we had apretty balanced offense and atotal team effort. And weimproved; we got better thisweekend.”Missouri State had to dig

deep against Oral Roberts for

five sets in the tournamentopener on Thursday. Afterbeing down 2-1, the Bearscapped off a 3-2 match victo-ry led by a career-high 61assists from Thomas. Those61 assists were the most by aMissouri State player since2008 and paved the way for arespectable .237 hitting per-centage from the offense.The Bears hit a speed

bump on Friday, falling 3-0 toDayton. Thomas still man-aged 25 assists in the match,while Beaty led the team’soffensive attack with 11 kills.That wasn’t enough to getpast Dayton, however, who

was led by tournament MVPRachel Krabacher. Krabacherregistered nine kills and sevendigs against the Bears.“I thought we played well

against Dayton in the first twosets,” Stokes said. “It showsthat we can play at a highlevel and put together stringsof points when we play gooddefense.”The Bears wrapped up the

tournament with two matcheson Saturday, starting withArkansas-Little Rock. Afterdropping the first set, theBears turned up the heat,sweeping the next three toseal the match.

The team was again led byThomas, who racked up 59assists and a career-high 24digs. They also received greatcontributions from Beaty,Olivia Brand, and AmberDoolittle. The trio combinedfor 45 kills while propellingthe squad to a very impressive.288 hitting percentage.Missouri State then

capped off their second-placetournament finish with a 3-0victory over Austin Peay.Beaty delivered big with 16kills, while Thomas guidedthe Bears with 47 moreassists. Austin Peay, however,

didn’t just roll over and sub-mit the match. The LadyGovs stayed close through-out, but the Bears were able tokeep them at bay, generatingfour service aces at differentkey moments to shift themomentum back home.“We hung tough against a

pretty scrappy team,” Stokessaid.MSU is now 3-4 in the

young season and they willtravel to Kansas State to takeon the Wildcats tomorrow.The next home game is at

7:30 p.m. on Friday at Ham-mons Student Center againstConnecticut.

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FootballContinued from page 6pounced on the ball for atouchback. This was justone example of the team’soffensive shortcomings.Through the course of thegame, the Bears reached thered zone four times, butwere only able to cash inthree Austin Witmer fieldgoals.“Overall, the tempo was

pretty good,” Buford said.“We could have done a lotbetter. The only thing I cansay is we’ve just got to fin-ish drives. We were gettingso close, but we weren’tpunching them in. We’regoing to work on that.”Buford, who caught

seven passes for 114 yards,said he felt comfortable

playing with both Glaserand Harris.“All the receivers have

been working hard all sum-mer with Kierra and Ash-ton,” he said. “We all hadchemistry, and we were allworking well together. Eachquarterback has their ownstyle, so with that beingsaid, you have to adjust tothem. They both throw theball pretty well, and theyboth do what they’re askedby the coaches.”Even though Glaser saw

the majority of the playingtime Saturday, Allen saidboth quarterbacks wouldprobably play againstLouisville (1-0, 0-0 BigEast) this weekend.The Bears will battle the

Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. onSaturday in Louisville, Ky.in the first-ever meetingbetween the two teams.

to keep it out of the hands ofvoters and the courts.

“My colleagues that areopposed to this, and stillvoted for it, are doing so tokeep control of the ordinancewithin council and not in thehands of the voter or thecourts,” he said. “I have morerespect for those that votedoutright against the bill; thatvote at least respects the willof our constituents thatsigned the petition.”

Two amendments havebeen offered for council todeliberate, including one pro-posed by council memberand Mayor Pro Tem JeffSeifried that will completelyrepeal the ordinance, Burli-son said.

“The other being my pro-posal to take out the mandat-ed committee language,which has been determinedrecently does not complywith state law,” Burlison said.

Burlison’s said his amend-ment would eliminate themandate for a Citizen’s Over-

sight Committee for the ordi-nance, and while he does sup-port that change, he disagreeswith Seifried’s proposedamendment.

“Obviously, I do not sup-port Mr. Seifried’s proposaland am actually somewhatoffended by it,” Burlisonsaid. “I believe my proposalwill remove the legally prob-lematic provisions, while stillcomplying with the intent ofthe petitioners.”

Seifried said some mem-bers of the council were con-cerned that the ordinance isnot legal and could result inrepercussions.

“One of those issues is theexpungement provision,which would allow for theauthorities to expunge some-one’s record,” he said. “Ourcity attorney did not thinkthat we had the authority todo that.

“As it is written, the ordi-nance is not legal as it stands.So at a minimum, what willhappen is we will take outthose portions. And then whatI’m advocating is to com-pletely repeal the ordinance.”

Seifried wants to repealthe ordinance because he

feels that it would limit thepower of the court whensomeone is charged with adrug crime in Springfield, hesaid.

“The issue we have withthat is the fact that in manycases it would limit the pros-ecuting attorneys ability touse really the long-arm of thelaw to address some bad peo-ple,” he said. “I’m not talkingabout people who get pickedup for first time smoking ajoint. I’m talking about badpeople who have a criminalhistory in Springfield whoare pushing drugs in the cityand this may be the onlything they catch them on.”

Maranda Reynolds, secre-tary of Springfield NORMLand key leader of the petitiondrive to bring the ordinanceto council, said she stronglydisagrees with Seifried’s pro-posal to repeal the ordinanceentirely.

“This is completely unac-ceptable for an initiative peti-tion ordinance,” she said.“Over 2,100 voters in Spring-field signed the petition toplace this ordinance on theballot in November. If thesefew truly believe it is a bad

ordinance, they should havevoted ‘no.’”

Reynolds said she doesn’tbelieve there is anything ille-gal in the ordinance as it iswritten and that it mirrors asimilar ordinance in place inColumbia, Mo.

“It should be noted thatDan Viets, the lawyer fromColumbia that drafted thedecriminalization ordinancefor his city, does not believethere is a legal problem witheither provision,” she said.

“As a Springfield citizenmyself, I do not want to seethe city required to upholdany illegal ordinance provi-sions in court,” she added. “Ifany section is deemed to beillegal, I think it should beremoved. I truly believe thereis a compromise that all par-ties can agree upon.”

Regardless of what hap-pens with the ordinance, pos-session of marijuana will stillbe reported to the SpringfieldPolice Department if foundon Missouri State’s campus,said Residence Life andServices Director Gary Stew-art.

“It’s still illegal,” he said.“We will continue to follow

our same protocol when wesuspect people are using mar-ijuana on campus.”

Currently, if a member ofResLife staff—such as a resi-dent assistant—suspects mar-ijuana is being used by some-one on campus, or they dis-cover marijuana parapherna-lia, they are supposed to con-tact the professional ResLifestaff, who then contact theMSU police substation andofficers are dispatched tohandle the case, Stewart said.

“Depending on the magni-tude of it, students may betaken and dealt with legally,”he said.

Cpl. Matt Brown, publicinformation officer for theSpringfield Police Depart-ment, declined to commenton how SPD will enforce theordinance if it goes intoeffect.

“It is a council item andpotential voter issue andwe’ve been instructed not tocomment on it,” he said.

The mayor has 30 daysfrom when the ordinance waspassed to sign the ordinanceinto law and the council hasthat window to amend orrepeal the ordinance before it

goes into effect. For more information

about the ordinance, visit theCity of Springfield’s websiteat http://www.springfield-mo.gov or attend a city coun-cil meeting at 6:30 p.m.,Monday at 830 BoonvilleAve. in the City CouncilChambers.

emphasis on the matter, asmost of the areas of focus inthe State of the Universityrelated back to promotingstudent enrollment.

“These numbers have tokeep going up,” Einhelligsaid. “And if we don’t haveour numbers going up, thenwe’ll lose an amount of fund-ing that might be available—at least that’s what we’retold.”

Smart said MSU is next tolast in state funding per stu-dent; only above MissouriWestern State University. Pri-vate funding, however, hasincreased and, in 2011, MSU

received $20 million in pri-vate funding with a $4 mil-lion increase from the sec-ond-best year in funding.

“This allows us toimprove our facilities, likethe Bill Foster and FamilyRecreation Center, which hasbeen a game-changer,” Smartsaid.

Since private funding hasdone so well, an area of focusis now to expand alumni out-reach with events to boostinvolvement.

Smart said he is alsoproud of the 34-percentincrease in participation withStudy Away Programs, butsaid the university still has along way to go.

“We are doing severalthings to increase that num-ber this year,” Smart said.

“For example, we have donea pilot program for need-based study away scholar-ships. We’ve also added astudy away component to ourtop academic scholarships forstudents enrolled in the fall of2013.”

Einhellig said there aremany ways MSU wants tosupport its students, not justthrough funding, but also bybeing more accessible.

Student access and learn-ing is another focus areawhere undergraduate andgraduate programs, such asnursing, physical therapy,and athletic training aregrowing, but there is also anew program, doctorate ofnursing practice, that hascontributed to the growth.

Online and evening class-

es are also expanding to sup-port students and, again, toincrease enrollment andrecruit students.

Heather Gerber, a juniorexercise and movementmajor, said she likes the inte-gration of online classes.

“Our classes are alreadyusing Blackboard and otheronline tools,” Gerber said. “Ithink it’ll benefit MSU to bereadily available to a widerrange of students and ulti-mately keep up with thetimes.”

Smart said that MSU can-not fall behind other schoolslike the University of Mis-souri-Columbia, whichrecently spent $2.5 million ononline classes, as well asadding 10 more degreeoptions.

Pauline Nugent, a modernand classical languages pro-fessor, said she believes MSUis on the right track.

“I can’t let this opportuni-ty pass to say how excited Iam that this is such a concretereport, and there is a greathope for the future of the edu-cation of our students,”Nugent said.

With a large cheer at the

closing of the speech, facultyand staff, including Nugent,seemed confident in the yearahead.

To find more informationabout the speech and plansfor the 2012-2013 schoolyear, visit http://blogs.mis-souristate.edu/presi-dent/2012/08/30/2012-state-of-the-university-address-building-on-success/.

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Transportation to have theclamp removed.

There is a $25 fee tounclamp bikes, and it canbe paid at the Safety andTransportation Departmentlocated at 636 E. Elm St.

Jay Huff, assistant direc-tor of Safety and Trans-portation, said there are anumber of reasons for theprocedure.

“When students usethings like railings to locktheir bike on, then theycould be damaging proper-ty or blocking the way forsomeone who has a disabil-ity and needs the rail,” Huffsaid.

Huff also explained thatbike racks can’t always be

nearby. Bike racks havelocation regulations, suchas not being able to beplaced on grass or too closeto the front door, so con-venience isn’t always thefirst choice.

“I can’t park my car nextto the front door, and bikesare really the same,” Huffsaid.“If the closer racks arefull, then plan your timeaccordingly so you canpark a little farther away.”

He recommends thatstudents register their bikeswith the department bybringing in its serial num-ber, make and model.

“We have been able tofind stolen bikes due to thisprocess,” Huff said.

For more information onbike safety, regulations androutes, visithttp://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/7253.htm.

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the highest level of this,” shesaid. “We are all in the com-munity and a part of the cul-ture of Springfield.”

Muchnick is an exampleof MSU’s music facultybeing involved in the com-munity.

She also serves as artisticdirector and conductor ofSRO Lyric Theatre and hasrecently been appointed to

assistant conductor of theSpringfield SymphonyOrchestra for the 2012-2013season.

Highly involved facultyis one thing that draws musi-cal students to MSU, accord-ing to Fisher.

“I really love my profes-sors,” Fisher said. “They arewonderful and good at whatthey do.”

Being “good at what theydo” enables professors toprepare students for successas they venture out into theworld, Muchnick said.

“[The music department]is one of the best in thestate,” Muchnick said. “Youcan trace that from our greatalumni all over the countrywho have succeeded withinour program.”

One doesn’t have to be amusic major or minor to beinvolved in this program.The Missouri State Sympho-ny, Chamber Orchestra, anda variety of string ensemblesare open to all universitystudents in which they canparticipate.

“If you get an opportunity

to be a part of the musicdepartment, do not pass itup,” Fisher said.

Students can also be apart of the musical experi-ence at MSU by attendingconcerts involving students,faculty and communitymembers. Most of these per-formances are free and opento the public.

For more informationabout MSU’s Department ofMusic, visit the College ofArts and Letters’ website athttp://coal.missouristate.edu.

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said Ozarks Public Broadcast-ing is playing a larger role in thefestival this year by partneringwith MSU.

The Seldom Heard Musicstage will be at the festival tohonor the 30th anniversary ofthe KSMU program. On Satur-day and Sunday, there will bean open microphone at the stagewhere musicians can conveneand play.

Jones said the event keepsgrowing every year andbelieves this year’s festival willbe the largest yet.

“The Ozarks has an amazinghistory and has an amazing cul-ture,” Jones said. “That’s what Ihope that people will gain fromthis festival—that they have areal good sense of what we’re

about and where we came from.As a part of the festival,

there will be a fundraising din-ner at 6 p.m. on Sept. 14 at theTower Club. Tickets are $35 perperson, or $500 for a table of10. Proceeds from the dinnerand silent auction will gotoward the festival.

A shuttle service will beavailable on Saturday and Sun-day.The shuttle will make stopsat parking lot 24, Bear ParkNorth, Bear Park South, the vis-itors parking lot, the PSU, andthe city bus stop near parkinglot 1.

For a comprehensive eventschedule, visit http://ocf.mis-souristate.edu/schedule.htm

Jones said any studentswanting to volunteer at the fes-tival could do so until Sept. 6.For more information aboutvolunteering, contact Jones atbarbarajones@missouristate.edu or by phone at 417-836-6605.

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What does thismean for yourfinancial aid?Previously, some

drug possession crimesmay have interferedwith your student aideligibility.

Under this ordinance,possession of 35grams or less ofmarijuana cannot affectyour eligibility forfinancial aid.

Information gatheredfrom:

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov

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2010. While a replacement business wasnot immediately evident, the buildingwill now officially be occupied by a newclub, which seeks to put a modernist’stwist on a staple of the Springfieldnightlife.

Instinct Nightclub is scheduled toopen its doors in just a couple of weeks

on Sept. 14. With a goal in mind of tak-ing the feel of Icon and slapping a tie onit, Instinct was built from the ground upwith the idea of upscaling the vibe oftheir former inhabitants. It will be a farcry from the button-up-clad scene thatfound their way to Icon in the recentpast, but like most changes, a welcomeone.

For more information on Instinct’sopening events, visit their facebook pageat http://www.facebook.com/Instinct-Nightclub or their website athttp://www. instinctclub.com.

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said, ‘you should be a per-former, you have the rightlook’, and I said, ‘I want to.Let’s make this happen.’”

Fast forward to last week-end’s show and it’s easy to seethat the girls have come a longway. “The Cherry Bomb Bur-lesque Gets Down and Nerdy”was last Friday’s theme andthe night couldn’t have cometogether better.

The idea came up at one ofthe troupe’s weekly meetings.Cherry Bomb Burlesque per-forms regularly at Lindberg’sBar on Commercial Streetevery second Tuesday of themonth for TaTa Tuesday andusually have two or threethemed shows a year.

It takes a special kind oflady to devote that much timeto glitter and show tunes, so itwasn’t too far of a stretch toimagine putting together anentirely nerd-themed show.Luckily, Cherry Bomb Bur-lesque MC, Heath Hillhouse,had a huge collection of nerdymemorabilia and old comics toraffle.

It’s really “go big or gohome” when it comes to theCherry Bombs, and this meansbig props, bigger hair, and

huge ideas. Cherry Bomb performer

Sista Shotgun spent over amonth preparing for her rou-tine as the Sith Lord himself,Darth Vader. She enteredthrough the front of the bar,passing out autographed hand-bills bearing Vader’s imageand the phrase “Vader 2012”before hamming it up to the“Cantina Song” from the MosEisley bar in the movie.

“I think it went well,despite the time crunch thateveryone was a little nervousabout,” Sista Shotgun said. “Iperform my best when I’m ona high adrenaline rush, soactually, I perform better ifI’m stressed out.”

Other routines included ahilarious Harry Potter fangirlnumber dreamed up by Miss“Baby” B Stiletto, a seductiveSailor Moon performance byKay Ann Pepper, a school sci-ence project made sexy byKitty Fairelle, and Zeppelin-done-Lord-of-the-Rings styleby Hellcat Turner.

Of course, no show wouldrun smoothly without their kit-tens. Stage kittens take care ofevery single behind-the-scenesdetail, from organizing the setlist, finding a lost pastie, orsewing a dress strap in a pinch.

The Cherry Bombs’ HeadStage Kitten, Jackie Dia-monds, has been wrangling the

ladies and keeping everythingin check for a long time now,but took the stage as a per-former on Friday, shaking herbooty to Jack White’s “I’mShakin’” as Princess Leia —buns and all.

“I think conception-based,it probably took about a monthmaybe for it to come tofruition,” Jackie Diamondssaid. “My favorite part wasprobably the Star Wars trilogy(routines); I grew up with it; Ilove it — great girls, greatbands, great fun.”

The lineup included localfavorites The First TeenagerEver, Josh and the Jerks, andThee Fine Lines. Bar closingtimes in Springfield are prettystrict so, while it was greathaving so many good bands toentice a crowd, some of theperformers were worried aboutgetting on stage by midnight.

Sure enough, just after theshow came to a close, thelights came on and the crowdslowly dispersed, leavingbehind trampled handbills,empty drinks, and of course,lots and lots of glitter.

Catch Springfield’s favoriteburlesque troupe every secondTuesday of the month at Lind-berg’s at 318 W. CommercialSt. for TaTa Tuesday. Cover is$5 and the ladies usually hitthe stage around 10:30 p.m.

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If you’re interested in volunteering withthe Greene County Democratic Central Com-mittee, visit their website at http://www.gcmodemocrats.org or contact them at 417-886-8980.

Voter registration The most simple way for students to get

involved in the upcoming election is just tovote on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

According to the Greene County Clerk’soffice, you must register to vote at least 28days prior to an election which is WednesdayOct. 10.

For students who are from Springfieldand already registered to vote in the county inwhich they live, this is easy. All you have todo is show up to your designated precinct(which can be found on the Greene CountyClerk’s website), with proper identification,

and cast your ballot. Students who aren’t from Springfield or

who aren’t registered to vote in GreeneCounty, have two options: either cast anabsentee ballot from your county of perma-nent residence or re-register to vote in GreeneCounty.

The Missouri Voting Rights Center has avoter information lookup tool on their web-site, http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/gov-otemissouri, in which you can enter yourinformation and see where you are currentlyregistered to vote.

Information on registering to vote inGreene County, absentee voting, votingprecincts, local candidates, and ballot issuescan be found on the Greene County Clerk’swebsite at http://www.greenecountymo.org/election.

Missouri State and Greene County haveseveral opportunities for those looking to bemore active this election season.

For more information on votingstatewide, visit http://www.sos.mo.gov/elec-tions/goVoteMissouri.

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What would you do if you werea profitable bootlegger and the cor-rupt law tried to come down on youon your own turf?

Based on a true story, “Lawless”tells the story of Jack (ShiaLaBeouf), Forrest (Tom Hardy),and Howard Bondurant (JasonClarke), three brothers who madeand sold moonshine in Depression-era Virginia. When crooked Chica-go deputy, Charlie Rakes (GuyPearce), comes to town wanting acut of the profit and threatens seri-ous violence to any who refused,the Bondurant brothers fight back.

Something you should knowabout Forrest Bondurant is that, as

the story goes, he and his brothersare invincible. No matter what lifethrows at them, they can never die,and after you see what they gothrough, you’ll probably believe it,too.

As ridiculous as the legend maysound, and as ordinary as the plotmay seem, the film is anything but.It is a fantastic character piece setin an unforgiving and very realworld.

The acting was phenomenal.Everyone was great and not a singlecharacter was lacking, from themain characters all the way down tothe smaller players.

Even Shia LaBeouf was good,which is very difficult for me tosay. I’ll admit that I have neverbeen a fan of LaBeouf. I alwaysfound that he played the sameobnoxious character, with the sameissues and the same range of emo-

tion. Yet, in “Lawless”, he genuine-ly surprised me. He still had a littlebit of the usual Shia, but this time,it felt as if he really strived tobecome the character, instead ofjust being Shia in a different movie.

Tom Hardy was fantastic, asusual, and once again, proves thatyou don’t have to say a lot (or see alot of his face) in order to portray avery important character in a pow-erful way. He even brought aboutsome of the comic relief, if you canbelieve it.

Now, for the bad guy. Anyonecan play a bad guy, but it takessomeone really good to play a vil-lain that you genuinely despise or

fear. Who better for that than GuyPearce, another fantastic actor whoseems to easily transform himselfand slip seamlessly into a character;even if said character is totallymental.

The story, although you maythink it’s predictable or the same ol’gangster film, sincerely shocked meat certain points. While it is defi-nitely a more character-driven film,as opposed to an action-driven film,don’t dismiss the story because youthink you’ve seen it before.

Bottom line, “Lawless” is agreat film. The story may not staywith you forever, but the charactersand their relationships will.

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARDAudience members cheer on the Cherry Bomb Burlesque as they work the stage.

Since Molly Brewer has been atMSU, the freshman forward has hit theground running, starting four of theteam’s first five matches, racking up273 minutes of playing time and leadingthe Bears with 10 shots. She has madethe most of her time on the field, scor-ing her first goal and assisting another,which places her third in total points forthe Bears this season.

While Rob Brewer is pleased withthe success Molly has had thus far in2012, he is naturally more critical of herperformance than her teammates’.

“I can’t say that I react more harshly,but I’ve seen her grow up and I knowwhat she’s capable of,” he said. “ButI’m always proud of her.”

Rob Brewer said he treats his daugh-ter just like all the other girls on theteam. This is probably why none ofMolly’s teammates have given her toomuch trouble, other than the occasionalribbing, for being the coach’s daughter.

Molly Brewer said it isn’t strange forher to have her father as the head coachand that she doesn’t really think aboutit.

“I obviously don’t think about thatstuff when I’m playing,” she said. “He’sreally the only college coach I’ve had sothere’s nothing to compare it to. I’vereally enjoyed playing for him so farthis year.”

When asked what she calls herdad/coach, Molly Brewer laughed andsaid she gave it a lot of thought thissummer, but in the end, the choice waseasy.

“I call him ‘Dad,’” she said. “I justthink it would be weird to call him‘coach.’ He’s always Dad to me.”

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