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ArtMuseum receives works of art The “New York Artists Equity Association: Recent Gifts” exhibit at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State Uni-versity’s River Campus features paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from over 50 artists.

Works from a wide range of artists were donated to the gallery’s permanent collection by the association.

The association formed in 1947 as a non-partisan and non-political advocate for artists.

The exhibit runs until Jan. 29. Crisp Museum is open

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

AcademicsOnline: Dean’s List for fall 2011 Southeast Missouri State Uni-versity named 2,592 stu-dents to its Dean’s List for the 2011 fall semester.

These students earned at least a 3.5 GPA and completed at least 12 credit hours during that semester.

Visit southeastArrow.com for the complete list of the fall 2011 Dean’s List.

MusicPiano and violin recital Chamber Music Sundays at Three will feature Brandon Chris-tensen and Jennifer Judd for a duet at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.

Violinist Christensen is the founder of the Chamber Music Sundays at Three program as well as an associate professor at Southeast. Judd is an award-winning pianist and associate professor of music at East Central College.

They will present a full recital for violin and piano, including the “Kruetzer” sonata by Beethoven, a sonata by Mozart and a concert piece by Nino Rota.

SGA revamps student relations planTina EatonManaging Editor

The Student Government Asso-ciation, which has served as a liaison between the students and administration at South-east Missouri State University for more than 65 years, enters the spring 2012 semester with a new public relations campaign.

Katie Herring, former SGA president and current chief of staff, is the main force fueling this new campaign.

“We are a part of a lot of different projects and initiatives that many students are relatively unaware of,” Herring said by email in an interview in December. “So, the goal of this campaign is really to help start to build a relationship with the student body so they are familiar with our mission and also familiar with the different ways we can help them if they have an issue that needs to be addressed. It will involve a variety of interpersonal meetings with different sub-groups and organizations at Southeast, as well as a more traditional campaign with fl yers, radio spots, TV shorts, etc.”

Michele Irby, director of Campus Life and Event Services and adviser for SGA, recognized a similar goal as she sat in on SGA meetings during the 2011 fall semester.

“I think the top level of the university does a good job of coming to student government, but then trying to get the student feedback then back to the administration is sort of a challenge,” Irby said in an interview in December. “So I think that is one of their big initiatives for the spring semester; to attempt to do a better job of letting people know what we do, what we can do for them. Whether that be the students or the administration.”

SGA has helped Southeast administration collect student feedback on large projects in the past, such as course redesign, the

DegreeWorks degree requirement audit, the process of academic advising and the “Southeast in the Year 2020” initiative, which focused on the university and education in the future.

However, while focusing on these topics, the members of SGA overlooked more immediate student issues.

“What we came to realize is that probably sometimes we’re focusing on big picture stuff and sometimes students’ needs from us are the things that they see every day, more tangible,” Irby said.

They found that these needs can be issues as simple as the hours at Kent Library or the number of printed pages students are allotted each semester before they have to start purchasing them.

In order to address these concerns, SGA came up with several new ways to reach out to the student body to gather

feedback as well as to work with it more intimately.

According to Patrick Vining, the president of SGA who was interviewed in December, these projects include the public relations campaign, increasing faculty involvement, a new SGA website, meetings for organization presidents around campus, meetings to teach leadership for student organizations, town-hall style SGA gatherings, Whineries and the implementation of a student innovation fund.

The town-hall style meetings will allow the SGA senators who represent the different schools and colleges on campus to meet more intimately with constituents in their fi eld. The hope is that the senators foster trust and communication that help them better serve on SGA.

The Whineries will consist of members of the executive board roaming the University Center

handing out comment cards while the rest of the board sits nearby to review the cards and mingle with the student body. The board held a few Whineries at the end of last semester and hope to hold one

this semester on the fi rst Wednesday of every month.

“They, as a group, feel like that is a more effective way to gather feedback from students than structured meetings and those types of things,” Irby said about the Whineries. “Not that they probably won’t continue to do both, but they found it valuable.”

The student innovation fund will also help SGA open a channel of communication with students about what they want to see done on campus.

“They are working on a project this spring because we do actually have extra money coming into our budget,” Irby said. “A project where they are going to put out a call for just a good idea; something that somebody thinks needs to happen on campus. And then we’ll fund it. We’ll do our best to work with the university to make it happen.”

Similar projects have been implemented in the past when SGA had money to spare. These projects include decorating the bridge to the Student Recreation Center-North with Redhawk emblems as well as helping fund the emergency light posts around campus.

There is no set dollar amount to fund this project. According to Irby, after the budget was set in August 2011 there was enough to put at least $50,000 toward the fund.

As for SGA’s goal at the beginning of the school year – bettering communication, relationships and transparency – they have not been pushed back by the new initiatives.

“We’ve been reviewing our goals in the past few weeks and the general consensus is that we’re on track,” Vining said.

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COMPETE

Travis WibbenmeyerSports Editor

The primary goal for the South-east Missouri State Univer-sity gymnasts this season is to qualify for the NCAA Regionals — as a team.

“We’re tired of just individuals going to regionals,” said third-year Southeast coach Kristi Ewasko. “We’re tired of just missing that top 36.”

Southeast failed to post a top-36 NCAA Regional qualifying score for the third consecutive season in 2011 when they fi nished in 39th place, just 0.27 of a point behind 36th place Michigan State. Southeast last qualifi ed for the NCAA Regionals in 2008.

“Our theme this year is ‘fl ipping the switch,’” Ewasko said. “If an athlete is struggling in practice I can tell them to ‘fl ip the switch,’ meaning get your brain going, get focused and get the assignment done. Let’s break out of the tradition of just barely missing.”

Despite falling short of qualifying for the NCAA Regionals, the team won its second Midwest Independent Conference championship and sent three individuals to compete in the Norman Regional. The lone returnee of those three gymnasts is junior Taylor Westrick, who qualifi ed for the all-around competition at the Norman Regional.

The Redhawks lost four seniors

REDHAWKS hope to fl ip their streak GYMNASTICS TEAM’S GOAL FOR 2012 SEASON IS TO QUALIFY FOR REGIONALS AS A TEAM

Junior Margaret O’Neal scored 8.850 on the uneven bars during Friday’s meet against Northern Illinois at Houck Field House. - Photo by Kelso Hope

after last season, including NCAA Regional qualifi ers Brianna Gaddie and Christina Sundgren.

Juniors Emma Garrett, Margaret O’Neal, Angela Serafi ni and Westrick are now the upperclassmen of the 2012 team, which has no seniors.

“I think as upperclassmen, one of our main goals is to keep the team together no matter what happens,” Garrett said. “Whether we have a great meet or a terrible meet we have to be able to pull the team together and to pull out a positive from that situation so that we can continue to get better.”

According to Ewasko, the team has upgraded the scoring value of its routines. While this will

make the routines more diffi cult, it has potential to yield the team higher scores than last season.

“We have added new skills, harder combinations, things that will hopefully boost our scoring potential,” Ewasko said.

Sophomores Megan Fosnow and Taryn Vanderpool, along with O’Neal, Serafi ni and Westrick, have the potential to compete in the all-around for the team, and that those fi ve will likely be the team’s lineup for the uneven bars event.

The balance beam event will feature some new faces with sophomores Erin Brady, Tamara Gent and Fosnow battling for spots in the lineup alongside incumbents O’Neal and Westrick.

Garrett will specialize in the fl oor exercise and vault events. Fosnow, O’Neal, Serafi ni, Vanderpool and Westrick will battle to join Garrett in the vault event. Garrett and Westrick will anchor the fl oor exercise event while Brady, Fosnow, Gent, O’Neal and Serafi ni will battle for remaining spots in the lineup.

“We have really worked as a team to kind of fl ip the switch together,” Westrick said. “We help people where they are weak so that they can become stronger and that way it’s not just one person fl ipping the switch and doing better, it’s the team. If each person steps up their game a little bit then we will be right where we need to be.”

‘Flipping the switch’ season theme

“We’re tired of just individuals going to regionals. We’re tired of just missing that top 36.Kristi Ewasko

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PLAY

Erin NeierArrow Reporter

Allyson Bradshaw’s favorite court to play on during her basketball career at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau was at the Show Me Center.

Now a freshman guard for the Southeast Missouri State University women’s basketball team, she gets to enjoy that same court once again and remain close to home.

“It’s been really nice to have all my friends and family friends come to watch me play,” Bradshaw said. “I think it kind of gets the girls up a little bit to have a little bit more of a crowd than we did last year.”

Bradshaw’s parents also have supported the Redhawks off the court and even welcomed the team into their home to celebrate Thanksgiving.

“They’ve made a couple of team dinners and had the whole team over to our house,” Bradshaw said. “Since we were on the road for Thanksgiving this year, they had a Thanksgiving dinner the night before and it was just kind of like the traditional, home-cooked meal so we didn’t have to just have fast food. They could actually have a family environment.”

Bradshaw, who was a point guard at Notre Dame, has transitioned into a shooting guard for the Redhawks. Coach Ty Margenthaler gives her credit for her play this season and also for being a “great teammate.”

“Her role right now is defi nitely on the offensive end, to come in

Allyson Bradshaw played 22 minutes and scored fi ve points during Southeast’s 73-46 loss on Saturday to Eastern Illinois. - Photo by Kelso Hope

NEWCOMER ALLYSON BRADSHAW SHOWS POTENTIAL

HONING skills in her hometown

and make open shots and give us some good energy and she’s been doing that the past few games,” Margenthaler said.

Bradshaw scored a career-high 13 points in a Nov. 29 win over Arkansas State. She was 3-for-5 from 3-point range.

“I really think after that Arkansas State game is when she started feeling better about her abilities and she belongs at this level,” Margenthaler said. “I really do think she does and she’s got to continue to work and grow, but there’s always places for a kid that can shoot the basketball.”

Bradshaw is shooting 27 percent from 3-point range, which leads the team. Her fi rst collegiate points were a 3-pointer against St. Louis University, the second game of the season.

“I fi rst came out in practice a little scared being a freshman and playing with all these upper classmen,” Bradshaw said. “But that fi rst game … right whenever I got put in, I think I might have scored a 3 or something and I was like ‘Oh, I can do this’. It was a big confi dence booster, especially with the team building me up.”

Bradshaw has played in each game this season and leads non-starters in scoring with 4.6 points per game.

“Of course I hope that I can help the team to a good season, to a winning season, but it’s going to take work, it’s going to take time,” Bradshaw said.

The Redhawks had a record of 4-14 and were 1-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference prior to Monday’s OVC game against SIUE.

“She’s still that freshman, learning the game, learning what we’re trying to ask her to do on both ends of the court,”

Margenthaler said. “I think for the most part she’s continued to get better and as a coach that’s all you can ask for from a freshman.”

BRIEFSSoutheast Men’s Basketball Redhawks claim second place for themselves with two wins The Southeast men’s basketball team has a two-game win streak and sits in second place in the OVC with a 5-1 conference record. The team defeated SIUE 85-68 on Thursday and Eastern Illinois 80-73 on Saturday. Junior guard Marland Smith led the Redhawks in scoring in both games with 20 and 24 points, respectively. The Redhawks’ next game is 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Tennessee Tech.

Southeast Track and FieldUchtman breaks school record in shot put at SIU indoor meet Senior Josh Uchtman broke his school record in the men’s shot put at the SIU Saluki Open indoor track and fi eld meet on Satur-day. He earned fi rst place in the event with a throw of 60 feet, 9 1/4 inches. Sophomore Blake Carter tied a personal best and fi nished second in the men’s long jump with a distance of 24 feet, 1 1/2 inches. The Redhawks will compete on Saturday at the Illinois Classic in Champaign, Ill.

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CREATEERIC Church makes SMC historySOLD OUT SHOW AT THE SHOW ME CENTER?

Gross ticket sales are already the second largest in the Show Me Center’s historyElizabeth FritchArts & Entertainment Editor

One of the biggest crowds in the Show Me Center’s history will fi ll the venue this week-end as Eric Church makes his debut performance.

Church, a Grammy-nominated country music artist, will make the second stop of his Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour Friday at the Show Me Center.

According to Show Me Center director David Ross, gross ticket sales for the concert already are the second largest in the Show Me Center’s history, and the concert could become one of the venue’s top 10 most-attended events.

As of Monday morning, Ross said only 15 tickets remained,

Cape Girardeau is the second stop on Eric Church’s Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour. - Submitted photo

meaning more than 6,800 tickets had been sold. A record 7,692 people watched Hulk Hogan perform with the World Wrestling Federation in 1988. Aerosmith sold 7,352 tickets that same year to make it the most-attended concert at the Show Me Center.

Ross said a crowd this size brings a positive atmosphere to the Show Me Center.

“We feel very fortunate with the crowd that we have, and we expect it will allow us to have more concert opportunities with artists in the future,” Ross said.

The ticket sales may be a result of Church’s career rise in the past year. The Academy of Country Music named Church its “Top New Solo Vocalist” in 2011, while last month he received a

nomination for “Best Country Album” for the 54th annual Grammy awards that will take place in February. Church was also named iTunes’ “2011 Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” and NPR Music chose Church’s new album, “Chief,” as one of its Top 50 Albums of the Year.

“He’s in full swing right now,” Show Me Center marketing director Josh Hanlon said. “He’s got a kind of momentum going for him.”

With the release of “Chief” in July, Hanlon said he anticipates most of the concert will be performances from that album, including songs like “Homeboy” and “Drink in My Hand.”

But, he also said Church might still include a variety of his older songs from his fi rst two albums as well.

“Personally, I’ve purchased some of his music, and it’s something that’s good for everybody,” Hanlon said.

The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. with performances by Brantley Gilbert and The Cadillac Black. Hanlon calls this a good lineup of “rising stars.”

“I would not be surprised if Brantley Gilbert is headlining his own concert by the end of the year,” Hanlon said.

Ross said that the audience will enjoy the high energy performance on Friday.

“It’s just going to be a very vibrant crowd,” he said.

Tickets can be purchased online at showmecenter.biz at

the regular price of $34.75 plus a service/convenience fee. Ross said he recommends people without tickets continually

check back at the ticket offi ce up until show time to see if any tickets have been released by the band at the last minute.

The cover of Church’s latest album entitled “Chief.” - Submitted photo

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SEMO EventsSoutheast basketballUniversity Speaker Series - L. Douglas WilderWednesday, Jan. 18 6 p.m.SHOW ME CENTER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOL. Douglas Wilder, the fi rst elected African-American governor, will present the keynote address at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Dinner scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Show Me Center.

Eric ChurchFriday, Jan. 20 7:30 p.m.SHOW ME CENTER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOCMA nominee, Eric Church’s latest album titled “Chief,” included chart topping singles like “Homeboy” and “Drink in My Hand.” Both are among the most recognizable songs in country music today. More than 145,000 copies of the album were sold during the first week and certi-fied GOLD in only 10 weeks after its release.

An Evening of Humorous Storytelling: Where the River Turns a Thousand Hilarious TalesFriday, Jan. 20 7 - 9 p.m.ROSE THEATRE, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO

National Humorous Storytellers, Bill Lepp and Kevin Kling will be performing at the Rose Theatre. Purchase tickets ($10 per person) by calling (573) 335-1631 or stop by the office of Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau at 400 Broadway, Cape Girardeau.

New York Artists Equity Association: Recent GiftsFriday, Jan. 20 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.ROSEMARY BERKEL AND HARRY L. CRISP II MUSEUM, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOAn exhibition, “New York Artists Equity Association: Recent Gifts” opens Nov. 1 in the museum. More than 50 artists working in various media will be exhibited. The exhibit will remain on display through Jan. 29.

Southeast Student EnsemblesSaturday, Jan. 21 7:30 p.m.RIVER CAMPUS: DONALD C. BEDELL PERFORMANCE HALL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOThe Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music presents Mozart’s comic masterpiece, “Così fan Tutte.” The opera is part of the Southeast Student Ensembles Series and will feature a student cast along with faculty member Dr. Tim Schmidt. “Così fan Tutte,” was first performed in 1790, and has remained a staple of the stage due to its beautiful music and delightful story.

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Southeast Student EnsemblesSunday, Jan. 22 3 p.m.DONALD C. BEDELL PERFORMANCE HALL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOThe Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music presents Mozart’s comic masterpiece, “Così fan Tutte.” The opera is part of the Southeast Student Ensembles Series and will feature a student cast along with faculty member Dr. Tim Schmidt. “Così fan Tutte,” was first performed in 1790, and has remained a staple of the stage due to its beautiful music and delightful story.

Guest Artist & Faculty RecitalsTuesday, Jan. 24 7:30 p.m.ROBERT F. AND GERTRUDE L. SHUCK MUSIC RECITAL HALL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOPaul Thompson, Flute, with Matt Yount, Piano

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The Southeast men’s basketball team will play at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Show Me Center against Austin Peay and the women’s team will playAustin Peay at 7 p.m. Jan. 30. The teams will play a doubleheader at5:30 p.m. Feb. 4 against Tennessee Tech. - Photo by Kelso Hope

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CONCERN

Kelso HopePhoto Editor

Flight 704 to Frankfurt, Germany is now boarding.

The red words fl ashed across the screen in

the Charlotte, N.C., airport. As I boarded the plane I tried to ignore the migraine that was starting to pound behind my eyes. Anxiety began to rise in my throat as I settled into the small seat that I would occupy for the next nine hours.

Flying never has scared me, nor has traveling, but this trip was different because of what was waiting for me on the other side of the world – a brother with leukemia.

My 8-year-old brother, Lane Mang, was diagnosed with T-ALL, or T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, fi ve months ago. I had not been able to see him since he had been diagnosed because he lives in Sweinfurt, Germany, where my father, Aaron Mang, is stationed in the Army. This was the fi rst opportunity I had to fl y over to visit.

When I touched down in Germany, I was exhausted. My dad met me at the terminal to take me to Wurzburg University Hospital, where they specialize in children’s cancers. This hospital is where my brother has been getting treatments for the last fi ve months, and when I arrived he had been admitted for two weeks for his last high-risk chemotherapy block. Though he is not in remission right now, the last high-risk block removed all the infected cells and the doctors are in the process of making sure all of the leukemic cells are dead.

“Your brother is bald, and his cheeks are pretty chubby,” my father said. “His face looks like a chipmunk really, but he’s lost about three kilos [six pounds].”

I had been preparing myself for this greeting for months. I guess it’s a little morbid, but I tried to ready myself by looking at pictures of kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital who were diagnosed with leukemia.

I was not prepared for what I saw when I arrived in Wurzburg.

The isolation room smelled like a mixture of fl oor sterilization chemicals, rubbing alcohol and fresh bread rolls because dinnertime had just passed.

“Hi Kels, it’s good to see you fi nally,” my brother said.

He was sitting behind the isolation glass. My heart jumped into my throat because nothing could prepare me for the little boy I saw sitting in front of me.

His face was large. The bags under his eyes were a mixture of red and grey, like dark bruises. Where there once was blond hair, his head was bare. As he stood up to hug me, he tugged on the machine that was pumping the chemotherapy chemicals into his body. His legs were skinny and could hardly hold

Editor takes emotional trip to Germany

Lane Mang was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August 2011. He is still going through a two-year treatment plan to cure the leukemia. A bone marrow transplant is scheduled for early Februrary 2012. -All photos by Kelso Hope

Brother’s battle with leukemia makes for somber visit with family

his weight. He used the machine like a cane as he threw his arms around me. His big eyes looked up at me and he smiled. It took all I had to keep it together.

“This is the new Lane,” my stepmother, Judith Mang, said. “He looks a lot different, gel?” Gel is a German word used in place of our English ‘huh’ or ‘yeah’ that is sometimes used at the end of a question. I smiled and just shook my head.

After he was released from the hospital, we went home. There were strict rules to not allow Lane out of the house. This was a routine the family had fallen into since his diagnosis. The isolation even seemed somewhat normal for them, but for me it was a shock.

“Leukemia has made me appreciate things like the grocery store and the movies,” Lane said. “Those are things you take for granted when you’re a normal person, but when you have leukemia it’s something you realize is special.”

I fell into the routine that they had adapted to over the last few months.

The next week was fi lled with hospital visits, playing Mario Brothers on the Wii, card games and the occasional German TV show, which I never understood but I watched anyway. A show we frequently watched was Phineas and Ferb, or as Lane calls it, Parry the Schnabeltier, Schnabeltier meaning platypus.

I eventually began to understand Lane’s medication. When you live with a kid with leukemia you become a lot more

aware of certain things. When you touch your face you have to sanitize your hands, and the average person touches their face three times per minute, according to Dr. Schlegel, the head doctor on Lane’s case.

Fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts are no longer part of a meal because they carry molds that are usually fought off by a healthy immune system.

We spent three days at the hospital, where we were informed that Lane would be getting a bone marrow transplant. This transplant will result in 100 days in the hospital while his immune system rebuilds, but it

will also give him an 80 percent chance of never relapsing again.

“Without the transplant he will only have a 30 percent chance to never relapse,” Schlegel said. “And if he would relapse without the transplant his chances of survival would be very low.”

So, the transplant was scheduled, and a round of tests was done to make sure Lane’s body could handle the operation. He passed all the tests, and a surgery to put in a Hickman port, which is implanted into a vein so a leukemia patient doesn’t have to be stuck with a needle every time they need fl uids or blood, was scheduled for the day I left.

The transplant was scheduled to begin a week later, but was postponed because the donor stopped answering phone calls and emails.

The last night I was there, I said goodbye to Lane and Judith at the hospital before my dad drove me back to the house.

Leaving my family in the midst of such a tragedy was hard and still is because I’m at a loss for how to support them from across the ocean.

During my stay in Germany, I was reminded how fragile life is. And like trips to the grocery store or the movies, it’s easy to take for granted.

Kelso HopePhoto Editor

Weimar, Germany is home to one of the most violent concentration

camps in use during World War II. Buchenwald is located in

what used to be known as East Germany. During my trip to Germany over winter break, I visited the infamous concentration camp. It was used during the war to house Jewish prisoners, and after the war it was used until 1955 as a prison for the Soviet soldiers that were captured during the invasion of eastern Germany.

“There were some heinous things done here,” my father, Aaron Mang, said. “It was considered the second worst camp in Germany during World War II.”

The camp is set far back in the woods, on top of a mountain. As we entered the camp’s gates there were already signs of the trauma that had gone on. We made our way down Blut Srasse, or Blood Street, which had been hand laid by the Jews that were imprisoned there. Railroad tracks ran perpendicular to the road.

We walked the two kilometers that the prisoners would have walked down Caracho Path as they approached the camp. As we walked, we passed the commanders’ headquarters and a zoo that had been set up for them and their families during the war. We walked through the arrest cells, crematory and the inmate paths. As we walked through each of the areas I became more disgusted with the commanders that once ran the camp and heartbroken for the people who were under their wrath.

In the crematory, the smell of ash was still prominent. Through the back door, a small staircase led to the basement. This room, the prep room, affected me the most. There was a chute that led up to the main courtyard. This

Bottom Left: Wurzburg University Hospital is the hospital where Lane Mang is getting all of his leuke-mia treatments. It is used as a teaching hospital for medical students from around the world.

Bottom Right: Erfurt, Germany is the neighboring town to Wiemar, Germany. During World War II, Erfurt was the vacation area for the soldiers who worked at the Wiemar Concentration Camp.

Top Right: The Commanding Headquarters was where the soldiers would stay to keep watch over the immates. The camp was raided at 3:15 p.m. in 1945, and the headquarters were left the way they were found.

Inside a death camp

“Once the bodies were in the basement they would be loaded onto an elevator that brought the bodies to the upper room to be incinerated.

chute was used to throw dead bodies from outside down to the crematory basement. Once the bodies were in the basement they would be loaded onto an elevator that brought the bodies to the upper room to be incinerated. Looking up, I noticed hooks that hung where the ceiling and the wall met. A sign explained that sometimes people who were still living were thrown down the chute, and the soldiers would hoist those individuals up onto the hooks to strangle them before loading them onto the elevator.

“Everyone handles it differently,” my father said. “I think it’s something we just can’t wrap our minds around, how cruel people can be.”

The statue outside the Weimar Concentration Camp crematory was erected to symbolize work and su� ering. Each day the prisoners were forced to stand in front of this statue while the commanders called role.

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ASKLOTS of laughs

Samuel Comroe is a stand-up comedian who uses observation and his history with Tourette’s Syndrome during his show. - Photo courtesy of Samuel Comroe

COMEDIAN COMES TO CAMPUS

Jacqueline IrigoyenOnline Editor

Samuel Comroe is a stand-up comedian who was drawn to comedy at a young age and

started performing for audiences in high school. Comroe draws humor from observation as well as his experiences living with Tourette’s syndrome. He was a top eight fi nal-ist in the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas last year and a fi nalist in the 12th Annual Boston Comedy Festival. Places he has performed are 3rd Street Comedy in Santa Monica and the Improv. Comroe is coming to Southeast Missouri State University for a comedy show at 8 p.m. on Jan. 30 in Rose Theater.

How did you get your start in comedy? Comroe: It was pretty easy. I started in high school due to my friends encouraging me to do it, and I asked the principal if I could do a show once a month. I loved being on stage.

How has having Tourette’s syndrome a� ected you and your career?Comroe: Growing up I got picked on a lot and made fun of. It has made me stronger, and I developed a thicker skin. With comedy, when I fi rst started I didn’t talk about me having Tourette’s in my shows. Then a couple of years ago my manager suggested that I start talking about it and making it a part of my shows.

Why do you do

stand-up comedy?Comroe: I have a lot of fun with it. Once I started doing this, I knew this was what I was passionate about. You should always go with what you’re passionate about.

What kind of struggles have you had to face throughout your career?Comroe: Rejection and trial and error. Molding your acts until you get it right.

Do you plan your shows ahead of time? Comroe: Some of them are planned and some of them

I improvise while on stage. I like to do a Q-and-A at the end of every show to give the audience a chance to ask me questions about anything.

What are some of the things you have learned due to your syndrome?Comroe: I have learned to be more tolerant and understanding, to not judge people right away. It has made me humble and appreciative and made me become a better person. Comedy has helped by making me more outgoing and expressive.

Have you run into any di� culties with

this career path?Comroe: It is a very diffi cult job, and I guess traveling would have to be the hardest part. I love doing this so much, and I don’t really see it as a job.

Do you have any regrets?Comroe: After every show I always think of things that I didn’t do well and that I can fi x, but you learn from that and do better next time.

What is something everyone should know about Tourette’s? Comroe: There is more than just verbal Tourette’s. You see that most often on television and in movies, but it is a rare form. My Tourette’s consists of

“With comedy, when I fi rst started I didn’t talk about me having Tourettes in my shows. Then a couple of years ago my manager suggested that I start talking about it and making it a part of my shows. Samuel Comroe

Anjuli Vaughn: “I’m going to make an effort to be more out there.”

What are your New Years resolutions?

Danny Eckert: “Kick the college’s butt back for kicking mine last semester, and to overall be a better person and get healthy.”

Lizzy Michaleree: “It was to run a half marathon, but I don’t know if I’m going to have the motivation to.”

Hannah Newell: “I don’t have a resolution because I think it’s silly to have it juse once a year. I have more goals than that.”

Comedian Samuel Comroe comes to Rose Theatre

twitching and motor ticks.

What material do you usually use in your acts?Comroe: I interact with the audience, I talk about family, which I came from a family of fi ve sisters and one brother. Then I do observational material.

At this point in your life, do you feel like you are where you want to be career-wise?Comroe: Yes. I make goals every year and I have met them all so far. One of my goals for this year was to make a television debut and that is already in the process of happening.

Samuel Comroe’s fi rst show was in front of his peers at high school. Now he’s bringing his talents to Southeast.

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HONOR

Dan FoxEditor

One night every January, the Show Me Center is fi lled with students, politicians, teachers and community members as they gather to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Southeast Missouri State University will be holding its seventh annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Din-ner on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

“It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” Dr. Sophia Scott, assistant to the president for Equity and Diversity Issues at Southeast, said.

Scott has been involved with the dinner since its beginning. She said the goal of the dinner is to bring attention to diversity in Cape Girardeau.

“We always have fantastic speakers that empower the audience to take action and to really value the differences among us,” Scott said.

L. Douglas Wilder, a former Virginia governor, will speak after this year’s dinner. Wilder, who was elected in January of 1990, was the fi rst African-American to become a state governor in the United States.

“That’s a pretty big deal, when you realize that it was only 20 years ago,” Brandi Brooks, co-chair for the dinner’s committee, said. “I’m sure he’s got some very interesting takes on what’s going on politically, what has happened and how it kind of meshes together.”

Guests will be entertained by several performances from theater and dance students Dominique Thomas and Whitney Buckner. A video, in which students speak about the effects King has had on their lives, will also be shown.

“We went to the students and asked them to write a really short

essay on how Martin Luther King has affected them and their families and what it means for their futures,” Brooks said.

Four students were selected to read their essays on camera. A fi fth student, LaShawna Samuel,

Above: Over 1,000 people attended last year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner. Below: This year’s guest speaker at the dinner is L. Douglas Wilder, the fi rst African-American to become a state governor. - Photos courtesy of Southeast News Bureau

First African-American elected as state governor to speak

volunteered to edit the video and will also fi lm the dinner.

“It’s very gratifying for me to see the results,” Southeast Video Services manager David Andrews said.

“I’m very proud to be a part of this,” Andrews said. “There really is a wonderful camaraderie between all people. If you love diversity and you love to feel an electricity in the room from working together with people and coming to a good point in life, this is the place to be.”

Doors will open for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner at 5 p.m., and the dinner and entertainment starts at 6 p.m. Wilder will speak after the dinner. The event is free for students with a Southeast ID and costs $15 for community members. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time at the Show Me Center box offi ce.

Dinner returns to the Show Me Center for its seventh anniversary

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“It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”Dr. Sophia Scott

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THINK

Jory RappsSoutheast student and former intern at DKNY

A: When I landed my internship at the fashion label Donna Karan in New York City, I knew that it was

an amazing opportunity. As a fashion merchandising major I understood how important it is to not only get your degree, but also show employers that you have real-world experience in the fi eld.

Three weeks after my fi nal interview with Donna Karan’s Human Resource Department I was on my way to its corporate headquarters in Times Square where I would work for the Marketing Department during the semester.

It certainly would have been easy to simply go to my internship every day and do the minimum work that was required to get the experience on my resume. But when you’re living in NYC you have the chance to network and really become a part of the fashion world. By the end of the semester I had worked at and attended fashion shows, photo shoots, red carpet events and even befriended a Vogue model.

Being in college, you’ve surely heard about the importance of networking. I can honestly say that networking is the No. 1 skill (and it is a skill) that made my time in NYC so enjoyable.

For example, I was able to attend a Donna Karan Collection photo shoot my fi nal day before moving back to Cape Girardeau simply by speaking with the buyer.

The buyer sat behind my supervisor, the direct marketing coordinator, and we would chat on a regular basis about different looks in collections, celebrity gossip, etc.

One day I overheard her talking about a photo shoot they had just

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EXPERIENCED interns speakAN INTERNSHIP IS MORE THAN A MEANS TO GRADUATION

Chris HarrisInternship coordinator - Southeast Missourian

A: As an intern, you have a higher chance of burning down the offi ce building than getting fi red.

I tell you this not to provide you with an excuse for laziness, but rather to bestow upon you a sense of freedom— freedom to learn, to grow and to make the most out of the professional opportunity we call an internship.

I observed the art of professionalism, prioritization and organization the summer before my senior year of college when I took an internship at a weekly business journal in Memphis, Tenn.

When I joined the Southeast Missourian I wanted to make sure interns who passed through our newsroom experienced a quality learning opportunity as well. I believe in letting people learn their own lessons — and many of them do — but if I could sit a few souls down and give them some advice, the talk would go something like this.

Landing an internship not only checks a little box on the university-issued degree requirement sheet, it also places you in a situation that can train you for your career and life.

It’s a serious opportunity, and it should not be wasted.

An internship can be simultaneously exciting and terrifying. No one operates effi ciently while in the grips of fear. Take a deep breath and relax. Don’t be afraid to ask questions when you don’t understand how to do something or when you want to clarify instructions.

Bosses might seem busy — and we usually are — but it takes less time to answer your question than it does to correct your work. It also shows your desire to succeed at a task.

While we encourage questions, we like it better when you take notes. When

“People make mistakes. Smart people learn from them and don’t let them detract from the experience.

“By the end of the night I was sharing champagne toasts with millionaires, eating vegan sushi and shaking Donna Karan’s hand.

someone shows you how to do something like send a fax or navigate a system, write it down. Ever heard the term information overload? Almost every intern experiences it.

Speaking up includes more than questions. Ask to attend meetings or to tag along when you see someone’s heading out of the offi ce for work. You’ll likely hear an affi rmative answer as long as none of your work goes undone.

Remember that you’re there to learn — not just about a job but also about being a professional.

Most of us use Facebook to stalk people. As an intern, sleuth in person. Eavesdrop on other workers. Listen to how they handle phone conversations, interact with each other and the bosses. Study their professional habits and you’ll learn how to better your own.

I never struggle to write a letter of recommendation for an intern who accepted or asked for more work, excelled at completing it and built visible relationships with co-workers. However, I reluctantly deliver a painfully short letter to the intern who hid in the cubicle, fl ew under the radar and murmured hurried greetings in the hallway.

Those last tendencies stem from a fear of failure or rejection. Get over it.

You’re an intern, but you’re also a human being. People make mistakes. Smart people learn from them and don’t let them detract from the experience.

An internship presents the fi rst opportunity for you to make connections with professionals in your fi eld. Some opportunities might seem better than others, but each one will teach you something if you try to get the most out of it.

Just try not to burn the building down.Go online to southeastArrow.com to share your internship experience.

fi nished so I said, “If you need an intern to help out at any of your other photo shoots, I would love to help.”

That was all it took! I later found myself at the studio in Chelsea with the photographer, model, buyer, hair/makeup team and the creative director. It was a dream come true! By simply asking, I was given a glimpse of what my future career would look like.

Another example of networking (and instinct) happened a week after I had arrived from Missouri. It was Fashion’s Night Out, an event where stores stay open late and people from all over come to shop, socialize, drink and see celebrities.

I was told that I would be working the event at the DKNY store on Madison Avenue, but at the last minute was told I would not be needed. I spoke with my supervisor about what events were taking place and she mentioned that Donna Karan would be making an appearance at her store, Urban Zen.

I left Times Square at the end of my shift and instinctively went straight to the Urban Zen retail location in the West Village.

I walked in, fi gured out who was in charge, and said “Hi. My name is Jory Rapps, and I’m an intern at DKNY. Do you need any help with tonight’s event?”

She was elated! Long story short, by the end of the night I was sharing champagne toasts with millionaires, eating vegan sushi and shaking Donna Karan’s hand.

These are just a couple examples of how I made the most out of my internship by networking. When you land your dream internship just remember to work hard, network and follow your instincts. You could end up with a life-changing experience that will help you on your way to the top of whatever career you choose.

Chris HarrisJory Rapps

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