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Nail polish with a purpose iswhat Missouri State associatepsychology professor ErinBuchanan is striving for as shereleased her

ownpolishline

dedicated to promoting researchand ideas in science.Parallax Polish, an indie nail

polish company, launched thispast August with its first setbased around influential womenin science. “I’ve always been into really

girly things and got into the indiescene where things aren’t youraverage, well-known products,”Buchanan said. “I joined a grouponline where everybody else wasmaking their own polish. Iresearched how to make it andgot a lot of feedback online.”She explained the hard part

wasn’t making it; it was finding away to set herself apartfrom the major brands.And that’s when shedecided to tie it to whatshe loves best: scienceeducation.“It was definitely an ‘a-

ha’ moment,” she said. “We’realways joking about how women inscience never get any love, and it

just kind of took off from there.”In her first set, the Women in

Science collection, each polish isnamed after an important womanwho made significant contribu-tions in science. The propertiesof the polish also reflect the sci-entist’s specific work.Buchanan said it’s a good con-

versation starter if someone noticesyour nail color.“For instance, the blue color is

based on the woman who workedon the Manhattan Project — onCobalt 60,” she said. “And theMarie Curie polish is a brightorange that also glows in the dark,noting her work in radioactivity.”Several of the women included

in her line are scientists thatBuchanan has always admired, likeAda Byron.

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Students, faculty, administration and community members gath-ered to openly discuss race relations and how to change campusculture during Speak Up Part 2 Blackout on Saturday, Nov. 1

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Carrington Auditorium was filled to capacitywith members of the Missouri State commu-nity participating in the open-forum typediscussion of Speak Up part 2 Blackout.

Diversity discussions

They call themselves Blackout— a group of Missouri State Uni-versity students who have recentlysparked controversy by proving thatracism still lives in the campuscommunity. Racial slurs and derogatory com-

ments were made to the group when35 people came together as part ofthe Homecoming Blackout on Oct.18 to silently protest black rights,driven by recent fatal police shoot-ings.To most of the community, the

harassment was confusing. But forthe protesters, it was nothing theyhadn’t heard before. And as thecomments sank in, shock waspushed out and Blackout, as well asthe rest of MSU, began to ask ques-tions:

Why does racism still exist?How can it exist at a university thattakes such pride in its public affairs?What can the university do to

illuminate these issues and push forprogress? What can students do?Blackout hosted Speak Up Part 2

Saturday, Nov. 1, in Carrington Hallto hear the voices of hundreds ofstudents, faculty and administration.The community was invited to

attend the open forum to discuss thebacklash of Homecoming Blackoutand racial tensions on campus.One student at the event said,

“You can’t just say ‘Go back to Fer-guson’ or ‘Go back to the ghetto.’It’s ignorant and just shows thisneeds to be addressed as a whole.Racism still exists.”For some, it was more personal.“This is my home. This is where

I live. This is where I chose to go toschool,” another student said.“Being a resident of Ferguson, I feelthreatened, and this is not how I

want to be treated in my home.”And for others, ignorance is no

longer an option.“People blame racism on igno-

rance all the time,” junior EricaGolliday said at the event. “Notknowing just isn’t acceptable to meanymore because there’s so muchknowledge and information outthere to educate yourself with.”Sophomore Sequena Tate was at

the discussion to show her support.“Events like this are good,” she

said. “You get to hear everyone’sopinion and perspective and seewhere everyone stands. Justbecause we are a university, wecan’t be secluded or think that itdoesn’t happen to us. “I’m not shocked, just disheart-

ened. But in a way, I’m pleasedbecause it definitely raised aware-ness. There’s always a need for thistype of discussion, and we need tobe involved in the community andknow how to handle situations like

this.”The agenda set for the forum was

to hear responses from students andfaculty and to try and expose hiddenracial biases.For senior Shannon Shellner,

who protested in HomecomingBlackout, racial bias is somethingshe is familiar with.“This wasn’t my first time being

called the N-word. This is the Nthtime. I lost track after my freshmanyear. So, yes. Please, be mad.Please, talk about it.”Riana Clark, who helped organ-

ize the Speak Up event, had thesame experience. “I wasn’t called the N-word in

high school. I was called it here as afreshman on campus. I was called itagain my sophomore and junioryear. And senior year. We shouldn’texperience that. The climate on thiscampus has to change.”And she’s calling upon students,

faculty and the university at whole

to do so.“It needs to be more than ‘How

do we help black students or Latinostudents?’” Clark said. “It has to be‘How do we reach out? How do wecreate unity?’“I’m not going to be here next

year. But for this school to be anoption for my kids to come, it can’tbe like this. My kids won’t be com-ing here if this is how it is 20 yearsfrom now. And that’s not because ofthe protest. That’s because I wasforced to remember that I’m blackbefore the protest,” Clark said.She wasn’t the only one who

thought the university could domore. “The race issue is something we

deal with on a daily basis,” said sen-ior Jakal Burrell-El, who alsohelped organize the event. “Eventslike our protest and this discussionshould be happening from MSU and

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The first class of 30 students celebratedthe grand opening of the University of Mis-souri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy atMissouri State University. Missouri State Provost Frank Einhellig

said mutual trust and respect led to a greatpartnership between Missouri State andUMKC. The collaborative program allows stu-

dents to obtain a degree from UMKC’sSchool of Pharmacy while taking classeson Missouri State’s campus.“This region of Missouri is underserved,

and there is a demand for educated peoplein the pharmacy profession,” Einhellig said. More than half of the students accepted

into this year’s program have more thantwo years of pre-pharmacy work and manyalready have a bachelor’s degree.

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Psychology professor ErinBuchanan released a nailpolish line based on influen-tial women in science.

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The #AllieStrong dodgeball tour-nament began with 38 teams rally-ing to raise funds for sophomoresoftball utility Allie Alvstad, whichtook place on Sunday, Oct. 26.

At the end of the tournament,participants from the men’s soccerteam walked away with the title anddonated their prizes, bringing thegrand total of money raised to$2,100.The tournament winners were

motivated by more than just a tro-phy.“One member of my family has

cancer, and the only way to win thisbattle is with the support of yourfamily and friends,” said senior and

soccer forward Pedro Cardenas.All funds raised at the #Allie-

Strong tournament directly benefitAlvstad, who is currently battlingacute myeloid leukemia. She wasdiagnosed with leukemia on Sept. 5and began her second round ofchemotherapy on Oct. 27. She willeventually undergo a bone-marrowtransplant. However, Alvstad isknown by her teammates and coach-es as far more than a cancer patient. “Allie is someone who has a

tremendous positive attitude whenshe competes on the softball field,and certainly now that’s serving herwell as she battles leukemia,” saidhead coach Holly Hesse. Alvstad shows confidence and

strength not just through her battlewith cancer, but in other aspects ofher life, including softball.“She loves life,” said Braxton

Coil, the dodgeball tournamentorganizer and fellow teammate.“You never really know if she’s hav-ing a bad day because she wouldnever act like it.”The #AllieStrong campaign,

which runs by the motto, “ClearEyes. Full Hearts. Can’t Lose!”began as a fundraising and aware-ness effort by Alvstad’s teammates,but it soon attracted the attention ofvarious other organizations. Tobring awareness to Alvstad’s situa-tion, other campus sports teams,Greek Life organizations and staff

members participated in the tourna-ment.“It’s really heartwarming to see

that so many people can cometogether for such a great cause,”said Coil. “I’ve always known that Iwas at a great school, but to seewhat support we get across campushas been really awesome.”The sense of community sur-

rounding Alvstad has reminded stu-dents that they really have foundtheir place.“We all care for each other. We

are not a normal university; we aremore like a big family,” said Carde-nas. “I’m grateful for the opportuni-ty of studying here in MSU. Ihaven’t seen anything like thisbefore.”#AllieStrong has spread not just

around MSU’s campus, but to otheruniversities around the country. Stu-dents at Illinois State Universitysent orange #AllieStrong key chainsfor leukemia, and Quinnipiac Uni-versity’s rugby team in Connecticutrecruited various athletes for a videoto raise awareness. Such efforts byMSU and various schools in otherstates have been well-received andencouraged by the organizers of#AllieStrong.“It’s the one really positive thing

about this whole thing,” said Hesse.The funds and awareness raised

by the dodgeball tournament repre-sent MSU’s persistence to stand

with Alvstad.“I think this far exceeded any

expectations anybody had for it,”said Coil. “I had my own expecta-tions, and I think it was blown out ofthe water.”Though the dodgeball tourna-

ment has ended, the #AllieStrongcampaign is still looking for sup-port. Alvstad has a GoFundMeaccount online and donations areaccepted. Individual donations canbe made to Hammons Student Cen-ter. Orange #AllieStrong braceletsand t-shirts are also being soldthrough Coil and the bookstore. Allof these proceeds will go directly toAlvstad’s family, as well as raiseawareness for others who sufferfrom leukemia.“Medicine and treatments are

expensive, and if we all contribute alittle bit, we could make a huge dif-ference,” said Cardenas. “I’m sureAllie knows that she has the supportfrom the entire campus, especiallythe Athletic Department and teams.”#AllieStrong’s local and national

influence is a reminder that everystudent at MSU has an army behindthem when they need it most, andthe effort will continue to grow forAlvstad and others in similar cir-cumstances“She’s making a difference,” said

Hess. “Even though she’s not withus, she’s making a difference for usevery day.”

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Tuesday, Nov. 4Courageous Conversations onRace Related to “Family andFriends,” 8:30-10 p.m., CheekHall 102

Wednesday, Nov. 5Darr School of Agriculture 76thAnnual Scholarship andAwards Banquet, 6-8:30 p.m.,Bond Learning Center Ballroom

Thursday, Nov. 6Animal Care and Use Work-shop, 4-5 p.m., Plaster StudentUnion Room 308

Friday, Nov. 7Last day to drop full semeseterclasses, all day

Tour of the Globe, 5-9 p.m.,Jim D. Morris Center

Saturday, Nov. 8BSN Application Workshop,12:30-1:30 p.m., McQuearyFamily Health Sciences Room127

Sunday, Nov. 9“A Musical Salute to Our Veter-ans” Concert, 4-5:15 p.m.,Juanita K. Hammons Hall for thePerforming Arts

Monday, Nov. 10Shattering the Silence Series:“What do you mean you don’tcelebrate Christmas?”, 9-11a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m., 3-5 p.m.,Plaster Student Union 317

Calendar

Native American

Archaeological Research

Native AmericanHistory MonthEvents Schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 5; 7 p.m.; MSUCenter for Archeological Research,622 S. Kimbrough Ave.

Wednesday, Nov. 12; 9 p.m.; PlasterStudent Union Theater

Thursday, Nov. 20; 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.;Union Club PSU 400

Florice Pearce will present “A Studyof Plentiful Ivy Site and Other SelectedUpland Sites in Southern Missouri.”

“Little Big Man”

Native American Lunch

SAC hosts a special showing of this1970 movie starring Dustin Hoffman andcontrasting the lives of early Americanpioneers and Native Americans.

Traditional and popular Native Amer-ican dishes will be served by the UnionClub.

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Studentsraise over$2,000 forsoftballplayer AllieAlvstad in#AllieStrongdodgeballtournament

Dodging balls for leukemia

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Braxton Coil organizes the teambracket for the #AllieStrongDodgeball Tournament.

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Students race to get the first advan-tage in a game of dodgeball duringthe #AllieStrong tournament.

Marissa Weaver, associ-ate director of StudentEngagement, agrees. Origi-nally from Ferguson, shewrote her dissertation aboutMSU’s public affairs policy.She believes that a lot of

times students, faculty andstaff are just expected toread and understand thepublic affairs mission evenif it isn’t clear to them.“With the programming

and the goals we have, wecan’t just assume that facul-ty and staff are culturallycompetent. They may evenwant to have race-relatedconversations in the class-room but aren’t sure how to

navigate them so they justignore it.“I would say as we set

goals and move forward, weshould focus on how we canhelp our faculty, staff andadministrators becomemore culturally competent.Because I found from myresearch that it’s actuallypretty disappointing,”Weaver said.And according to Ken

Coopwood, vice presidentof Diversity and Inclusion,it’s a group effort.“Neutrality is an enemy

in this type of situation,” hesaid. “You’re either anassistant or a resistant. It

takes the whole village -—students, faculty, staff andadministration— to educateand move us forward. Youhave to be engaged with thepublic and take part inthings that make a differ-ence. If that doesn’t happen,then we don’t move on.”And moving on is exact-

ly what MSU’s PresidentClif Smart wants to do. Hepublicly apologized onMSU’s behalf and said he’lldo whatever it takes toshow the community thisisn’t acceptable.“I think there are tens of

thousands of members ofour community that are sup-

portive of what you did andwant this to be a placewhere everyone can sharetheir views and whereeveryone can feel safe,”Smart said.Clark says she can

already see the support.“Our generation never

had anything to fight for,”Clark said. “But we do now,and we’re going to make achange. It doesn’t matter ifeveryone agrees on every-thing; it just matters thatpeople came, stood up andshared their opinion. Mygoal is for everyone to seeme and accept my color.”

SpeakContinued from page 1not just from students.We need programs thateducate and teachcultural competence.”

Read about Eric Greitens, the author of

the 2014 Common Reader and founder

of The Mission Continues, and his

speech at the Public Affairs Convocation

online at the-standard.org.

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STANDARD OPINION // 3Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | the-standard.org

The eye rolls. The groans. The col-lective sighs. The catty remarks andfaux dry-heaving. This is what happensevery time someone mentions anotheruniversity on this campus. Some havereceived such seething hate, theyaren’t even spoken of by name. I’veheard Mizzou referred to as “TheSchool Up North” or “The School ThatShould Not Be Named.” I’ve seen peo-ple wearing Mizzou apparel get calledout and have things thrown at them.Why? Why does this happen? Why isthere so much energy spent on trashingother schools? More importantly, doesit benefit us as a university to slanderthe very name of other powerful institu-tions in this state and region?

With the exception of a few sportingevents, some academic programs, anda minute number of state funding situ-ations, Missouri State and Mizzou areon the same page and benefit fromsupporting each other. I can almostguarantee nobody is sitting up inColumbia bashing Missouri State andostracizing people who sport Bear-Wear. In some ways, it can be benefi-cial to see what other schools are doingand discuss how we can implementsimilar programs. But throwing darts ata giant picture of Truman the Tiger isnot going to advance us as a universi-ty.

My point is this: Missouri State Uni-versity has such a rich history, unique

mission, and distinct identity, weshould spend our days falling in lovewith who we are, not hating what wearen’t. In our nearly 110 year history,Missouri State has grown to become afirst-choice institution in the state ofMissouri and a Midwest leader in high-er education. I don’t have to tell youwhy this school is great. You’re here.You chose it for some reason. Whetherit was your first choice or not, you hada reason for coming here. Could be theprice, could be the programs, could bethe people. Maybe it’s a combination ofa lot of things.

I didn’t start out here. I went to Miz-zou as a freshman and transferred hereafter I changed my major. I wanted tofind a cheap place that could offer mean education as good or better thanany in the state. Missouri State fit thoserequirements. I struggled at first to feelat home here, but it wasn’t until I gotplugged in and invested in the universi-ty that I began to feel like I belonged.As students, this is the role we play inthe story of Missouri State University.It’s our job to participate in the pro-grams and progress and contribute ourskills and passion to the advancementof the university. If you haven’t joined aclub, join a club. If you don’t alreadysee an organization you want to be apart of, start one of your own. I did it,it’s very easy.

Look around you and check out allthe incredible programs being put onevery single day and night by the over300 student organizations. Go to asporting event at one of the brand newvenues. Support the arts by going to aplay or musical in Craig. Hang out withthe Association of International Stu-dents. I could list things forever, but justrealize how important it is that we sup-

port our university by participating andbuying in to the campus community.

Besides just having fun and experi-encing new things, we have endlessopportunities to create very genuineand important social change within ourcommunity and elsewhere. Unlessyou’ve been under a rock, you knowthere are unbelievably real social move-ments taking place that are pushing forprogress with race, gender, fightingsexual assault and a variety of othercauses. I encourage you to be a part ofthese movements in some way. Thereis potential for this to be a very impor-tant time in the life of Missouri StateUniversity. We have the chance to bestate wide, even national, leaders inachieving meaningful progress for stu-dents of all kinds.

We have a long way to go, but if weall contribute to facilitating change, wewill continue to be progressive at sur-prising rates. If you want to know moreabout some of these movements, youcan check out National Pan-HellenicCouncil (@MoStateNPHC), Fraternityand Sorority Leaders for Social Aware-ness (@MSU_FSLSA), Student Govern-ment Association (@MOStateSGA), anda variety of other organizations who areadvocates for change.

However you feel about other uni-versities, understand how important itis for us to realize our own identity andadvance that to the best of our abilitiesby following our passions and findingour places. If you’re not into the Mis-souri State story, you may as well begoing to any other school. Just remem-ber, there are Bears on the state flag.Not Tigers.

Caleb Doyle

Guest Columnist

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“Live free, or die.” The state motto of New Hampshire

has got to be one of my favorite state-ments to live by. The motto has a sim-ple message –– life isn’t really worthliving if you aren’t free to determineyour own path and actions. To be freeto determine your own way isn’tsomething granted by the govern-ment, it’s inherent in each person. His-torically, government has been fairlyeffective at doing nothing but hinder-ing speech and limiting freedom.Luckily for us, as Americans we live ina country that puts standards in placethat protect the people from the

actions of the government.The First Amendment to the United

States Constitution provides for pro-tection from government infringing ona number of inherent rights — freedomof religion, freedom of speech, peace-ful assembly, the list goes on. The firstamendment is also what provides mewith journalistic protection so that Ican submit my opinions to you in theprinted medium and not be taken tore-education camp for my controver-sial beliefs. I know for a fact that this isthe most important amendment thatwe as university students can learnand exercise on a daily basis.

As a Missouri State University stu-dent learning to be a contributingforce in the future workforce and gen-eral population, it is important tounderstand that your ideas andspeech are your most powerful toolsfor change. Not weapons. Not vio-lence. Speech and ideas.

Obviously, there are someinstances where speech is legally reg-

ulated or limited. The classic exampleprovided is shouting “fire” or someother sort of phrase that would createchaos.

The best use of your voice as bothan American and a college student insouthwest Missouri is to challenge thestatus quo on a daily basis. What Imean by this, is that those in leader-ship positions won’t always be actingin the best interest of the larger bodythat they represent.

Whether it’s student leaders oncampus or leaders for our country, weas the general public may at times findourselves having to hold our leadersaccountable.

If you see a problem or somethingthat you want to see changed in thecommunity around you, go out and doit. We have the incredible privilege tolive a country that actually listens to itspeople instead of putting you in Room101 and teaching you that 2 + 2 = 5.You have the right to peacefullydemonstrate and get your point

across — and I wholeheartedlyencourage you to. Another fantasticway for people to have their voicesheard is to contribute to the press.Luckily for us, we have the greatestjournalism atmosphere on the planet,and our press members are freely ableto cover any story they seem fitregardless of controversy or stigma.

Finally, if you have a problem with apolicy or a bill that any governmentalbody has proposed, write your con-gressperson. If all else fails, you havethe right to vote and can directly tellthe government how you feel aboutany given subject of debate.

Regardless of how you participate— if you have something you’re pas-sionate about, go after it.

People may be able to stop you,but they can’t stop your idea — ideasare bulletproof.

Spencer

Martin

Columnist

@Spencer_XC

If you’re reading this and it’s stillTuesday, there’s one thing you needto do.

Vote.There’s no excuse to not vote.

Don’t know what’s on the ballot? Youcan see exactly what you’ll be votingon at http://bit.ly/1yRr5FI.

Confused about those amend-ments you’ll be seeing? The Stan-dard broke them down for you lastweek. Check out the articles athttp://bit.ly/1unjrEZ andhttp://bit.ly/1x2ECKr.

Need to know when and whereyou can vote? There’s a map withvoting times where you can see theclosest polling place to you athttp://maps.springfieldmo.gov/voterdist/.

You should absolutely exerciseyour right as a citizien and vote.Most polling places are open at 6a.m. and close at 7 p.m., so whetheryou’ve got to get up early or headout after your later classes, just getout there and vote. Don’t worryabout long lines — we’ll be lucky tohit more than 15 percent participa-tion. And whether you’re Democrat,Republican, Libertarian or Independ-ent, remember — you can’t complainif you don’t vote.

First Amendment gives us great freedom — use it

Most of you have likely seen last week’s frontpage of The Standard, and most of you probablyhave strong opinions about it.

We’ve received emails, letters, tweets, phonecalls and in-person comments on the choice to rununcensored comments made to protesters duringtheir demonstration at the homecoming tailgate.

This response has been almost entirely positive.Most people have understood and appreciated themessage our front page sent: that censoring theracial slurs and curse words hurled at protesterswould be lessening the blow of what black studentson our campus have to face every day.

No one was censoring themselves that day athomecoming. No one was saying “F-word you all!”No one was saying “I don’t care about N-words.They’re just N-words.” So why should we censorthem?

We shouldn’t hide those feelings behind dashesor asterisks. We have to admit that we have a prob-lem on our campus. We have to confront it. And allof us, together, have to work to solve it.

We can’t just pretend that racism is over,because it isn’t. Comments on things like Spring-field Bear Confessions and Overheard at MissouriState, clearly show this.

We can’t pretend that this is only an issue forblack students — to think that is ignoring the chal-lenges that Asian students, Hispanic students, Mid-dle Eastern students and others face every day.

We can’t derail the problem of racism to blackstudents by talking about how hard white studentshave it. There aren’t long-standing systems and cul-tural influences that keep down white people. Don’tact like the problems are anywhere near similar.

We’ll keep you informed as the conversation con-tinues. Make sure you’re a part of it.

Trevor

Mitchell

Editor-in-

Chief

@Trevorisamazing

OUR VIEW: Keep working to end racism at MSU

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Haunted houses are a sta-ple of Halloween and, forMissouri State University,Halloween came early thisyear. From a distance,shrieks and screams could beheard on Elm Street. Inside,strobe lights and endlessscares were inevitable. On Oct. 29-30, Pi Kappa

Phi fraternity transformedtheir house into the spooki-est attraction on campus. PiKappa Phobia, the annualhaunted house, raised moneyfor the fraternity’s philan-thropy, Ability Experience.Landon Steele, a junior

hospitality and restaurantadministration major and co-organizer, said that AbilityExperience, formerly PushAmerica, has become morecommunity oriented since itwas recently redeveloped.“It helps people (with)

disabilities, whether it’s get-ting around their house, withfinances or anything really,”Steele said. “We help buildramps. All the money goesinto helping us help them.”Pi Kappa Phobia started

with a large tent enclosing agiant maze. Zombies weretucked in corners to jumpout and scare students asthey walked through themaze. Once attendees gotthrough the maze, variousspooky characters led themthrough a series of fears,such as clowns, dark placesand chainsaws.

“In the maze, there’s littlenooks and crannies, there’scorners, sharp edges,” Steelesaid. “It basically just showsyou what you’re scared ofthe most and how sometimesit’s hard to get away. But inthe end, after you keep onpushing through, you findyour way out.”Christopher Worley, a

sophomore logistics andsupply chain managementmajor and co-organizer,wanted the house to evokestudents’ biggest nightmares.“My favorite part was

just watching it come alive:trying to think of the thingsthat would scare people themost. Really trying to getinto how people think andwhat scares them,” Worleysaid. “Whenever we wereplanning the house this year,we called it ‘Pi Kappa Pho-bia’ because we wanted toplay off people’s fears.”In past years, attendance

has been in the hundreds,and this year 453 peoplecame out to support the Abil-ity Experience, raising$2,267.“We originally came up

with a lot of different ideasfor different rooms and sec-tions of the house going offof different phobias: blood,insects, not knowing,” Wor-ley said. “Some of thosefears are still throughout thishaunted house, but we reallyembellished on them andadded to it to make it better.” The haunted house took

weeks of planning to securedates, actors, permits and

Steele’s favorite addition:the tent.“Last year, it started rain-

ing so we had this makeshiftthing set up out here as anentrance,” said Steele. “Lastminute, they called me ask-ing if I could possibly get atent, and I called a familyfriend up. And we used it,but it was small. (Thisyear’s) tent is probably thebest part because of themaze and everything that’sinvolved in it.”Amber Baldwin, fresh-

man professional writingmajor, attended Pi KappaPhobia and scored the haunt-ed house an 8.5 out of 10.“I went through the

house, and it was completelydark. And I had no idea whatI was doing or where I wasgoing, and I couldn’t see atall,” Baldwin said. “Therewas a room full of faces andthat was terrifying because Ididn’t know which face wasreal or not, and then some-one screamed in my ear andI freaked out.”Worley said that the

scariest part for anyone waswhatever made students peethemselves, and for him thatwould have probably beenthe maze.“Personally, the maze is

my favorite. It was my babyputting it together and Steeleand I’s brainchild. We put alot of effort into it making itas scary as possible,” Worleysaid. “Honestly, goingthrough it at noon still scaredme a little.”

What were you doing Halloween morningat 6:30 a.m.? For many students at MissouriState University, gearing up for a jog was apart of the day’s celebration. The Army ROTCprogram hosted its free annual Battalion Cos-tume Run 5k. The event was open to currentstudents, future students, family of students,alumni, faculty, staff, community and visitors. About 45 people were in attendance for the

event, and runners came decked out in cos-tumes ranging from superheroes to gladiatorsto animals of all different sorts. Ricky Wallenburg, a senior criminology

major and member of the ROTC programdressed as a turtle. Rachael Berg, a recreationsport and park administration major, was a partof his costume. “I don’t have (running) shoes,”she said. Wallenberg ran with Berg on hisback. The route started in front of Glass Hall and

went downtown to the square and back.

Mitchel Clark, the civilian affairs coordina-tor and a senior business management andinternational business student at the College ofthe Ozarks, said that this event — along withthe third annual Urban Warrior Challenge —will be held on May 3, 2015. They are bothways for the community to learn about and beengaged with the ROTC program. The Army ROTC Bear Battalion is com-

posed of student cadets from six affiliate uni-versities and colleges. Although headquarteredon the campus of Missouri State University,the student cadets enrolled in each of the affil-iate schools fully participate in the planning,training and execution of the Battalion’s mis-sion, which is to develop and train America’sfuture leaders.For more information about the Bear Bat-

talion or the Department of Military Science,visithttp://www.missouristate.edu/milsci/bearbat-talion or contact contact Troy Wisdom, Mili-tary Science Department head and professor,at [email protected].

Your reaction to ourOct. 28 issue,#HomecomingBlackout

Pauline Verzola, sophomore, fashionmerchandising and designThe front page of The Standard is a resem-

blance of the harsh, yet often ignored, truth of theexistence of racism on this campus. I personallyfeel that if members of our student body had tohear these hostile words, the closest we can get tofeeling their pain is by having to read them.

Kenny Kabak, junior,music educationIt’s about time that we pushed

the envelope on hot-button top-ics. Not that I feel that we don'talready do this, but it’s good toput it right up in the face of ourstudent body. These are phrasesthat minority groups must faceevery day of their lives. Can’t theothers around them handle themon a piece of paper?

Aaron Shannon, senior, entertainmentmanagementI felt that the large and obvious use of the N-

word in the quote on the front page was unneces-sary and ignorant.

Kristen Boyd, sopho-more, political scienceI personally think the outrage

surrounding the front page is mis-placed, because the words wouldnot have been printed if no one hadsaid them in the first place. Weshould be upset at those who saidthe slurs, not at the people whoprinted them. Sometimes the truthis ugly, but that doesn't mean weshould hide it. I am proud of TheStandard.

Lawrence R. Davis Jr., senior, professionalwriting This event brings about mixed feelings. One, as a retired

veteran, I truly believe in the First Amendment rights, “free-dom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peace-ably to assemble.” Two: I was at the homecoming tailgate, andwas rather surprised to see the protesters. There was a paradeearlier in the day, and I did not see them there, so I feel thatwaiting until people were drinking was poorly done, but wellwithin their rights. Third: Once I realized they were behind meon the sidewalk in front of McDonald, I politely stepped offinto the grass to let them pass. I personally did not hear any“yelling” nor any mention of derogatory names, but that wasonly in one location. Four: The main crux of this question isabout The Standard; I feel that based on the cover page and thecontent of the story, not everything was told properly. Regard-less of what the protesters stated, showing signs that say“Don't Shoot” and “Hands Up” so recently after the events inFerguson, even I have a hard time believing this wasn't part oftheir agenda that day. Nor was there any apparent pictures thatshowed some of the protesters wearing white masks, one ofwhich was from “V for Vendetta,” which could be construedas another meaning all by itself. The Standard may have beenwell within its rights to publish this piece, protected under theBill of Rights, but just with that cover, they have lost credibil-ity with me, falling into the realm of sensational journalism, nobetter that the Daily Mirror or the National Enquirer.

Chris Maxey, senior,criminology I was at that game and I did

not see anything. That is not whathappened. That shows me lack ofintegrity on the part of the paper.

Scares bring in $2,267for charity duringfraternity haunted house

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Pi Kappa Phi associate member, Connor Howley, terrified guests during Pi Kappa Phobia Oct. 29-30. The fraternity raised over $2,000 for the Ability Experience.

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Runners, decked out in costumes, participated in the Bear Batallion 5k Oct. 31.

Bear Battallion hostsHalloween costume runBy Sofia CaitoFor The Standard

Tuesday, Nov. 4Courageous Conversations onRace Related to “Family andFriends,” 8:30-10 p.m., Cheek Hall102

Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7-8:30 p.m., Hammons Hall for thePerforming Arts

Wednesday, Nov. 5Study Away 101 Info Session,3:45-4:45 p.m., Plaster StudentUnion 311

Senegal St. Joesph Gospel Choir,7:30-9:30 p.m., Hammons Hall forthe Performing Arts, $20

SAC presents: '22 Jump Street,'9-11 p.m., Plaster Student UnionTheater

Thursday, Nov. 6Animal care and use workshop,4-5 p.m., Plaster Student Union308

SAC After Hours presents: Fan-dom Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, Plas-ter Student Union Food Court

Yoga at Farmers Market of theOzarks, 6 p.m., 2144 E. RepublicRoad, $5

Friday, Nov. 7First Friday Art Walk, 6-10 p.m.,downtown

Empty Bowls for Ozarks FoodHarvest, 5-8 p.m., 500 S. NationalAve., donation based

KWFC’s Fall Finale Concert, 6p.m., 1655 W. Republic Road, $15-20

Comedy Club presents: JohnJacobs, 7-8:30 p.m., Plaster Stu-dent Union Ballroom West

MSU Film Series: 'Ticket Out,' 7-9:30 p.m., Plaster Student UnionTheater

Rock 'n' Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m.,Plaster Student Union Level 1Game Center

Saturday, Nov. 8Veterans Day Parade, 8-10 a.m.,downtown

SAC Tailgate, 11 a.m.-2p.m., Bear-Fest Village

Sunday, Nov. 9"A Musical Salute to our Veter-ans" concert, 4-5:15 p.m., Ham-mons Hall for the Performing Arts

SAC presents: '22 Jump Street,'9-11 p.m., Plaster Student UnionTheater

Monday, Nov. 10 SAC Concerts presents: CoffeeShop Sound, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Stu-dent Union South Lounge

International Dive-In Film, 7-10p.m., Foster Recreation Center

With “1989,” Taylor Swifthas broken away from the coun-try roots that colored her firstthree albums — and it seemssafe to say that they are never,ever getting back together.2012’s “Red” made it clear

that Swift was going for a morepop-friendly sound, and thereception of songs like “22” and“I Knew You Were Trouble” bya wider audience showed thattwangy guitars and lyrics aboutslamming screen doors mayhave been turning some listen-ers away.But far from selling out,

Swift seems a more adept popsinger-songwriter than she everwas as a country star.

“Shake It Off,” whichshould be legally required toplay in all homes three times aday, is easily the most dance-able song on the album. Swiftbemoans the common criticismof “I go on too many dates, butI can’t make them stay,” beforelaunching into a sing-alongchorus you physically cannotignore.Perhaps Swift’s least subtle

song directed at an ex is“Style,” an ‘80s-tinged numberwith drum machines backinglyrics like “You’ve got thatJames Dean daydream look inyour eye.” (Side note: If youmake fun of Swift for datingguys and writing songs aboutthem, you should be arrestedfor using jokes three years pasttheir expiration date.)Other highlights include

“Blank Space,” where Swift,

punctuating lyrics with penclicks, sings how “Boys onlywant love if it’s torture, don’tsay I didn’t say I didn’t warnyou.” “Bad Blood,” thealbum’s requisite upbeatbreakup anthem, might just bethe best song of all 16.The few songs that still hang

on to the country sound, such as“How You Get The Girl,” bringin bass and keyboard earlyenough that you won’t thinkthey’ll be another “Our Song.”If you’re looking for a weak

song on the album, you’ll behard-pressed to find it — but ifyou were a fan of the way“Red” straddled pop and coun-try, “1989” might tip the scalesmore than you like. There’s no“Holy Ground” or “All TooWell” this time around.In the end, though, Swift

continues to make a case as oneof the best pop artists currentlyreleasing music today. If you’restill ignoring albums like“1989” because you feel theneed to be pretentious and hatefun, feel free to go listen tosome indie record that’s muchcooler. We’ll all be happier forit.

If you want a horror movieabout worms taking over a cityafter dark, “Nightcrawler” isn'tfor you.If you're wanting to throw up

because of media ethics issuesand the skeezy-ness of a videog-rapher, “Nightcrawler” is foryou.Long story short, Lou (Jake

Gyllenhaal) sucks. From thatsmile that makes you cringe tohis sexual love for a woman thatlooks like she's been under theknife one too many times, he’sjust awful. He’s a character that I want-

ed to like. He’s socially awk-

ward, and as a fellow sociallyawkward individual, I rooted forhim. I wanted him to go frombeating up security guards andstealing copper wire to livingthe dream ... Which I guess hap-pens, but not ethically.After cashing in a stolen bike

at a pawn shop, Lou trades twowheels for video reels.He starts tuning into crimes

around the LA area and filmingthem to sell to local news sta-tions and hires an intern, Rick,to help with his efforts. Cool.Neat idea, Lou, until you wit-ness a burglary gone bad, uneth-ically enter the home, videotapevictims, don’t even offer themhelp and don't turn the criminalsinto the police because you havea selfish agenda.Can you tell I’m a little salty

about Lou?As a student journalist, you

learn the knitty-gritty of what’sright and what’s wrong. Andmoving a dead body to get “theshot,” is definitely at the top ofthe “never-ever-ever do this”list.Also at the top of that list —

not even just for journalists butas humans is, I don’t know,treating people with respect?Lou is horrible at this

because Lou wants what Louwants, and he will be ruthless tomake that happen, even throw-ing Rick, the most loyal personin his life, under the bus.Even though Lou is a horri-

ble individual, he’s smart andyou never know what he’s goingto do next. You hope he's notgoing to do what you’re think-ing but then he does and youhate him all over again. “Nightcrawler” mixes “Law

and Order” with “Fast and Furi-ous” and is definitely a must seefor anyone in the media wholikes fast cars or thinks Gyllen-haal is hot.

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in law

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brother

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address

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Registration worries? Fear notYour answers to registration questions are right hereBy Trevor MitchellThe Standard

Registration can be one ofthe most stressful chores ofthe semester at Missouri StateUniversity. Waking up at 6:30 a.m. so

you’re conscious enough tosign up for classes at 7 a.m.?Having to take a gym class at8 a.m. every week?It’s enough to make you

want to just throw registrationto the wind and polish off allof your general educationclasses.First of all, check out

http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/RegSequence.htmto see when you’re first eligi-ble to register for classes.Depending on how manyhours you have, your honorscollege or athletics status,you’ll register anywherebetween Oct. 30 and Nov. 25.

So when it is your turn,how do you get into the regis-tration game?MSU’s new trial schedule

builder tool makes it so mucheasier to get signed up for allof your classes. Unlike previ-ous years, where students hadto write down five digitcodes, then try to read themdays later as you type theminto your computer, this year

you build your tentativeschedule, hit the buttonmarked “Add to Cart” and offyour schedule goes. Onemore button press and you’reregistered with no problems.Any more questions?

http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/registration.htmwill have everything youneed and more to get all theclasses you want.

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ScoreboxWomen’s soccer (6-9-2, 2-3-1)Thursday, Oct. 30Missouri State 0 2 - 2Northern Iowa 2 1 - 3

Field hockey (3-15, 0-6)Friday, Oct. 31Missouri State 1 0 - 1Ohio 1 1 - 2

Volleyball (16-8, 9-3)Friday, Oct. 31Missouri State 16 25 23 19 - 1Northern Iowa 25 17 25 25 - 3

Football (4-5, 1-4)Saturday, Nov. 1Missouri State 6 6 0 6 - 18Indiana State 7 7 0 6 - 20

Men’s soccer (7-4-4, 3-0-2)Saturday, Nov. 1Missouri State 1 0 0 0 - 1SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 0 0 - 1

Women’s soccer (7-9-2)Sunday, Nov. 2Missouri State 0 2 - 2Northern Iowa 0 0 - 0

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BriefsBasketball seasonreturns to MSUThe Missouri State Bears and

Lady Bears will both play exhibi-tion games this week at JQHArena in preparation for the2014-2015 basketball seasons.The Lady Bears play their first

exhibition game on Nov. 4 at 7:05p.m. against Central Missouri.The Bears first game is Nov. 8 at7:35 p.m. against Missouri South-ern at JQH Arena.For more information about

the upcoming basketball season,see the basketball tab included inthis issue.

Discounts forheroes next weekMSU Athletics is offering dis-

counts at sporting events nextweek for military personnel andfirst responders in celebration ofVeterans Day on Nov. 11.MSU is offering discounted

tickets to all home sports eventsNov. 8-15, starting with the foot-ball game against Southern Illi-nois at 2 p.m. at Plaster Stadium.For a complete list of dis-

counted offers, visit http://www.missouristatebears.com.

Kalnins earnsaward againJunior Uvis Kalnins earned his

second Swimmer of the Weekaward in as many weeks on Nov.3.Kalnins was the top performer

for MSU in a meet against Mis-souri in Columbia on Oct. 31.

Tuesday, Nov. 4Women’s basketball: 7:05 p.m. vs.Central Missouri (Exh.) at home

Friday, Nov. 7Women’s soccer: 6 p.m. vs. IllinoisState at Normal, Illinois

Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Wichita Stateat Wichita, Kansas

Saturday, Nov. 8Football: 2 p.m. vs. Southern Illi-nois at home

Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. Evansvilleat home

Men’s basketball: 7:35 p.m. vs.Missouri Southern at home

Sunday, Nov. 9Women’s basketball: 2:05 p.m. vs.Southwest Baptist at home

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Field hockeydrops finale

The Missouri State field hockey Bears’2014 season came to a close with a 2-1 lossto the Ohio Bobcats in Athens on Hal-loween.The Bears trailed 1-0 after a Bobcat goal

in the 27th minute. MSU scored an equaliz-ing goal just prior to the end of the first halfafter junior foward Dominique Leyvafound fellow junior forward Holly Schereroff a rebound to make it a 1-1 game onScherer’s eighthth goal of the season.The game would remain deadlocked

until the 55th minute. Ohio took the lead ona deflection that would end up in the backof the MSU net. The Bears would keep upthe offensive pressure, forcing four Ohiosaves in the final minutes. The Bears evenhad a chance to tie with zeroes on the clock,but would not be able to capitalize on theirlast opportunity of the game. The 2-1 finalwas official. Missouri State finishes the season with a

3-15 record and a 0-6 conference record. All of Missouri State’s victories would

come in their new home at Betty and BobbyAllison North Stadium.Since the Bears are without any graduat-

ing seniors, Missouri State will return all oftheir players from the 2014 season nextyear, including leading scorers Scherer,freshman midfielder Andrea Soler Codina,and junior midfielder Charlie Redhead.

By Chase ProbertThe Standard

@chase_a_probert

Ice Bears bring an ‘OrangeArmy,’ but Bronchos prevailIce Bears don orange jerseys for #AllieStrong,

but Division-I Central Oklahoma sweeps series

The Missouri State Ice Bears were faced witha daunting task. Though they had already playedthe University of Central Oklahoma, the stakesseemed to be a little bit higher this time againstthe Bronchos.The Ice Bears were hosting the Missouri

State softball team, wearing orange jerseys dur-ing what they were calling Orange Out Weekendto help raise awareness for Allie Alvstad and the#AllieStrong movement. The first time the Ice Bears took on the Bron-

chos on the road, they were just 4-0. This week-end they entered Mediacom Ice Park still per-fect, with a much more impressive 13-0 record.With the first ACHA standings released on

Friday, they also found out they would be goingup against the No. 1 ranked team in the CentralRegion... In Division-I.“We knew what we were getting into when

we scheduled these guys,” head coach BobBucher said. “But we wanted this.”In Game 1 on Friday night, the Bronchos

showed why they deserved to be at the top witha methodical 6-2 dismantling of the Ice Bears,delivering Missouri State its first loss in theirhome this season.I do not consider myself a hockey expert, but

the Bronchos appeared to be unlike any team theIce Bears had faced. The Bronchos have been byfar the best piece of competition the Ice Bearshave faced. UCO was fast, physical, aggressive,incredibly aware on both ends of the ice, werein their power plays, had great puck control, hadgreat discipline and had incomparable hand-eyeskills. I could go on and on, but I should savemy adjectives for Game 2 on Saturday night.Bucher and the Ice Bears might be looking

back on Saturday night’s game against the Bron-chos as one of their biggest moments of the2014-2015 season.After a disappointing performance in Game

1, the Ice Bears would be seeking retribution,but would be without two of their top forwards.Senior forward, Jack Ryan missed both gamesdue to injury and graduate forward Brad Keenanhad been knocked out of Friday’s nights gamedue to a knee injury, and he was forced to watchthe game on the sideline with crutches.After allowing multiple goals on UCO power

plays, the Bears played a more crisp, disciplinedgame on Saturday. The Ice Bears improved onthe forecheck, as well, slowing down the sys-tematic Broncho offensive attack. In the defen-sive zone, the Ice Bears would continue to slowdown the Bronchos with continued pressure andby sacrificing their bodies, laying out to blockseveral Broncho passes and shots. Period one would come to a close with a 0-0

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Senior goalie Steve Lombardo makes a saveagainst Central Oklahoma on Nov. 1.

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Men’s soccerBears draw evenwith first placeSIU-EdwardsvilleMSU sitting at thirdplace in Valley; onegame left againstsecond place Aces

Shutout of Panthersputs Bears in semisHuber scores 13th goal to set newsingle season mark in defeat of UNI

The Missouri State women’s soccer Bears had achance to host during the quarterfinal round of theMissouri Valley Conference postseason tourna-ment, but fell short against Northern Iowa duringthe regular season finale.MSU lost that game 3-2 against the Panthers,

which put them in fifth place in the MVC. Being theno. 5 seed placed them as the visiting team in thequarterfinal round, pitting them again against no. 4Northern Iowa.This is the second straight season that MSU

earned a postseason berth. Last year, the Bears lostto Evansville in a game that was determined bypenalty kicks. The team was determined not to letthat happen again this season.The first half was mostly uneventful for both

teams. Neither team was able to put a shot on goal,despite UNI having three shots in the half comparedto two from MSU. The first shot for the Bears didnot happen until just before the end of the 11thminute, when junior defender Lauren Fussellattempted a shot only to have it blocked by theopposition.MSU didn’t break the scoreless tie until the 46th

minute, when senior defender Kelsey Fouch found

the back of the net for an unassisted goal to put theBears ahead 1-0. Ten minutes later, history was made. Senior for-

ward and midfielder Molly Huber scored the sec-ond of the game to double the Bears’ lead, 2-0. The goal scored by Huber was her 13th of the

season, setting a new single-season record for goalscored at MSU. The old record, set in 1997, stoodfor 17 years.The Bears kept up the pressure on Northern

Iowa during the remainder of the game, shootingsix more times while the defense held the Panthersto just two shots for the entire second half. Junior goalkeeper Jessica Perry started between

the posts for the Bears, registering just one saveduring the game due to the strong defense that MSUdisplayed. The quarterfinal victory over Northern Iowa

advances MSU into the semifinal round of theMVC tournament. The Bears will face the no. 1 Illi-nois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois on Nov 7 at6 p.m. The Redbirds, who finished with a 6-0 record in

conference play, earned a bye during the quarterfi-nal round as well as home field advantage. MSU played Illinois State on Sept. 28, losing 2-

0 while being outshot 24-5.The semifinal match is scheduled to begin at 6

p.m. The winner advances to the final round, playedin Normal on Nov. 9.

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The Missouri State women’s soccer Bears celebrate after a victory. The Bears earned a bid inthe MVC tournament two consecutive years. They advanced to the semifinals this season.

The Missouri State men’s soccer team(7-4-4, 3-0-2) prides itself on great defen-sive play. Conference foe SIU-Edwardsville (4-7-4, 4-0-1) is an offensivejuggernaut, leading the Missouri ValleyConference in scoring. The two teams meton Saturday and could not be contained tothe regular 90 minutes, needing a doubleovertime period before ending the game ina 1-1 draw.Missouri State struck first on the day. In

the 24th minute, junior forward JamesThomas played the ball to senior midfield-er Jack Roberts who put a little air underhis shot. With his second goal of the sea-son, Roberts put the Bears up 1-0.The Cougars struck back in the final

minutes of the first half. Senior forwardChristian Volesky found the back of the netto increase his league-leading goal total toeight on the season and evening the scoreat 1-1.Though the conference shutout streak

ended, the Bears managed to come out ofEdwardsville with a point, bringing theirconference point total to 11. SIUE leads theconference with 13, and Evansville sitsbetween the two schools at 12 points.The first two teams in the conference

point standings earn a bye in the first roundof the post season tournament, and rightnow those teams are SIUE and Evansville.But with Evansville coming to Springfieldthis Saturday to face the Bears, the finalorder could still be shaken up.Since the Bears are looking for the cov-

eted first round bye, they need to beatEvansville — it’s a straightforward task. The culmination of a season of hard

work all comes down to Saturday, Nov. 8,when the Bears take on the Aces at 7 p.m.

By John RobinsonThe Standard

@SaxmanJohn

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A Missouri State men’s soccer player battles for a

ball during a game at Plaster Stadium in 2013. MSU

won the MVC regular season title last season.

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Hidden ball trick seals fate for BearsIndiana State uses trick play on final kickoff to set up winning fieldgoal; Bears now 1-4 and sitting in eighth place in Valley standings

The season began with heart-stop-ping comebacks and hopes of playoffsriding a 3-1 non-conference start to theyear. It all seems like a lifetime ago asthe Missouri State football Bears (4-5,1-4) lost to No. 19 Indiana State (6-3, 2-3) on a last second field goal at IndianaState.

It almost didn’t happen that way,though. With 2:06 left to go, the Bearsdrove down the field, and on the leg ofjunior kicker Marcelo Bonani, theBears took an 18-17 lead with just 42seconds left in regulation.

“We did everything right and so didthey,” said head coach Terry Allen, “Wecame down and kicked the go-aheadfield goal. We did just what we wanted

to do as far as the power squib (kick-off).”

It was a kickoff return that caughtthe Bears by surprise. Squibbing thekick to run the clock out of time, theISU returner caught the ball and hud-dled with five other Sycamore players,who then faked taking a knee beforeseparating. By the time MSU corralledthe actual ball carrier, Indiana State wasat the MSU 38-yard line.

Four plays later, the winning fieldgoal was sailing through the uprightsand ISU was celebrating.

“How do you game plan for that?”asked senior safety Caleb Schaffitzel.

It’s just another in the string of latelosses which have replaced the latewins the Bears had early in the season.And for seniors like quarterback KierraHarris, it’s a situation he hoped theywouldn’t be in.

“We just have to stay together 1-4

record all your dreams of becoming aconference champion and making theplayoffs are slim to none.”

With just three games remaining inthe regular season, the Bears will haveto win all three to have a winningrecord.

“We just have to stay together and bea family,” said Harris. “What we doafter this week will determine a lotabout the character of this team.”

The sentiment doesn’t make the lossany easier though.

“It hurts. There’s just no other wayto put it. It hurts a lot,” said Dylan Cole,a redshirt sophomore outside line-backer.

The Bears return home Saturday,Nov. 8, to take on conference foeSouthern Illinois at 2 p.m.

By John RobinsonThe Standard

@SaxmanJohn

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The Missouri State football Bears played Indiana Stateat Plaster Stadium in 2013. MSU lost to the Sycamoresin Terre Haute this season.

tie, with the Bronchos outshoot-ing the Ice Bears just 14-11. Afterimposing their will on Fridaynight, the lumbering locomotivethat was the Bronchos offense hadnow apparently run into a brickwall.

The game would remain score-less for more than half of the sec-ond period until sophomore for-

ward Ryan Hogland ended thescoring drought by sneaking onepast the goal line to put the IceBears on the board for a 1-0 lead.Minutes later, the Ice Bears gottheir first powerplay of the night,taking advantage of it and in itswaning seconds as senior defend-er Juuso Halmeenmaki charged inon the puck after a deflected passin the scoring zone, utilizing ascreen on the goalie to put the IceBears up 2-0 after two periods ofplay.

The Bronchos would got backearly in the third period, makingit a 2-1 game with 16:44 left in

the final period of regulation. TheIce Bears continued to hold offUCO, despite lapses in disciplineleading to several good chancesfor the Bronchos. The Bears heldthe lead going into the finalminute, but just as the Bronchospulled their goalie, a deflectedshot gott by senior goalie JustinLombardo and tied the game with52.8 seconds left.

The game went into overtime,where the Bronchos continued toapply the offensive pressure,leading to a game-winning goalwith less than two minutes to goin the game, escaping Mediacom

Ice Park to remain undefeated. Despite losing two games at

home, with the second coming indramatic fashion, Bucherremained optimistic and proud ofhis team.

“What a game it was,” Buchersaid about Saturday night’sinstant classic. “We just took thebest team in the D-I CentralRegion further than anyone has.We weren’t supposed to do that.”

Bucher then stopped for amoment, perhaps thinking back tothis game and what it meant forboth him and his players.

“If there were any questions

about us going D-I next year, Ithink we just answered them,” hesaid with a smile.Ice Bears

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Brand sets career milestone; Bears currently sitting thirdplace in Valley with just five conference games remaining

Senior outside hitter Olivia Brand topped 1,000 hits forher career last weekend as the volleyball Bears split matcheswith Northern Iowa and Drake.

Missouri State took on the Missouri Valley Conference’ssecond-ranked University of Northern Iowa Panthers on Hal-loween, unfortunately losing 3-1. Despite Brand’s monumen-tal achievement and freshman outside hitter Lily Johnson’sdouble-double composed of 13 kills and 13 digs, the Bearscould not pull off the road upset.

The following night, MSU headed over to Drake to takeon the Bulldogs. In straight sets, the Bears swept the Bulldogsas they cruised to their 10th MVC win, six of which havebeen sweeps.

The Bears are now 17-8 on the season and 10-3 in the con-ference. They have clinched a winning conference record forthe 16th straight season, even though they have five gamesremaining.

MSU finishes out its season with a single-match weekendversus Wichita State on Friday, Nov. 7, before returning homeone more time for matches against Southern Illinois andEvansville on Nov. 14 and 15.

MSU concludes its season on the road again with matchesat undefeated, top-ranked Illinois State on Nov. 21 and atIndiana State on Nov. 22.

By Eli WohlenhausThe Standard

@eliwohlenhaus

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The Missouri State volleyball Bears currently sit inthird place in the Valley, with one homestand left.

Playoffs all but out of reach, but Bears can still salvage season

It seems so long ago now I was writingabout this Missouri State football team and apotential playoff berth. It’s hard to imagine ateam starting 3-1 would find themselves 1-4 insubsequent games, but with the season wind-ing down, the Bears still have a chance to endthe year on a high note. It all gets started whenSouthern Illinois comes to town this Saturday.

If you wanted a summary of the Salukis’season, just read everything I’ve written aboutthe Bears. SIU went 3-1 in non-conference

play with their lone loss coming against Big 10foe Purdue. They received a national ranking,then much like the Bears, the reality of theMissouri Valley Football Conference set in.SIU picked up wins against Western Illinoisand South Dakota but are riding a three-gamelosing streak and a 2-3 conference record.

The Salukis are led by quarterback MikeIannotti, who has thrown for 1,849 yards and17 touchdowns, and is one of 30 on the Col-lege Football Performer of the Year watch list.

On the ground, Andrew Malcolm is themain running back with 820 yards on 136attempts and 10 touchdowns.

MyCole Pruitt is the leading receiver with61 catches for 694 yards and 9 touchdowns.

As an offense, it’ll be the passing attack theBears must contain. SIU averages 11 yards perpass and 236 yards per game. For a youngBear secondary, containing the pass could be

tough.On the defensive side of the ball SIU has

45 tackles for loss and 27 sacks. Perhaps thestat which jumps out the most is the nineforced fumbles, of which SIU has recovered.

MSU’s vaunted offensive line, whichstruggled to get things going last week againstIndiana State, will need to step up this week toopen holes on the ground game and keep sen-ior quarterback Kierra Harris upright.

I think this is a winnable game for theBears. They are playing an average team,much like themselves at home, a team whichgives up 150 yards on the ground on averageper game. If Missouri State can find the con-sistency they had in the earlier half of their sea-son I think they will send the Salukis homewith a loss.

It all goes down Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.at Plaster Stadium.

John

Robinson

SportsReporter

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