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Briefs

Upcoming electioncandidate meeting

The Student GovernmentAssociation will have a meetingabout the upcoming elections forStudent Body President and Sen-ior Class President.

The informational session ison Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at PSU 317B.All potential candidates and theircampaign staff must attend to run.

The Elections Commissionwill discuss the Elections Code,rules and regulations for the cam-paign season and important dates.

For more information, contactTara Hammer, Chief ElectionsCommissioner atham-mer636@live.missouristate.edu.

State Rep. Sara Lampe, D-Springfield, announced her candi-dacy for lieutenant governor onMonday morning in Plaster StudentUnion 313.

Lampe is a ranking member ofthe budget committee in Missouri’sHouse of Representatives and hasfocused attention to funding needsof seniors, public education andhealth care. Lampe is a retiredteacher and administrator whobecame a representative in 2004.

CalendarFebruary 7 to February 13

TuesdayCBCO Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 6p.m. at PSU Ballroom

Green Bike Program, 10 a.m. to4 p.m. at North Mall

Student Government Associationmeeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. atPSU 313

GMAT Preparation Course, 6p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Morris Cen-ter 407

WednesdayCBCO Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 6p.m. at PSU Ballroom

ThursdayCBCO Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 6p.m. at PSU Ballroom

Students for a SustainableFuture meeting, 5:30 to 6:30p.m. at Temple Hall Pit

Be My Valentine, 7 to 9 p.m. atPSU Gallery

SaturdayScience Olympiad, 7 a.m. to 5p.m. at McDonald Hall and Arena

MondayRefund Deadline, First BlockClasses at 25 percent creditand Full Semester at 50 percentcredit, all day

Student body president andSenior president electioninformational meeting, 7 p.m.at PSU 317B

File photo by Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD

Former men’s basketball coachCharlie Spoonhour on the court atJQH Arena.

Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD

Students showed their love for Spoonhour atthe Bears game last Wednesday againstWichita State.

By Harrison KeeganThe Standard

As the Missouri State men’s basketball team gears upfor the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament ina few weeks, it is hard to think that the coach who

put the Bears on the map won’t be around to follow themthis year.

Legendary Bears basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour,who took the team to five NCAA Tournaments, died fromlung disease last Wednesday at his home in Chapel Hill,N.C.

Former athletic director Bill Rowe hired Spoonhourduring his first year as the AD and almost 30 years later, hestill considers it one of the best moves he made for the pro-gram. He said Spoonhour was a great coach, but an evenbetter friend.

“He cared for people, he loved this region of the coun-try and he just did a remarkable job for our basketball pro-gram,” Rowe said. “We hold a very, very strong bond asfriends and I care for him deeply.”

The Missouri State job was Spoonhour’s first as a

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MSU considering options to balance budgetBy Michael GulledgeThe Standard

The process of balancing Mis-souri State’s nearly $15 million budg-et shortfall has begun.

MSU’s Executive Budget Com-mittee met Jan. 28 to discuss the uni-versity’s reaction to the 12.5 percentstate appropriations cut announcedJan. 17.

“We began discussing how wewere going to handle that,” MSUInterim President Clif Smart said ofthe meeting.

Smart said the first decision was

that the majority ofthe cuts’ burdenwouldn’t end upon the cost centerheads, such asdeans of individualcolleges.

The committeealso decided thepay raise that wasexpected this sum-mer for faculty will be put on hold atthis point, a recommendation Smartmade in his “Clif’s Notes” in January.

It also appears unlikely that thestipend for graduate assistant-ships

will increase next year, Smart said inhis Feb. 1 issue of “Clif’s Notes.”

“It may have some impact ongraduate enrollment,” Smart said.With the cuts, though, there isn’tmoney currently available.

Smart said the talks began abouthow to cut funding centrally and howto increase revenue, which mayinclude increasing tuition and otherinitiatives.

“We’re going to wait a little bit ondecisions on other cuts or other rev-enue increases,” Smart said.

Changes in the amount of the cutcould still occur. The 12.5 percent cut

was only a recommendation by thegovernor. The final decision comesthrough the legislature.

“I think potentially the legislatureand governor are working to seeways that our cut could come down,”Smart said. “We’re not making anydecision on tuition until progress ismade on that.”

Smart said they expect to have abetter view on the size of the cutbefore the next Board of Governorsmeeting on Feb. 17.

“If there is not any solution

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Foster Rec Center openingdelayed again until mid-JuneBy Jon PoormanThe Standard

After originally being scheduledto be opened in fall 2011—post-poned by steel and weather-relatedconstruction issues—the FosterRecreation Center is now on pace tobe completed for student use by mid-June, a university official said.

Director of Campus RecreationCindi Barnett said a big part of thereason the construction has beendelayed is because of wet conditionsin the spring and frozen ground inthe winter of 2010.

“Every time it would get too wetfor them to actually get out there anddig the holes, that delayed it a littlebit,” Barnett said. “Then we had a

wet winter on top of that last year, in2010-2011. You’re talking snowhere, so then you can’t work that day.So then that delays it a couple moredays. Then it’s too muddy and youcan’t get around on the property withthe vehicles. You can’t get concretetrucks in there to pour concrete.”

Another factor that played a bigrole in the delays was the fact thatsteel from Joplin Pipe and Steel Sup-ply, Inc. in Joplin, Mo. that wasintended for use on the RecreationCenter was destroyed in the May 22tornado that ravaged much of thetown. University Architect DougSampson said all of the steel that wasneeded to complete the roof of thenatatorium, the area of the Recre-

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Disabilitystudies minorin the worksBy Anna ThomasThe Standard

Susan Burch spoke about develop-ing a Disability Studies minor for Mis-souri State at the Disability StudiesWorkshop to faculty and students lastThursday.

Burch, associate professor of Amer-ican studies and director of the Centerfor the Comparative Study of Race andEthnicity at Middlebury College,described the minor — and the classesit would entail — as a field of inquiryto rethink most of the fundamentalparts of society. She gave a differentperspective of disability studies byexplaining how those with disabilitieshave their own community, a culturalidentity with language and characteris-tics.

“There is so much value in what theminor has to offer,” Burch said. “Theterm ‘Disability Studies’ was coined inthe 1970s. It came to describe interro-gating what we call disability.”

Professors interested in developingthe minor view the program in twocohesive parts. The first would belearning about the history and theoriesassociated with disability studies andthe second part would include the moreapplied teachings, such as law. Instruc-tion will start broad but evolve and

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File photo by Josh Campbell/THE STANDARD

The Foster Rec Center was originally scheduled to open last fall.

Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD

Lampe announced her candi-dacy in Plaster Student UnionMonday morning.

State Rep. Lampewill run for Missourilieutenant governor

Smart

April 15Move into offices

May 14-18Sneak Peek: Building tours and ifpossible allow use ofbuilding

June 111st day of Summersemester; officiallyopen

Mid-JuneAquatic Center finished

Aug. 20-24Fall semester opening; big GrandOpening

Oct. 26Homecoming: Building dedication

Photo courtesey of Missouri State Athletics

Farewell, old friendCharlie Spoonhour left a legacy on and off the court at MSU

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proposed then we probablywill take a resolution to theBoard based on that,” Smartsaid.

SGA President Scott Turk,who sits on the budget com-mittee, echoed Smart’s com-ments.

“As things stand right nowwe’re in a situation where wehave to see what the legislaturedecides,” Turk said. “I knowthat President Smart has beenmeeting with individuals to seewhat the final outcome willbe.”

Turk said that he hopes thattuition increases would bearound the increase of theConsumer Price Index thisyear. The index measures theprice change of a basket ofgoods.

“I would like to maintainthe quality of education thatstudents receive at MSU,”Turk said. “Students wouldmost likely, in speaking withstudent leaders, be in favor ofmaintaining the quality as

much as possible in ensuringthat our well-trained facultyare able to stay and MSUremains competitive in anincreasingly competitive mar-ket.”

Adam Murphy, director ofcivic advancement for SGA,said he felt that while studentsnever want higher tuition, it’ssomething that has to be done.

“We’re seeing very mildsymptoms [of the budget cuts]right now,” Murphy said. “Ifthere aren’t innovative solu-tions to fill that budget gap forthe next year, the sad part isthat’s going to become muchmore of a reality.

“This university, the face,the instruction and the cultureis really going to change ifthere aren’t innovative solu-tions.”

Murphy expressed concernabout what changes to culturecutting the budget without atuition increase could bring.

“You’re choosing based ona certain culture,” Murphysaid. “If I wanted a universitythat’s full of per-course faculty,really saved every penny thatthey could across the boardthat didn’t have the extra frills

or didn’t have these things thatcreate the culture or the aca-demic culture, then I wouldhave gone to a community col-lege or a trade school.

“For me, I would rather paya small increase in tuition thansee those things suffer to adegree that the cuts from thestate could cause at the univer-sity.”

Turk said that the price ofeducation is a priority forSGA.

“Student Government hasalways been concerned withtrying to maintain a reasonablypriced education,” Turk said.“We’re at a time where theeconomy is tough and SGAwants to stand up for those stu-dents.”

Students have the ability togive feedback to SGA throughtheir website, Turk said. Thewebsite can be accessed athttp://sga.missouristate.edu.

Murphy said that the budg-et situation is about workingwith cuts and increases, evenin tuition.

“It’s about balance and youhave to think about what couldbe lost if we don’t accept asmall tuition increase,” he said.

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New program created to resolve student conflictsBy Damien M. DiPlacidoThe Standard

College can be a reward-ing experience, full of bothopportunities and challenges.Out of the many challengeslife hands people on a regularbasis, conflicts with otherscan be some of the trickiest todecipher.

Students can now restassured knowing that a newprogram has been created toassist with the conflicts anddisputes that can arise at anygiven moment. The ConflictResolution in College Pro-gram—a student-focusedwing of Missouri State’s Cen-ter for Dispute Resolution—was created to aid in theresolving of student conflicts.

CRC Program Coordina-tor Denea Malone realizesthat conflict with thosearound us is often unavoid-able and in many casesshould be taken seriously.

“I’m passionate about theprogram and really want to

get the word out because youreally can’t get away fromconflict,” Malone said. “Wetry to deal with it in our dailylives. The CRC Program kindof helps aid students in thatarea.”

Whether someone is deal-ing with a dispute with aroommate, a landlord, anoth-er person involved in a groupproject or any kind of studentconflict, a peer mediator fromthe program can be calledupon to help defuse the situa-tion, Malone said. The CRCProgram can assist studentsin gaining the confidence todeal with disputes in a posi-tive fashion.

“I think a lot of times peo-ple think in terms of blackand white when it comes toconflicts,” Malone said.“Through mediation youcome up with an alternativesolution that the parties canreach together.”

The mediation processentails a nonpartisan media-tor that is involved in order to

facilitate some form of dis-cussion between the parties,Malone said. The goal is toreach an agreement thateveryone is satisfied with.

“It’s not going to be some-one there coming up withideas or pushing for the peo-ple to go one direction or theother,” Malone said. “It’ssimply someone there to helpmanage their conversation.”

According to the CRCwebsite, student volunteersare trained to provide media-tion and conflict coachingservices and all programservices are free to MSU stu-dents.

From the array of issuesthat can spring up in the day-to-day life of a college stu-dent, disagreements amongroommates are some of themost common. Often, whenstudents are grouped togetherin close quarters, personali-ties clash and patience givesway to arguments.

Freshman theater anddance design technology

major Deborah Christensenknows firsthand that room-mate assignments don’talways work out.

“We just communicatedreally badly and whenever wehad problems, we were superpassive-aggressive about it,”Christensen said. “I’m a littlemessy and she was a neatfreak. She was also drunkvery often and watched 10-hour marathons of JerseyShore.”

Christensen remainsunsure of the benefits of peermediation with that particularsituation.

“I’m not sure if it wouldhave worked. Neither of usever really acknowledgedthat there was an issue,”Christensen said. “But if Iwould have stayed in theroom and it had escalated intoa conflict, I probably wouldhave tried mediation beforeletting it get too out of hand.”

The area of peer media-tion is new at Missouri Stateand is an emerging trend in

the field of law practice, Mal-one said.

“I would like to get SGAinvolved in the future. I wantto put together a conflicttraining for up and comingleaders and student organiza-tions,” Malone said. “Studentleaders are elected to theirpositions and they don’t

know exactly what kind ofconflict is going to hit them atany given time.”

Anyone seeking furtherinformation about the CRCcan visit their website athttp://www.missouristate.edu/cdr/conflict_resolution_in_college.htm, or call 417-836-8831.

Photo illustration by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD

The new Conflict Resolution program is meant to helpstudents by mediating between the two parties so thatproblems can be worked out in a healthy manner.

TuesdayFeb. 7, 2012

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Spoonhour legacy isnot just about winningCharlie Spoonhour was long gone before any-one from our staff was even considering com-ing to Missouri State. In fact, most of us werestill young children when he left the Bears in1992 after nine seasons as the head basketballcoach.However, Spoonhour had a lasting impact onMissouri State that extended far beyond hisyears here. In the history of Missouri State Ath-letics, there might not be a more prominent fig-ure than the man who led the Bears to five con-secutive NCAA Tournament appearances.It’s hard to imagine that a feat like that willever be accomplished again. But with Spoon-hour, it wasn’t just about wins. He had a lastingimpact on the lives of everyone he came in con-tact with, especially the players that he coached.Kelby Stuckey, who played for Spoonhour atMissouri State from 1985 to 1989, had this tosay about Spoonhour:“He was probably one of the greatest teachersthat I ever had the privilege to be involvedwith,” Stuckey said. “The lessons he taught mehelped me, not just on the basketball court, butlife in general. If I can mean anywhere close asmuch to people as he did, that’s the greatestthing you can leave other people. He did asgreat a job as can be done in that respect.”This quote alone shows what kind of personSpoonhour must have been. We all know thatathletics reach far beyond X’s and O’s and farbeyond the win column. Two things often deter-mine the legacy of a college basketball coach:his ability to have success on the court and hisability to make exceptional young men out ofhis players.Coach Spoonhour made time for everyone ashe gracefully climbed the coaching ladder,picking up lifelong friends as he piled up victo-ries on the court. Rest in peace coach. Thankyou for everything you did for this school, thisteam and this region.

I wish I could get as many exten-sions as the allusive Foster RecreationCenter. Two papers for a combined totalof 20-some pages due within a week ofeach other last semester nearly killedme – an extension, or two, sure wouldhave been nice.

And that paper that I wrote duringmy first semester as an undergraduate –coincidently the first semester studentsbegan paying for the future universityrec center – surely could have been putoff for, oh, five-and-a-half years.I guess I could’ve taken an incom-

plete in such classes and delayed gradu-ation. But, alas, by nature I have anunhealthy obsession with meeting dead-lines and the mere idea of a delay isunacceptable.Fees for the rec center began at just

$30/semester back in the fall days of2006 and increased each year to the cur-rent, full-rate of $80/semester. The full-rate charges were supposed to coincidewith the center’s opening – originallyslated for November 2011.Then, in August 2011, The Standard

reported the opening was pushed backto February 2012, with Cindi Barnett,director of Campus Recreation, citingweather.Barnett said in March 2011 that “if

there’s a hang up on steel or somethingto finish the building with, that coulddelay the opening.” Since much of thesteel was coming from Joplin, the cata-strophic May tornado did hinderprogress on the center’s construction. Isuppose that could be consideredweather related, though I think referenc-ing it as a natural disaster delay bettercommunicates the reason.Even so, construction contractors

conservatively factor in commonweather delays when bidding projects –as I do when making my family’s budg-et considering much of householdincome comes from construction-relat-

ed work. At home it’s much better tocome in under budget, and for construc-tion projects, before deadline.While the spring had more precipita-

tion and mayhem than normal, the sum-mer was unseasonably dry for the areaand provided ample time to make up forany lost time during the spring storms.But it’s now February 2012, and the

Foster Recreation Center opening is,once again, for the second time so far,being pushed back. This time tospring/summer 2012.Am I shocked at this news?

Absolutely not. Frustrated? You bet.I can honestly say I’ve never paid for

something for four years (I took a breakfrom Missouri State for a couple yearsto enter the overrated, professionalscene) and still been unable to reap therewards, so to say. Perhaps we shouldbe getting a fee discount since the open-ing continues to be delayed.Accumulating a depressing amount

of student loan debt during my under-grad studies, I’m essentially paying aridiculous amount of interest on a feethat was supposed to, by now, be deliv-ering a great opportunity for the studentbody.Take that $60 I paid for the 2006-07

school year. I’m paying 6.8 percent onthat annually. That comes out to beabout $4/year. No big deal, right?Wrong. I’m a penny pincher. Over thelast five years, that’s become an extra$20, at least. As of this year, I’ve essen-tially acquired about $20, give or take,of interest for each year I used student

loans to pay that growing student fee –that comes to about $100 in interest, Ithink. And it just keeps on compound-ing.Math isn’t my strong suit, and I

shudder to think about the student loandebt that my livelihood is attached to, soI’m just going to stop thinking about itthat way.At least I have plenty of accrued

time going toward future use of the Fos-ter Recreation Center. Maybe, far intothe future when I’m ready for baby No.2, I’ll be able to burn that baby weightoff a little easier with the help of all theawesome amenities being planned forthe eventual rec center.That is, of course, if that elaborate

system of determining how much timealumni have acquired to use at the reccenter actually goes according to plan.I’m not getting my hopes up for a

spring/summer 2012 grand openingdate. I’d optimistically venture to spec-ulate it will be fall 2012 before studentsfinally get the reward that so many stu-dents and alumni have contributed to.Please, prove me wrong, Missouri State.

Payments pile up for elusive rec center

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I had an encounter this morning that I nor-mally wouldn’t allow bother me but since Ihaven’t had my second cup of coffee yet I’vedecided to vent. I tried to make an appointmentwith my adviser this morning to no avail. Yousee, the new BearPass card does not have myM-number on it and my adviser office will onlydeal with you if you have a BearPass AND anM-number. Since the BearPass does not havethe M-number on it I just have to ask, whatgood is it? Why in the world would you replacethe old MSU ID card that has the M-numberwith a card that doesn’t have the M-number yetstill demand that students produce the M-num-ber? Where is the logic in that? Someone toldme it had something to do with security and“protecting us.” Well, OK, if you say so, but itseems to me that thought process overlookshuman nature. Maybe it’s just me, but I find itunrealistic to expect students to memorize anumber they will rarely use and only have ashort time in their lives. I’m betting that the

majority of us aren’t going to do it. Therefore,one of two things will happen — either a stu-dent will write his or her M-number on a pieceof paper and stick it in their wallet/purse, orthey will do what I have done and use a felttipped pen to write the number on the back ofthe BearPass and then put a piece of clear tapeover it. So much for security but problemsolved for those of us who actually have to usethe card. The new BearPass has done nothingbut make transactions with MSU staff more dif-ficult and frustrating for both staff and students. In the future it may serve in the interest of

everyone involved if those in charge of makingthese types of decisions spoke with those whowill be affected by the decisions. If they don’tcare to listen to student-users they should atleast be willing to listen to those fellow MSUemployees who are directly affected.

Jim HackneySenior, Technology Management

Letter to the EditorBearPass is no good without the M-number

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Source: information gathered fromthe Recreation Center webpage on

MSUʼs website.

Question: “The facilityisn’t supposed to

open until 2012 and Igraduate before then.

What about me?”

Answer: “The number of semes-ters a student pays into the feefrom 2007 to opening 2012 ishow many semesters they will getto use the facility at no cost onceit opens.”

Cartoon by Rachel Brown

TuesdayFeb. 7, 2012

CalendarFebruary 7 toFebruary 13

TuesdayQuantum Groove 9 p.m. atLindbergs, free

Tuesday’s Stew 10 p.m. at theOutland Ballroom, free for ladies18+ and gents 21+

Open Mic Night 9 p.m. at theOutland, free

Let's #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll &Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for18+ (only 100 minors allowed at atime)

Missouri Jazz Orchestra(MOJO) 8 to 10 p.m. at Marty’sSports Bar, free

WednesdayDug & the SOULar Panels 7 to10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free

ThursdayThink ‘n’ Trivia 7 p.m. at PattonAlley Pub, free

Grateful Dead Tribute: TheSchwag 10 p.m. at Patton AlleyPub, $7

Breaking The Paradigm, I AmExonerated, and The AwfulDynne 9 p.m. at the OutlandBallroom, $5 for 21+ and $7 for18+

Pretty Things Peep Show 9 p.m.at Lindbergs, cover charge

FridayJazz Trio 8 to 10 p.m. at theOutland, $3

Black Box Revue Presents:Heatbox and Spacetones10 p.m. at the Highlife, $7 for21+ and $9 for 18+

The Return of The Detectives:‘50s & ‘60s Rock ‘n’ Soul10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for21+ and $7 for 18+

SaturdayBeatles Reggae Tribute: YellowDubmarine 9 p.m. at Patton AlleyPub, $5

Bob Marley Birthday Bashfeaturing: Josh Heinrichs Band& SkillinJah, Cas Haley, 77Jefferson, and The Seed 9 p.m.at the Outland, $10 for 18+

Valentine’s Day MassacreImprov Show 10 p.m. at TheSkinny Improv, $5

SundayMembers of Speakeasy 8 p.m.at Ebbets Field Downtown, free

MondayOpen Mic Night 7 to 11 p.m. atHarlow’s, free

Mascara Metal Monday 10 p.m.at the Outland, free

‘Love Letters’brought to life

A. R. Gurney's “Love Letters”takes the stage for three specialperformances this weekend at theSpringfield Contemporary The-atre at the Vandivort Center. Thisunique and imaginative piece willfeature a different couple eachnight reflecting on the love lettersof their relationship. The eveningwill delve into the early excite-ment and the late reflection ofpairs of character studies wherewhat is implied is as revealing andmeaningful as what is actuallywritten down. There will be ashowing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.10 and Saturday, Feb. 11. Theshow will be at 2 p.m. Sunday,Feb. 12.

Reserved seat tickets are $25.Group rates are available for 10 ormore at $20 per ticket. Call 417-831-8001 for more information.

The Detectivesreturn to Outland

Springfield’s ‘50s and ‘60srock ‘n’ soul cover band, TheDetectives, is returning to theOutland stage at 10:30 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 10.

The band, which held downThursday evenings at the Outlandfor nearly three years, hasn’tplayed at the Outland since Thurs-day, Dec. 29. The group is comingback with a new logo and plans tohave T-shirts and stickers with thelogo. You can expect to hear clas-sic covers such as “Chain ofFools” by Aretha Franklin, “TheTwist” by Chubby Checker,“Higher and Higher” by JackieWilson, “What’d I Say?” by RayCharles and many, many more

The group is scheduled to playat 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 andFriday, Feb. 24 at the Outland.Further performances have yet tobe decided.

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‘The Woman inBlack’ managesintriguing plot

Harry Potter got contacts!Wait, that’s not quite right. Theghosts in “The Woman inBlack” are nothing like Nearly-Headless Nick.

Arthur Kipps (Daniel Rad-cliffe), a young lawyer stillgrieving from his wife’s death,takes a job in a remote villagefiling the paperwork of a recent-ly deceased widow. He soondiscovers a vengeful ghost ter-rorizing the local families.

That’s your basic story lineand the basic story line for mostghost stories. Yet, “The Womanin Black” manages to have anintriguing plot. Perhaps not somuch if you’re familiar with thesource material, but if you arethen I’d imagine it’s a complete-ly different experience.

A lot of the scares are theloud crash, something-flies-in-your-face scares and creepy,distorted faces. Then it shiftsand the scares are drug out andthe tension is high enough thatyou might walk out a little sore.

People did scream in the the-ater, which is usually a goodsign. But I have a nagging feel-ing that “The Woman in Black”would be scarier to watch athome. Then it could really getunder your skin.

There was one thing thatbothered me. For such a highprofile film, they seemed tohave some issues with eithercamera or makeup, maybe both.Anytime Radcliffe had a close-up, it looked like he was air-brushed. In an otherwise grittyfilm, suddenly he looked per-fect.

Now, what everyone reallywants to know: How is DanielRadcliffe post-Potter? Theanswer? Pretty good, actually.

Being a Potter fan, I have tosay I’m happy with his firstpost-Potter choice. It was differ-ent, obviously, but it wasn’t soradically different that I could-n’t look past it. It did take me afew minutes to make myselfstop thinking, “Harry Potter.Harry Potter. Harry Potter.”

It was strange seeing himoutside of Potter because he’sno longer this little 10-year-oldboy that we’ve all watched growup via Potter. He’s an adult.Kind of makes one feel old.Alas, that’s enough of memorylane.

Radcliffe is no stranger tocarrying a film because he’sbeen doing it his whole life.That training certainly paid offhere. The majority of the filmit’s just him and the ghosts. Ontop of that he doesn’t have muchdialogue in the film either. Thiscould have something to do withthe level of tension; becauseRadcliffe’s character is so quiet,it allows the audience to feellike they are actually in thehouse as opposed to followingsomeone around.

For someone who loves hor-ror films and is usually disap-pointed, I’m quite happy with“The Woman in Black” becauseI’m still thinking about it. I evenchecked the backseat of my car,just in case.

By Megan GatesThe Standard

Missouri State’s Department of Theatre andDance will open their first all-black productionThursday evening with “For Colored Girls WhoHave Considered Suicide...When the Rainbow isEnuf.”

The production, directed by Nora Englandand written for the stage by Ntozake Shange,stars seven black women who have gatheredtogether for an evening to talk and share theirlives with their girl friends, said Jennifer John-ston, junior speech and theatre education majorwho plays Lady in Purple.

“All of these women have considered suicide,but finding out what their value was and respect-ing themselves, loving themselves and findingfriendships in their fellow sisters keeps themalive,” Johnston said. “But people should under-stand that these women are not victims.”

The production touches on personal battles,such as when one of the character’s children aretaken away from her, she said.

“Lady in Red loses her children, but at thesame time she was able to overcome that situa-tion and see the joy in different situations,” John-ston said.

While the production touches on many strug-gles black women face, it also focuses on thelove and acceptance needed to overcome them,she said.

“It’s about the struggles of black women andhow they’ve overcome these struggles andlearned to love themselves,” Johnston said. “It’sabout accepting and loving yourself and empow-erment.”

Johnston’s favorite moment in the productionis when Lady in Orange is speaking about anencounter with a man, she said.

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‘For Colored Girls’ brings message ofempowerment and self-love to stage

By Nick SimpsonThe Standard

Big Smith is such apart of the Springfieldmythos that it is hard toimagine a city withheldfrom them. Comprised ofa few of the most talentedmusicians from one of themost unruly generations tograce the Ozarks hills, theband has managed to dowhat few others havemanaged, which is to findtheir own personal level ofsatisfaction in their fame-dom.

There is an all-for-onementality that may or maynot have been a drivingforce in the success of BigSmith; a sense of familyboth literal and not. Itbegan as an idea betweenbrothers Jody and MarkBilyeu, and with a handfulof cousins became reality.

Jody Bilyeu’s attach-ment to the band becameprofessional about sixyears ago when he decidedto leave a 12-year career atMissouri State teachingEnglish behind to dedicatethe entirety of his time tothe band.

“It was great,” he said.“I love being an educator,I was raised among educa-tors. But having two jobswas hard, I finally real-ized. I’ve been in bandswhere people left the roomwhen you started, asopposed to coming in, andI decided it was just toobig to pass up.”

Bilyeu said his brotherMark was the first to takethe initiative and pursue alife in music, riding on thewaves of the prominenceof alt-country in the latenineties with bands suchas Uncle Tupelo. He saidthat, most importantly,Mark was able to tap into asound inherently sincereof the Ozarks.

“He had an open micnight that he hosted, andhe would play a set, andplay that kind of music,and basically we aggregat-

ed around that open micnight until we realized wehad to play bigger,” hesaid. “I showed up one daywith a mandolin and that’show I became a part of BigSmith. I learned on stage.”

Bilyeu said he and hisbrother were fortunateenough to come from avery musically-orientedfamily, and that their firstmemories associated withthe art are singing gospelharmonies at family gath-erings. Big Smith recentlyannounced that despitetheir success, it is time tocall it quits and move on toother musical pursuits.

“When we announcedthat we were going toretire it became clear thatwe had done somethingthat meant a lot to a lot ofpeople and that was reallyheartwarming and gratify-ing to know that we hadthat kind of impact,”Bilyeu said.

Members of Big Smith,as well as several othermusicians in the Spring-field area, gathered togeth-er Thursday night at Pat-

ton Alley Pub (313 S. Pat-ton Ave.) to garner supportfor the recovery effort ofBig Smith bassist BillThomas, who suffered astroke while performingon Jan. 19.

“He’s recovering moreand more every day,”Bilyeu said. “He’s in ther-apy and getting better.They don’t ever knowwith a stroke how com-plete the recovery will be

but he’s progressing verywell. What I’m tellingeverybody is ‘I’m going torequire a doctor’s note.’ Idon’t want it to be a pres-sure for him or somethinghe should stress over. Wecertainly hope that he’ll beable to get back with us aswe go out.”

Bilyeu said it was astrange experience watch-

ing someone have astroke, and one that hehadn’t been prepared for,but that now he knowswhat signs to watch for.He said that he is justhappy that there are somany in Springfield will-ing to help.

“It’s amazing to me,”he said. “This is an echo ofmaybe what we did for thecommunity but I still findit hard to believe that this

many people know aboutus, and give enough of acrap about us to come outand support my cousinwhen he’s having a hardtime. It’s just amazing.”

Bilyeu said that despitethe uproar at theannouncement of theirfarewell tour, Big Smithstill has plans of calling itquits. He said that for himhe plans on getting back toteaching English, yet stillbelieves that he and theother members of thegroup will still find a wayto outlet their creativity.

“I’m proud of a lot ofwhat we’ve done inSpringfield as a band,” hesaid. “The first thing iswhen you came to a BigSmith show you weren’tdressing up to impresssomebody. You came asyou were and it felt likegoing home. That was aneat thing in the musicscene at the time.

“Grannies liked us, andtiny children liked us, andcollege coeds liked us, andtheir boyfriends liked us. Idon’t know another bandwho did that,” he contin-ued. “I was really happy ofhow we crossed lines ofvarious sorts. We have redstate fans and blue state

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I’m proud of a lot ofwhat we’ve done inSpringfield as a

band...Grannies likedus, and tiny childrenliked us, and collegecoeds liked us, andtheir boyfriends liked

us.-Jody Bilyeu, lyricist

and mandolinist

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Members of Springfield-native band Big Smith performed Friday, Feb. 3, at Patton Alley Pub as abenefit show to raise money for the recovery of bassist and stroke victim Bill Thomas.

Big Smith benefitLocal band raisesmoney for bassist

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Big Smith will perform their farewell shows theweekend of May 5 and May 6 at the Gillioz The-atre downtown at 325 Park Central East.

Image courtesy of Missouri State Theatre and Dance

‘For Colored Girls’ is set to open on Friday.

fans and I like that as well. We tran-scended a lot of things in our cul-ture.”The benefit for Bill Thomas was

organized mostly by musician DallasJones. Jones said the amount of pro-

ceeds vastly exceeded their expecta-tions.“We had seven instruments that

were donated and they all had prettyhigh minimum bids and they all soldfor more than what they wereexpected to get,” he said. “There wasclose to $1,100 just in instruments.”Among the items up for bids in

the silent auction were a pair of BigSmith tickets to their farewell show

at the Gillioz in May at $40 facevalue that sold for $210, and Ozarksmemorabilia prints and posters thatsold between $150 and $200.“What I think was the coolest

thing that sold, we had a pretty cheapentry-level guitar that was signed byall of the night’s performance,”Jones said. “We auctioned it off live.It sold for $230.”“When we started it I was hoping

we might raise $1,000 at the doorand $1,000 at the auction and I knowwe probably did four or five timesthat,” he continued “At some point itchanges from being a small benefitshow to this big non-profit event. Sowe are kind of hoping we’ll flyunder the radar.”Jones believes Patton Alley will

also contribute a portion of theevening’s sales to the recovery

effort.“I put out one email and about 20

people said they’d be there,” he said.“That was a pretty good selection ofmusicians in town and it literallywas no effort at all. A lot of peoplewere saying I’d done such a goodjob, but it was really no effort at all.It really worked out well, I could nothave asked for a better night for Billand his family.”

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By Kaycie SurrellThe Standard

Sisters In Thyme opened up onCommercial Street about five monthsago. With it came a dream realized byowner Marty Cooper for a communi-ty kitchen that could be shared andenjoyed by all wanting to make andsell their goods throughout the year.Cooper has been baking and sell-

ing her delicious breads for aboutfive years and had been doing well atthe Commercial Street Farmers Mar-ket, but during the winter businesswould slow down. She decided toopen a business that helps those fromthe farmers market sell year round. A community kitchen can be

rented by the hour and has beeninspected by the health department.It meets the standards and guide-lines necessary to be able to sellgoods anywhere in Springfield. “People can come and we help

them get their business license,health inspection, insurance and wehave people lined up to help themwith graphics if they need logos andthings like that,” Cooper said. Sisters In Thyme currently features

treats from Cupcake Retro, a deliciousselection of cupcakes offered by bakerJessica Zimmerman; Julia’s Java, alocally roasted selection of gourmetcoffees and; Ruthie Faye’s SassySweets, plus so much more. There’s a lot packed into the small

space right across the street from thefarmers market pavilion on Commer-cial Street. Cooper loved the charmof the building when she saw it andconverted a gutted storefront withoutwalls into a community kitchen. Their bakery also takes EBT food

stamps. Everything but their hotsoups and sandwiches can be pur-

chased with the stamps and they offera wide selection of gourmet sand-wiches and sides to choose from. Ifyou don’t see something you like,call ahead and the ladies will whip upa specialty sandwich for you. Among their fresh sandwiches and

delicious soups are pickled beats,chicken salad, a wide variety ofcheeses, two kinds of quiche every dayand their famous baked potato soup. Cooper sells grass-fed beef from

Everton, Mo., as well as organicspices and pastas and homemadecobbler that can be bought frozen,an easy way to surprise someonewith dessert on the fly. Although there are community

kitchens in many larger cities,Springfield was a little late in coming

around to the idea. When Cooper firstproposed the idea nobody seemedinterested but without anywhere tosell their goods during the winter andwithout the resources to do it on alarger scale, her dream of opening a

community kitchen with a homelikefeel finally came to fruition. “It’s to help a lot of people, we

kind of consider it an incubatorwhere we bring people in and thenwe help them grow,” Cooper said.

Cooper’s delicious breads arealso available at Homegrown Foodsat 601 S. Pickwick Ave. as well asUrban Flea Market at 1315 E. Traf-ficway St. and coming soon toMaMa Jean’s Natural Market.

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Sisters In Thyme offers fresh food, rental kitchensVenue on Commercial Streetfeatures rent-by-the-hour community kitchens

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Sisters In Thyme, located at 326 E. Commercial St., offers rental community kitchens that meet thestandards and guidelines necessary to be able to sell goods anywhere in Springfield.

Sisters In Thyme326 E. Commercial St.Tuesday through Friday

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.-Sandwiches run $4.99 fora small/ $5.99 for a large-Chicken Salad sides $1.50or $6.99 a pound.-Quiche is $3.99 a slice-Spinach and Feta Focac-cia bread $3.50-Small sandwich or quichewith a cup of soup $6.99-Cinnamon Roll $3 or $5.99for an XL Cinnamon Roll-Fresh Brewed Coffee is$1.25 for 12 oz. or $1.75for 16 oz. -It’s $18 for renting thekitchen up to 42 hours amonth then it drops to $16an hour

By John CookThe Standard

The Missouri Statesoftball team will lookto use the momentumfrom the end of last sea-son to help them try andmove into the top threespots in the MissouriValley Conference thisyear.The Bears went 30-

25 last year and won theMVC Tournament afterfinishing only fifth inconference.“It’s been my experi-

ence, when oneyear ends well,the next year isa good year,”coach HollyHesse said.“The top of theleague in theValley is verycompetitive. Ithink that wematch up prettywell with the top of theleague.”Back for her senior

season, preseason All-MVC pick Natalie Rosewill lead a team tryingto prove that they arebetter than their presea-son selection suggests.“With Rose being

one of, if not the topreturning pitcher in theleague, I think it’s goingto be an exciting yearfor us,” Hesse said.“We’ve finished fourthand fifth the last twoyears, so it’s respectable

to have us picked fourthagain.“On the other hand,

we’re one of two teamswho went to play inpostseason. So maybewe deserve a little high-er nod than that.”Rose led the league

in many of the top pitch-ing statistics last yearincluding strikeouts(258), saves (5) andgames started (39).After throwing just the13th no-hitter in Bears’history last season, Rosesaid she hopes to

improve inevery category.“I’m striving

to get under2.00 ERA,”Rose said. “Ijust want tokeep getting bet-ter and improveon everything Idid last year.”The right-

handed pitcher fromOklahoma had an ERAof 2.11 and a record of22-19 on her way tobecoming the MVCTournament MVP.While Rose will bol-

ster the pitching staff,junior shortstop KirstinCutter will try and leadthe way in hitting.Cutter led the team in

batting average (.298)and started all 55 gamesfor the Bears.Known as a slap-hit-

ter and sitting at the top

TuesdayFeb. 7, 2012

WednesdayMen’s Basketball, 7 p.m.away at Southern Illinois

FridayWomen’s Basketball, 7 p.m.at home vs. Wichita State

Ice Hockey, 5:45 p.m.away at SLU

Track and Field, all dayat ISU Classic

Track and Field, all dayat Tyson Invit.

SaturdayIce Hockey, 3:45 p.m.away at SLU

Track and Field, all dayat ISU Classic

Track and Field, all dayat Tyson Invit.

SundayMen’s Basketball, 2 p.m.at home vs. Bradley

Men’s BasketballWednesday, Feb. 1Wichita State 34 40 - 74Missouri State 36 31 - 67Saturday, Feb. 4Drake 20 19 - 39Missouri State 33 24 - 57Women’s BasketballThursday, Feb. 2Drake 31 35 - 66Missouri State 28 41 - 69Saturday, Feb. 4Creighton 27 28 - 55Missouri State 36 27 - 63Ice HockeyFriday, Feb. 3Robert Morris 0 0 0 - 0Missouri State 1 1 0 - 2Saturday, Feb. 4Robert Morris 2 0 1 - 3Missouri State 1 1 5 - 7Track and FieldFriday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4Varsity Apartments Invit.

Scorebox

CalendarFebruary 7 toFebruary 13

Briefs2012 Bears baseballtickets now on saleTickets for the 2012 baseball

Bears are on sale now through theMissouri State University Athlet-ics box office.Both single game and season

tickets for the Bears 25-gamehome schedule can be purchasedalong with packages for the 2012State Farm Missouri Valley Base-ball Championship tournament atthe end of the season.

For single game tickets, therates are $5 for the general public,$2.50 for faculty and staff, $2 forstudents.Season tickets can be pur-

chased for $100 for lower-levelreserved chairback seats for thegeneral public, $50 for MSU fac-ulty and staff, and $20 for MSUstudents.Last season the Bears were 33-

23 and were 18-5 at HammonsField and are returning a majorityof their lineup and pitching stafffrom last season.The 2012 season officially

starts when the Bears travel toLubbock, Texas to play fourgames in three days against Ten-nessee Tech and Texas Tech.The first game will be at noon

Feb. 17 Friday against TennesseeTech, then at 4 p.m. against TexasTech.

Men’s basketballMVC standings

Women’s basketballMVC standingsWichita State 9-2 15-7Missouri State 8-3 15-6Northern Iowa 8-3 15-7Illinois State 7-3 12-9Creighton 6-5 12-10Drake 5-6 11-11Indiana State 4-6 10-12Bradley 4-7 13-10Southern Illinois 2-9 6-16Evansville 1-10 4-18

Softball looks to usemomentum to moveto top of conference

Sophomore spark plug

By Harrison KeeganThe Standard

You would think Lady Bears sophomorepoint guard Karly Buer likes running. Her par-ents ran track in college and as a junior at Con-cordia High School she was the Kansas 4A statechamp in the 400-meters. But she doesn’tlike it. In fact, she can’tstand it.So when the Lady

Bears run sprints atpractice and Buer glidesover the baseline aheadof her teammates, justknow that she’s not run-ning hard because sheenjoys it, she’s runninghard because that’s justthe right thing to do.“Karly is a leader on

and off the court,” sophomore forward BrySnow said. “She is always doing the right thing.She’s always first in running and she’s alwaysworking hard.”It’s because of that work ethic that, on a team

with five seniors and three juniors, a sopho-more, who has only started a third of the team’sgames this year and is by most accounts a littlesilly, ended up as one of the team captains.She has embraced her role as the team’s

vocal leader and lately she has also stepped inas one of their go-to scorers. After a bit of aslow start, Buer is back in the starting lineupand has scored in double figures in each of theteam’s last six games, including a career-high25 against Illinois State on Jan. 29.Buer said that her jump shot went cold earli-

er this season so the coaches encouraged her toattack the basket more, and the Lady Bears’

offense has explodedsince Buer startedgetting to the cup.They are averaging74 points in their lastsix games.“My shot hasn’t

been falling as muchas I would like or asmy coaches wouldlike, so they encour-aged me to drivemore,” Buer said.“Making shots insidehelps my confidence

with the outside shot.”With two likely Missouri Valley Conference

First Team selections in senior Casey Garrisonand junior Christiana Shorter on the team, itwould have been easy for Buer to fade into the

background on the court and in the locker roomuntil next year, but she has a naturally assertivepersonality, even if she has fun doing it.Lady Bears head coach Nyla Milleson, a fel-

low Kansan, said she first discovered Buerthanks to some mutual friends and she knew

Buer’s work ethic paysoff both on the courtand in the classroom

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Karly Buer has played in all of the Lady Bears’ 21 games this season and has scored at least 15 points in the last three games.

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Buer had a career high 25 points on Jan. 29against Illinois State.

But when she stepson the court, or intothe classroom –she’s a great stu-dent – she flips thatbutton. No oneworks harder thanshe does.

-Nyla Milleson

Jones receives award for courage

By Colleen HamiltonThe Standard

Jeni Jones, the associate head volleyballcoach, was honored during the Lady Bearsgame last week, but prior to the ceremony theadministration left her in the dark about whatthe specific award was.Casey Comoroski, the associate director

of athletics, emailed Jones and asked if shewould be attending the game.

“I replied ‘yes, I would be there,’ and herresponse back was ‘good, you are getting anaward, dress nice,’” Jones said.Jones said she is humbled to receive the

MVC Most Courageous Award.“Really this award should be going to my

coaching staff, athletic training staff, strengthand conditioning staff, teammates, my fami-ly and friends. They are all the real reason Iwas able to recover and get back to thefloor,” she said.

Jones was diagnosed with Guillain-BarreSyndrome during her junior year at the Uni-versity of Florida.

“Guillain-Barre affects your nervous sys-tem as it eats away at the protective coveringof your nerves,” Jones said.The disorder has serious risks – including

paralysis. According to Jones, there is onlyabout a one and a million chance you will getGuillain-Barre.“Everyone jokes I should have played the

lottery,” she said.Her symptoms began emerging as the

team headed to face South Carolina. Devas-tated that she could not play, her team physi-cian recommended Jones see a neurologist.

Jones was sent to the hospital and endedup staying two weeks while doctors tried tofigure out what was happening.

“Each day that passed I woke up think-ing, ‘Wow, what a bad dream’ and then Iwould open my eyes and realize I was still inthe hospital and reality would set in again,”she said.The doctors eventually began treatment

for Guillain-Barre and after five days shewas strong enough to go home.

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The award was given to Jones by the Missouri Valley Conference last week.

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Hesse

Creighton 11-2 21-3Wichita State 11-2 20-4Illinois State 7-6 15-9Missouri State 7-6 14-11Northern Iowa 6-7 16-9Drake 6-7 13-11Evansville 6-7 11-12Indiana State 5-8 14-10Southern Illinois 5-8 8-16Bradley 1-12 6-19

slot in the batting order, Cut-ter didn’t shy away fromsaying she’s hitting a homerun this year.

“Oh, I’m hitting one thisyear,” Cutter said.

With her main objective

being just to get on base,Cutter led the team in hits,but wasn’t ever able to hit ahome run.

The long ball wasn’t easyfor the Bears last year either,after only hitting a com-bined 13 as a team.

Hesse said she isn’t wor-ried about that, but youcould expect a power surgefrom junior Stevie Pierce.

Pierce led the Bears in homeruns last year with 3.

“Stevie Pierce is proba-bly our top returning homerun hitter,” Hesse said.“Chelsea Jones will hit a lotof home runs for us. Jonesis a freshman pitcher whowill provide us with a lot ofinnings on the mound, andhas a lot of power.”

Jones is among many

freshmen that Hesse said sheis excited about.

Missouri State will startthe year on Feb. 17 with adouble-header at the MeanGreen Classic in Denton,Texas. Their first game is at12:30 p.m. against SamHouston State. With theBears first win, Hesse willreach the 600 win mark atMSU.

By Brandon CorriganThe Standard

The Ice Bears were deter-mined to make their final homeseries a memorable one, and theydid just that by sweeping theRobert Morris University-Chica-go Eagles with scores of 2-0 and7-3 Friday and Saturday at Medi-acom Ice Park.

“I haven’t seen the team gellike this all season,” assistantcoach Mike Ackley said. “Whenthey play for each other, amazingthings can happen. They have allthe talent in the world but whenthey actually put it together liketonight and yesterday, it’s a spe-cial thing to see.”

Senior forward Cory LaFaverleft a lasting impression in his

final game at Mediacom Satur-day, scoring a hat trick with allthree goals coming in the thirdperiod.

“It felt awesome,” LaFaversaid. “That’s how I wanted to endit, just like that. If you’re goingto finish a homestand, that’s howyou do it.”

Ackley was more than pleasedwith LaFaver’s persistence.

“After the second period hecame in and said ‘We have 48shots on goal, when are theygoing to go in?’ and then hescored his first goal in the thirdperiod,” Ackley said. “It’s kind ofan ironic thing but I knew it wasgoing to be landslide after hisfirst goal.”

The Ice Bears trailed RobertMorris 2-1 after the first, evened

the score in the second anddumped in five goals on RobertMorris’ freshman goaltenderEmilio Miniscalco in the third.

“They’re a typical Chicagoteam,” senior forward CJ Jung,who added a goal and two assistsof his own, said. “They playedwell and they battled hard but itgot a little chippy there at theend.”

The two American CollegiateHockey Association teams wereat each other’s throats all game,amassing a combined 62 penaltyminutes.

Junior forward Andy Drapernotched his team-leading 23rdgoal on a power play in the first.

The line of Dylan Clark, JackRyan and Blake Ryan combinedfor 11 points during the weekend

series and have compiled 35points in the last six games.

Freshman goalie, Steve Lom-bardo made 33 saves Saturdayand terminated the Eagles offensecompletely Friday with a 51 saveshut-out.

“Lombardo played great andthat’s what we need going for-ward,” Jung said.

The Ice Bears hope to capital-ize on their recent success whenthey visit the Saint Louis Univer-sity Billikins this Saturday andSunday at Webster Groves IceArena, as they battle for anACHA playoff spot in the finaltwo games of the regular season.

The games will be at 5:45 p.m.Saturday and 3:45 p.m. Sundayaway against Saint Louis Univer-sity.

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Ice Bears finish home schedule with timely sweep

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After sweeping Robert Morris,the Ice Bears are 17-15-1.

“The doctors tried to tellme that I would more thanlikely not be the player/ath-lete I once was. I knew therewas no way that could be true– call it stubborn or optimism,but I knew I would be back onthe court,” she said.

Jones slowly began torecover and was able to attendclass on her own during thespring semester.

“My recovery was reallystructured by me,” Jones said.“As an athlete you are taughtto push through, train harder,but what I learned then was totrain smarter whether I want-

ed to or not.”Jones was 100 percent by

the end of July and shestepped back on the court dur-ing an inter-squad scrimmage-- leading her team in kills.

“It felt amazing, knowingwhere I came from and whereI was, I felt on top of theworld,” Jones said. “Theentire experience of gettingsick, recovering and come-back was so enlightening andhonestly even to this day itstill is for me.”

Jones has been inspiringathletes since her time atFlorida and continues to do sohere at Missouri State.

Head coach MelissaStokes used to post successfulcomeback stories on her doorto inspire the athletes –

including Jones’ successfultriumph with Guillain-Barre.During Jones’ interview,Stokes pulled out the samearticle she had shared yearsprior.

“I think we’ve been luckyto keep her here at MissouriState for as long as we have,”Stokes said. “I think she’s abig reason why we’ve contin-ued to be successful.”

Senior Calli Norman saidJones has the personality of alion.

“She goes after what shewants and will not let go if itis something she believes in,”Norman said. “She knowswhen it is time to get businessdone, but she’s not afraid tohave a little fun in the mak-ing.”

Norman said that Joneshas taught her how to be suc-cessful in everything, not juston the volleyball court.

“She is someone I greatlylook up to and I will alwayscherish the four years I got toplay for her,” Norman said.

Stokes and Normandescribed an important out-look that Jones brings to theteam – the ‘I get to’ mottoinstead of saying ‘I have to.’

“To really pay attentionevery day to the things thatwe get to do, instead of look-ing at them like I have to dothis,” Stokes said. “If youchange your attitude to I getto do this, you end up beingmuch more grateful for thethings you get to do.”

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exactly what she was gettingwhen Buer signed her letterof intent.

“She’s just so down-to-earth that sometimes thatsilly side comes out,” Mille-son said. “But when she steps

on the court, or into the class-room – she’s a great student –she flips that button. No oneworks harder than she does.”

Buer had a solid freshmancampaign, in all aspects ofbeing a student athlete. Onthe court, she started 25games and was selected tothe MVC All-Freshmanteam, in the classroom shewas on the MVC Academic

Honor Roll and as a resultshe was honored with a shareof the Lady Bear PrestigeAward, given to the playerexhibiting the most desire,dedication and determina-tion.

Still, Buer said that shedidn’t expect her teammatesto choose her as one of theircaptains this offseason.

“I was surprised since I’m

still a sophomore,” Buer said.“But I accepted the challengeand I work every day to be anexample to my teammates.”

Buer can’t deny that hertrack background gives heran edge on the court, butdon’t confuse that with a pas-sion for spiked shoes andshort shorts, she is just mak-ing sure she doesn’t get out-worked.

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“She says ‘I was vulnera-ble on purpose’ and I feel likeso many people — especiallywhen it’s related to love —they have to be vulnerable inorder to just experience whatit’s like to be in love,” John-ston said. “She talks aboutbeing vulnerable and I feellike everybody is vulnerablein this situation.”

Alicia Douglas, freshmanBFA musical theatre majorwho plays Lady in Red, saidthe message she takes awayfrom the production is one ofpersonal strength.

“The overall message ofthe production is no matterhow bad things could get inlife and no matter how manytimes you’ve been broughtdown, always know you arestrong enough to get back upand not let darkness conqueryour life,” she said. “You canovercome.”

Douglas said the experi-ence of being involved in thisparticular production wasrewarding because of thepeople she was able to work

with putting it together.“The most rewarding

aspect of being involved withthis production would have tobe the people I’m workingwith — the cast and crew, thedirector Nora England —they’re all wonderful peopleand have made this experi-ence worth it,” she said.

Ebony Brown, senior psy-chology major who playsLady in Green — thecomedic relief of the produc-tion, said one of the mostchallenging scenes in the pro-duction was when one of thewomen talks about rape.

“Society has changed andalmost ignored the issuewhen it happens often,”Brown said. “Rape changespeoples’ lives and sometimesdestroys them. I am empow-ered to be an advocate for thecontroversial and delicateissue.”

The play was also chal-lenging for Brown on an aca-demic level because she isnot a theatre major.

“The most challengingpart of being involved in thisplay is being a what I wouldlike to call a non-actor,” shesaid. “I deal with the psychol-ogy, English and communica-

tion departments which arecompletely different than thetheatre department. I mustsay, it has been a uniqueexperience and sometimesdifficult but I have managedto adapt in some ways.”

When the curtain dropsand the stage goes dark,Brown said she wants theaudience to take away a mes-sage of culture awareness.

“I want the audience towalk away empowered andmoved by the first all-blackproduction here at the univer-sity,” she said. “After thisproduction I hope that itopens Missouri State’s eyesand the theatre department toput on more cultured playswith people from differentcultural backgrounds.”

“For Colored Girls WhoHave Considered Sui-cide...When the Rainbow isEnuf” will show at 7:30 p.m.Feb. 10 and 11, and 2:30 p.m.Feb. 11 and 12 at the PlasterStudent Union Theater. MSUstudents get in free, but anadvance ticket is required andcan be picked up at the boxoffice or online at http://mis-souristatetix.com. Other stu-dent and senior tickets are$12 and adult tickets are $14.

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Issues arise with recording lecturesBy Dayle DugginsThe Standard

Laptops, cell phones,tablets and MP3 players filllecture halls at universitiesacross the country each andevery day. Utilizing suchtechnology in the classroomis now considered to be thenorm in the eyes of studentsand most professors.

Despite such lenient poli-

cies concerning these handygadgets, the classic taperecorder is now taking muchflack from the University ofMissouri for its ability torecord professors’ lectures.

Last spring, a video of alabor studies lecture at theUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City was postedonline and manipulated by anon-student. The editedvideo became an online sen-

sation, as it recommendedprofessor Judy Ancel and acolleague from the St. Louiscampus were promoters ofunion violence.

In response, the Universi-ty of Missouri formulated aproposal that limits what stu-dents can do with lecturerecordings in terms of redis-tribution and sharing.

According to the Associ-ated Press, students wouldneed to seek written permis-sion from professors andclassmates before recordingin the classroom in any way.Violators of the policywould be subject to discipli-nary action as laid out by theuniversity.

Tashara Earl, a seniorentrepreneurship major atMissouri State, often recordsher professor’s lectures tohelp her study. The record-ings seem to come in handywhen reviewing writtennotes from classes, she said.Although Missouri Statedoesn’t have a classroompolicy concerning lecturedocumentation, Earl asks herteachers for permission torecord on the first day ofclass.

“I ask because the teacherhas a right to know he or sheis being recorded for aca-demic use,” Earl said. “Theteacher is given the option tosay yes or no andmay decline because of pri-vacy issues.”

Kathryn Hope, head ofthe Nursing Department atMSU, said obtaining permis-sion to record is more of anunwritten rule, suggestedduring a student’s orienta-

tion into the department.“I don’t have any faculty

that don’t want their lecturesrecorded,” Hope said. “Ithink everybody has differ-ent learning needs. There aresome students that are audi-tory learners, some visual, sowe encourage students tofind all different methodsthat help their learning.”

Hope, who has alsotaught nursing courses atMSU, said due to the exten-sive amount of material cov-ered each semester, manystudents do resort to record-ing lectures.

Advocating the rights ofstudents pursuing highereducation funded in any wayby the state of Missouri,Rep. Paul Curtman has intro-duced legislation that wouldoverride the University ofMissouri’s policy.

The bill explains that stu-dents have “the right torecord public classroom lec-tures for his or her use.”

On the other hand,Rachelle Darabi, MissouriState’s associate provost forStudent Development andPublic Affairs, said shebelieves students shouldalways ask permission inrecording although the uni-versity has no specific policygeared toward the subject.

“I think they need to bevery specific in their requestfor why they want to dothat,” Darabi said. “Some-times it’s a learning styleissue. If a student really feelslike they are an auditorylearner and they need thatrecording to help them, thenthat’s something they should

explain to a faculty memberas some motivation fordoing it.”

Currently, Curtman’s pro-posed bill does not have ahearing scheduled to deter-mine its fate, after beingreferred to the Higher Edu-

cation sector on Jan. 19.The Missouri House of

Representatives’ websitedoes however show the leg-islation’s proposed effectivedate to be Aug. 28, 2012, justin time for the new schoolyear.

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Many students use recorders to keep audio of lec-tures to use when studying for tests later.

construct expectations forinstructors as it develops.

Hayley Norton, a graduatestudent in the anthropologydepartment, said she seespotential in the minor andsaid she believes it would behelpful to not only her futurebut others as well.

“I would like to see abroad program that drawsfrom many programs andsomething that helps usunderstand our humanness,”Norton said.

Burch highlighted manyof the benefits the universitycould obtain by offering thedisability studies minor, suchas the minor being applicableto real-world situations.However, she also empha-sized that it would bring anew pull and understandingin demographics.

“Two facts,” Burch said.“One, there are more peoplein the world today who haveidentifiable disabilities than

U.S citizens. And two, thelargest minority group arethose with disabilities.”

During a group discussionin the workshop, it wasbrought to attention that theminor correlates and enforcesMissouri State’s PublicAffairs Mission to recognizeand respect multiple perspec-tives and cultures.

Michele Geeding, sopho-more speech and languagepathology major, said shesupports the idea of creatingthe disability studies minor,especially with the field sheis going into.

“The more we understandabout disabilities then we canbe better equipped to facili-tate their needs and perhapssee different ways to do so,”Geeding said. “Offering theminor opens different optionsfor people going into majorssuch as therapy and healthcare. I think people would beinterested in taking it.”

However, the minor is stillup for discussion. There arestill questions concerningfunds, instructors and classes,but there are models out there

to follow.Universities such as Ohio

State University, Universityof Washington and Universi-ty of Toledo are a few exam-ples of schools that havetaken up the program andcrossing a lot of different pro-grams.

“A Disability StudiesMinor will distinguish Mis-souri State but also keep upwith the growing interest inthe area that is national andinternational,” Burch said.

Although the minor is stillup in the air, some students,like Norton, have high hopesfor it.

“The Public Affairs Mis-sion, the focus on communityinvolvement and the studentdiversity are all strengths thatMissouri State Universitypossess and ones that couldhelp create this minor,” Nor-ton said.

Students and Facultyinterested in knowing moreabout the minor can get incontact with the Society forDisability Studies by calling704-274-9240 or visiting thewebsite http://disstudies.org/.

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“The Public AffairsMission, the focus oncommunity involve-ment and the student

diversity are allstrengths that Mis-souri State Universitypossess and onesthat could help cre-ate this minor.”

—Hayley Norton, anthropology graduate

student

ation Center that contains thepool, was destroyed.

“It was in Joplin beingprimed and painted, ready tobe delivered on Monday(May 21) in order to start theroof erection which allowedthe building to be enclosedquicker,” Sampson said.“That hurt a great deal, and

we lost the steel that Sundaynight (May 22).”

Overall, Sampson said theweather issues have been thebiggest reasons for the delays.

Barnett said that becauseof the delays, the universityhas extended the time thatgraduating students will beable to come back and use thefacilities for free.

The information regardingmembership rates and studentusage policies can be found athttp://www.missouristate.edu

/reccenter/rates.htm.All of the rates and poli-

cies will be presented to theMissouri State Board of Gov-ernors for approval on Feb.17, Barnett said.

Barnett said that studentswho are disappointed in thefact that they will not be ableto use the Recreation Centerbecause they are movingaway from Springfield aftergraduation should considerthat they are leaving theirmark on the university by

providing funding for theproject.

“They need to think oftheir contribution as theirlegacy to the next genera-tion,” Barnett said. “The RecCenter contributions by stu-dents who aren’t necessarilyhere but voted to fund it,knew that going in that theyweren’t going to be here a lotof them. And yet that’s theircontribution to the next gen-eration that comes here toMissouri State.”

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Division-I head coach in 1983. TheBears were only in their third year ofplaying in college basketball’s pre-miere division, but Spoonhour hadsuccess quickly, reaching the NIT inhis third season and then rattling offfive NCAA Tournament appearancesover the next six seasons, including awin against Horace Grant’s Clemsonteam in 1987.Kelby Stuckey played for Spoon-

hour from 1985 to 1989 and he said asstrong as their relationship was whilehe was playing, it only grew betterover time.“It’s not just memourning,” Stuck-

ey said. “There are a lot of basketballplayers across the country, there are afew hundred basketball playersmourning his loss and that’s a greatlegacy to leave, to be able to affect thelives of hundreds and hundreds ofyoung men the way that he did.”Spoonhour took the long road to

the top of college basketball coaching.Born with a love of the game butwithout the natural gifts to play it,Spoonhour was a team manager incollege at the University of the Ozarksin Clarksville, Ark.He started his career as a high

school coach and then kept moving up

with jobs as Division-I assistants andhead coaching stints at Moberly Jun-ior College and Southeastern IllinoisCommunity College before his mete-oric rise with the Bears. After leavingMissouri State, Spoonhour took headcoaching positions at St. Louis Uni-versity and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He retired in 2004.Along the way, Spoonhour devel-

oped a relationship with a talentedguard from Southern Illinois, PaulLusk.“He always made an effort to

come talk to me,” said Lusk, now theBears head coach. “I’ve known himfor a long time. When I think aboutMissouri State, I think about him.”On the court, Spoonhour’s teams

were known for their suffocatingdefense and deliberate, possession-oriented motion offense. Off the court,Spoonhour was a beloved figurebecause of the respect he showed toeveryone, whether they were a custo-dian or the president of the school.“Sometimes what happens in

major college coaching, we thinksometimes these people aren’t acces-sible and you can’t touch them andyou can’t get to know them andmaybe some coaches want to be thatway,” Lusk said. “I know I certainlydon’t, I want to get to know peopleand I think Spoon was known byeveryone, because he had time foreveryone.”

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File photo by Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD

Charlie Spoonhour posing with Missouri State Athletics Director Kyle Moats when he was inductedinto the Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

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