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BriefsMark Brixey’s wiferesigns from MSUDawn Brixey, wife of Missouri

State’s former bookstore directorMark Brixey, resigned from theuniversity on Tuesday, April 2.Dawn Brixey was the assistant

director in the MSU Office ofAdmissions and was being inves-tigated by the university for anypossible involvement in her hus-band’s theft of more than $1.16million, according to universityPresident Clif Smart.Mark Brixey pleaded guilty to

charges of theft, money launder-ing and filing a false income taxreturn in U.S. District Court onMarch 26. As part of his pleaagreement, Mark Brixey will notbe charged with any additionalcharges and neither will his wife.He is out on bond and is awaitingsentencing.

Friday last dayto drop classesFriday, April 12, is the last day

to withdraw from spring 2013classes. After this date, all stu-dents will receive a final lettergrade in their courses. To drop a class, log in to your

My Missouri State account andclick the Add or Drop Classesoption under the Academics tab.

Indian StudentsAssociation to hostTarang eventMissouri State’s Indian Stu-

dents Association is hosting aTarang on Saturday, April 20.A Tarang is “a cultural experi-

ence showcasing the diverse andcolorful heritage of India,”according to a press release. Itwill feature authentic Indian cui-sine and live performances that“display India’s rich unity indiversity,” the release said.The Tarang is scheduled for 7

p.m. at the Plaster Student UnionBallroom.Tickets are available at the Jim

D. Morris Center, Room 413,from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult andstudent tickets are $10. Children’stickets are $5.

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UrbanWarriorsSpringfield hostsfirst 12.4Kobstacle coursePage 2

Tuesday, April 92013 Public Affairs Conference —Inclusive Excellence, all day, PSUBearFit Food Drive, all day, FosterRecreation CenterFaculty and Staff Portrait Days, 9a.m.-4 p.m., PSU 312Education Day 2013, 10 a.m.-1p.m., JQH ArenaStudent Activities Council Meet-ing, 4-5 p.m., PSU 313

Wednesday, April 102013 Public Affairs Conference —Inclusive Excellence, all day, PSUBearFit Food Drive, all day, FosterRecreation CenterPummill Math Relays, 9:20 a.m.-2p.m., JQH ArenaEntertainment ManagementAssociation Meeting, 5-6 p.m.,Glass Hall 350

Thursday, April 112013 Public Affairs Conference —Inclusive Excellence, all day, PSUBearFit Food Drive, all day, FosterRecreation CenterFaculty Senate Meeting, 3:30-5p.m., PSU 313Students for a Sustainable FutureGeneral Meeting, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Temple Hall 105

Friday, April 122013 Public Affairs Conference —Inclusive Excellence, all day, PSUBearFit Food Drive, all day, FosterRecreation CenterNASA Observation Night at BakerObservatory, 8-10:30 p.m., BakerObservatory

Saturday, April 13BearFit Food Drive, all day, FosterRecreation Center

Monday, April 15Societal Issues and CommunityServices Fair, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.,Strong Hall AtriumAsian American Pacific IslanderOrganization Meeting, 6:30-7:30p.m., PSU 312

By Kelsey BerryThe StandardIt’s a well-known fact

that everyone skips classonce in a while. Stu-dents oversleep, over-book their schedules,have transportationissues — the list goes onand on. But when miss-ing class once in a whilebecomes missing classfor weeks at a time,there may be more

severe consequences forboth students and pro-fessors.Missouri State Uni-

versity does not have acampuswide attendancepolicy, but some mem-bers of the campus com-munity said they havenoticed a significantamount of students notcoming to class.Timothy White, asso-

ciate professor ofMedia, Journalism and

Film, teaches severalfilm courses and saidattendance in his classesseems to be lower incomparison to previoussemesters.“It may be that the

number of days we havehad off this semester hascreated less continuity,and students have gottenout of the habit of com-ing to class regularly,”he said.According to the

MSU academic calen-dar, students had the fol-lowing days off ofschool: Martin LutherKing Jr. Day (Jan. 21),Presidents’ Day (Feb.18), spring break (March

9-17) and spring holiday(March 28-31).White said the

amount of studentsmissing from class cansometimes affect theatmosphere and overalldiscussion.“In larger lecture

classes, it doesn’t seemto have much impact onthe class, but in smallerones it does seem to sti-fle the discussion,” hesaid. “I think studentsfeel too much pressure,when there are fewerstudents to offer theiropinions.”Junior economics

Professors note low attendance

Madeline Carter/THE STANDARDProfessors, such as Department of Media, Journalism and Film professor Timothy White, havenoticed a decrease in class attendance this semester when compared with previous semesters.

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Five PublicAffairsConferencepanels tocheck out

By Nicolette MartinThe Standard“It’s more than what women

want: It’s what society needs.”“Melting pot or ethnic stew:Which recipe for the UnitedStates?” “White privilege.”These are some of the panels

that will be held during Mis-souri State’s ninth annual PublicAffairs Conference, April 9-12,themed “Inclusive Excellence.” Some of the topics of panels

require some deciphering whenyou simply look at the name, soThe Standard’s broken downfive panels you can attend whenyou have a break between class-es.

1. “White privilege” (1:30-2:45 p.m. Wednesday, April10, PSU East Ballroom)This session will feature pan-

elists from Indiana University-Purdue, Gonzaga Universityand the president of the Wash-ington Consulting Group.“When examining issues of

inequity, we often focus onmore blatant examples of sex-ism, racism and other -ismswhile ignoring more subtleaspects, such as privilege,”according to the description onMissouri State’s website dedi-cated to the Public Affairs Con-ference.This panel will aim to

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ADHDon therise?

By Taylor BurnsThe StandardIn the last decade, atten-

tion deficit hyperactivitydisorder, or ADHD, diag-noses have seen a 41 per-cent increase, according to astudy by the Centers forDisease Control and Pre-vention.The study, which took

samples between February2011 and June 2012,showed that nearly one infive high school-level boys

are being diagnosed withADHD.A State and Local Inte-

grated Telephone Survey,SLAITS, examined childrenages 0-17. According to theCDC website, the SLAITSfocused on factors that mayaffect children’s well-being— like school performance,parental health and neigh-borhood safety.The survey was conduct-

ed by home phone or cell-phone and confirmed thingslike how many kids were

uninsured, how often chil-dren interacted with bothparents and how much timea child spends using elec-tronic devices, like cell-phones or video games.Susan Henderson is a

licensed psychologist anddirector of the children’sday program at BurrellBehavioral Health inSpringfield. Henderson,who has been working inthe mental health field formore than 25 years, said acontributing factor to therise in diagnoses could be achange in criteria.Henderson said there are

three areas of symptoms toaddress when diagnosingADHD: inattentiveness,

hyperactivity and impul-siveness. “People who have diffi-

culty finishing things, theydon’t listen when they’respoken to, easily distracted— those are all attentive-type things you would see

with kids or adults whohave attention deficit,” Hen-derson said.The hyperactivity facet

of the disorder involves a lotof physical symptoms, she

Diagnoses up 41 percent in last decade • Inattention, easily distracted, miss details, have

difficulty focusing on one thing, daydream, struggleto follow instructions• Hyperactivity, fidget and squirm, talk nonstop,be constantly in motion, have difficulty doing quiettasks or activities• Impulsivity, be very impatient, have difficultywaiting for things

Symptoms of ADHD

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

More students missingclass this semester couldbe result of many days off

Conference tofeature severalunique events

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Photo Illustration by Evan Henningsen

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Participants competein 12.4K run/obstacle course throughoutQueen City

By Amber DuranThe StandardWhat do dark tunnels,

mud pits, airsoft guns, trashbins and tires have in com-mon? These were all obsta-cles that people climbed,trudged through and con-quered at the first annualUrban Warrior Challengeon Sunday.

Almost 400 participantsset out April 7 in a 12.4Krun and obstacle coursethroughout the city ofSpringfield, according toAmy Rosendahl, publicrelations manager for DeepGroup and for the UrbanWarrior Challenge.“This is the first race of

its kind in Springfield,”Rosendahl said. “The obsta-

cles also take you throughiconic landmarks of thecity, like Hammons Field.”Rosendahl said that this

event took a year to plan,and they are looking for-ward to next year.The Urban Warrior Chal-

lenge builds on this sort of“leave no man behind”mentality, Rosendahl said.Even though you can run as

an individual, you can alsoform teams of up to fourpeople. Of the 400 participants,

about 180 of them were onteams, according toRosendahl. The event had 15 obsta-

cles that were designed tochallenge endurance, speedand agility. These obstacles consist-

ed of anything from climb-ing walls and crawlingthrough mud to trekkingthrough water up to yourankles down a mile-longunderground tunnel. Logan Bryan, the second

place finisher in the firstheat, said that the under-ground tunnel was hisfavorite part of the run. “It was pitch black down

there with flashing lightsand glow sticks scatteredthroughout the tunnel,” hesaid. The tunnel that partici-

pants ran through was theJordan Valley Undergroundtunnel system, Rosendahlsaid. Bryan said that he is a

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDThe first Urban Warrior Challenge was held Sunday, April 7. The event was a 12.4K run and obstacle course throughout the city.

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Springfield’s urban warriors

major Alex Hansen said hefinds it hard to attend hisclasses when there is analternative way to learn theinformation.“I do feel like student

attendance is a problem,” hesaid. “I believe it’s fueled bythe lesson plans beingemailed to us before theactual class period, and forme, I find it hard to attendclass at times because mostof my notes can be found on

Blackboard and other onlinestudy websites, such asAplia. This leaves very littleincentive for me to attendclass.”Professor of music James

Parsons teaches a number ofcourses in the Music Depart-ment and said his class atten-dance during most springsemesters is good until rightafter spring break.“Speaking about other

semesters, sometimes it’sbeen really awful and it’sreally kind of hard to know,”he said. “It’s kind of interest-ing. One’s only young once,so you want to make the

most of that, but I really dothink sometimes studentslose sight of the sense of bal-ance.“I think it is possible to

have fun and be a young per-son, but it seems to me that ifyou want to go to a universi-ty, that should at least get onyour radar screen as priori-ty.”Parsons said one of the

things the university asksprofessors to do is monitorattendance and report peoplewho are not attending,because many of those notattending may be receivingfinancial aid from the gov-

ernment to go to class.“That is a kind of dishon-

esty,” he said. “If you’re get-ting educational loans forsomething that you’re reallynot taking advantage of.”Students who may be

overbooking themselveswith school, work, a sociallife and extracurricularactivities could be amongthose who find it difficult tocome to class.“I think when a person is

young, they think they canjust do it all,” Parsons said.“And maybe they can. Ithink some people do it bet-ter than others. But I think

one also needs to be realistic.If one is in 12 different per-forming ensembles, workinga 40-hour job and taking 18hours, I don’t know, I thinkyou need to make some pri-orities and try to lead life alittle more balanced.”In his music courses, Par-

sons said he thrives on thestudent/teacher interaction inthe room, and if there aren’tmany people there, or he’sjust getting the “comatoselook,” it can be very discour-aging.A good way for students

to keep the channels of com-munication open would be to

go talk to the instructor ifthere is an issue preventingthem from coming to class.That initial communicationwill allow less room forassumptions on the profes-sor’s part.White said if the trend

continues and attendancecontinues to spiral down-ward, he doesn’t think theuniversity would opt for acampuswide attendance pol-icy.“In general, we treat stu-

dents like adults, and it isultimately up to them to beresponsible and show up forclass,” he said.

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TuesdayApril 9, 2013

This is the opinion ofThe Standard’s Editorial Board

“The best thing you did for me wasto help me take my life less seriously;it’s only life, after all.”

I spent the end of last week drivingaround the backroads of southern Mis-souri with the windows down — I thinkspring got my letter, but I’m going to trynot to jinx it — listening to my “Nostal-gic” playlist on Spotify premium — thiswas probably the best $9.99/month I’veever decided to spend, by the way‚ andthe song “Closer to Fine” by ‘80s folkduo, Indigo Girls, came on.

“The less I seek my source for somedefinitive, the closer I am to fine,” theysang through the speakers alongside acatchy guitar tune.

I sat there thinking about what thatmeant (and I’ll be honest, I’m still notentirely sure, but it sounds really deep),and I started thinking about their senti-ments about life and the idea that “it’sonly life.”

Maybe it was the rare, country freshair that got to my head, or maybe all themanure fumes ... I’m not really surewhich is which, but at that moment, allmy cares seemed to drift away.

I will be the first to admit that Iworry about a lot of things. But most ofmy worry and high blood pressurecomes from my own doing. I put thingsoff until the last minute, and then Istress myself out to no end when it’s1:30 a.m. and I still haven’t startedstudying for my test that’s at 12:55 p.m.

I know someone, however, whohelped me to take a step back, put thingsinto perspective and realize that it is,indeed, only life. And no, it wasn’t theIndigo Girls.

Instead, it was someone who encour-aged me to focus on all of the things Iwanted out of life and, instead of focus-ing on the negatives (which in turn onlyattracts more negative thoughts), tofocus on all the positive things life hasto offer.

So while I was driving down thatcountry road, I thought about all thepositive things in my life.

I am thankful for the opportunities Ihave to learn. Whether I get straight Asor get a few Bs along the way, I am con-stantly expanding my knowledge,which is what college should really beabout.

I’m thankful for the support I have.My friends and family are always therefor me, even when I’ve had a reallylong, busy week and tend to bite theirheads off for something really small, for

which I sincerely apologize. Most importantly, however, I’m

thankful for the opportunity to neverstop growing as a person and to neverstop thinking about the world and myrole in it.

We try so hard to figure out whateverything means and live life in a cer-tain way and look to some outsidesource to make us feel better, when real-ly we should just look into ourselves,take a deep breath and maybe in turnwe’ll feel “closer to fine.”

When school and life seem reallyoverwhelming, and trust me, I under-stand that all too well, take a minute tobreathe in some fresh, country air.

Sit in a field underneath the clearblue sky, and just for a second thinkabout all the things that are so muchbigger than you.

Be thankful for all the things youhave and realize that in the grandscheme of things, that 10-page researchpaper really doesn’t matter all thatmuch.

After your soul-searching and reve-lations about life, however, you shouldprobably actually still do that paper, as Idon’t think your professor would accept“It’s only life, after all” or “Nicolettetold me that it really doesn’t matter” asa valid excuse.

Maybe I’ll see you in the library as Ifrantically try to learn four chaptersover the course of a few hours.

Dear Editor,

I am writing in response to the front-page article a few weeks ago concerningbathrooms and trans/cisgender fairness.The idea of making a third set of bath-rooms is simply preposterous. Creatinga third bathroom, only and especiallyfor 1 percent of the total population,does not make financial or practicalsense.

The issue at hand does not seem tobe “male, female, halfway, or I don’tknow.” The issue, based on my judg-ments on the comments shared, is amatter of comfort. If anything were toget changed as a result of considering

the LGBT movement in public bath-room laws, it should be to make 50-80percent of the bathroom facilities beopen public bathrooms for those whofeel comfortable around others in abathroom setting. The remaining 20-50percent of the bathrooms should be par-titioned off into private bathrooms forthose who do not feel comfortablearound others. This solution providesprivacy to those who prefer privacy forany reason — bad gas, young children,insecurity and so on. This solutionwould also provide efficiency for thosewho just need to get in, use the bath-room, and leave.

Another option based on reactions to

claims by another minority, handi-capped persons, utilize the existinginfrastructure to meet the demand. Wedidn’t build male, female, and handi-capped bathrooms; we optimized spacein the existing bathrooms to meet hand-icapped needs. The logistics of this sec-ond idea are less-applicable in the con-flict, but the principle is the same:“Why buy a new pencil when you canjust sharpen your one?”

Deven HalcombJunior Music Education major

This last week we’ve witnessed history. TheMissouri State Secret Admirers and Missouri StateConfessions pages were created on Facebook, andour lives as students were forever changed.OK, we’re being a little dramatic, but if you

haven’t, you should check out some of thepostings on the pages and then tell us that we’rebeing theatrical.Posts range from seemingly genuine love

shoutouts to beautiful people on campus to rathernasty descriptions of hookups that may or may nothave occurred. Those aren’t particularly pleasantto read, but hey, if that’s what you want to share,all the power to you.The ones that really bother us, however, are the

cyberbullying posts — confessions and admirerposts that lash out at members of Fraternity andSorority Life, athletic teams on campus and otherrandom students.As someone living in the United States, you

have the right to free speech and to say whateveryou want to. But that doesn’t always mean thatyou should.Yes, someone may have been mean to you. They

may have hurt your feelings, or done somethingtruly awful to you or someone you love, but thatdoesn’t mean taking to Facebook to post rude,offensive and libelous things about them is theappropriate response.Instead of lashing out via social media, maybe

you should take the high road and actually dosomething about whatever you’re upset about.Talk to the person that hurt you, discuss yourissues with that fraternity or sorority, or explain tothat person who made your day really suck whatthey did and how it made you feel. Odds are, thatwill feel a whole lot better than blasting away onFacebook where there’s a chance that the personyou’re targeting might not even see your post.And to the administrator of these pages, we hope

that you seriously think before you post. Yes, thepages are supposed to be for anyone to share theirfeelings anonymously without being judged. Butit doesn’t mean that you should post everything,especially if the only intent of the post is tomaliciously hurt others.

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Hi Lindsey,

Enjoyed your column in last week’spaper. As I surmised you were from KC,got to the end and hoped you were aRoyals fan, and you are!

I have been a Royals fan since Iattended their first game in 1969 as aneighth grader. My son was born in 1985and was three months old when we wonthe World Series. He’s now an MSUgrad who lives in KC and has knownnothing but defeat, but he and I willagain be at opening day next Mondayand I sincerely believe success is closeat hand. I lived through the glory years— 1976-85 — when we were in the

playoffs seven times with two WorldSeries and one World Series title, andthey are the best sports memories of mylife. I got to be at game 7 of the ’85World Series (Royals 11, Cards 0) andget goose-bumps just thinking about itstill. After the last 20 years, bringing myson up a Royals fan, it will be unbeliev-able WHEN we win.

I have also been the Bears’ radioannouncer for all but three years since1977 and have experienced the highsand lows — six NCAA tournamentappearances for the basketball team,one sweet 16 (playing Duke!), a CollegeWorld Series for baseball with eightNCAAs (including last year), and way

back in 1989-90 even two playoffappearances for football! Really one ofthe best moments was two years ago,beating Wichita State on Senior Day towin the Valley title, confetti falling fromthe JQH rafters and students stormingthe court. Yes, 11-22 this year wasn’tmuch fun, but we will be MUCH betternext year, and even better the year after.

Just wanted to let you know Ienjoyed your column. We Royals fanshave to stick together around here!

Best wishes for the rest of the semes-ter,

Art HainsUniversity Relations

Royals fans in Springfield need to stick together

Be kind to otherson social media

What would you buy with the $1.16 millionthat was stolen from the bookstore?

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

A vacationhouse in the

location of mychoice53.3%

A buildingnamed after

me oncampus26.7%

193 yearsworth ofrent6.7%

A new car foreveryone in the

family13.3%

By Nicholas SimpsonThe Standard

The Appalachian Trailspans all the way from Geor-gia heading north intoMaine, a total of 14 states. Itsmajestic seclusion and prom-ise of adventure has alluredhikers all over the world toits rocky path each year — achance to experience thewild in every sense of theword.

One such outdoorsman isMissouri State graduate ofanthropology Marcus Ross.Ross currently works as anICU nurse at Citizens Memo-rial Healthcare in Bolivar,Mo., but has spent most of

his free time deep in thewoods, working with theNational Park Service at theGrand Canyon and uncover-ing ancient archeologicalfinds in the Middle East.

Ross leaves his work andloved ones behind when heembarks on April 12 for theperils of the AT, a journeywhich covers 2,181 miles.

Ross said he has biked andhiked many of the trails inand around Springfield — aswell as the entirety of theKaty Trail, which spans the

width of Missouri — andhopes to have acquired theexperience and wisdom toundertake such a trial.

“The Katy Trail was real-ly good for me,” Ross said.“By the time I did it, I’dbought all the equipment thatI’d be taking with me on theAppalachian Trail. It wasonly five days, but it gave mea good idea of what kind offood I wanted to bring, whatkind of tent I wanted to use,what kind of sleeping bag,how heavy my pack shouldbe. I’ve been trying to men-tally prepare.”

Ross said there are a num-ber of misconceptionsregarding the Appalachiantrails; many felt most preva-lent by those unfortunateenough to take proper pre-cautions before beginning

One Day WithoutShoes set for April 16

TOMS Campus Programs willbring global awareness for chil-dren’s health and education byencouraging Missouri State Uni-versity students to go withoutshoes on Tuesday, April 16.

The idea behind the event isthat going without shoes initiatesconversation about the worldwideissue of those without shoes, andconversation leads to action.

There will be a table in front ofSiceluff on April 16 where peoplecan pledge to go “Bearfoot.”

For more information, contactKatie Jones at [email protected].

‘Menopause’ themusical comes toSpringfield

Women of Springfield can findjoy in sharing their experiences asthe musical “Menopause” will beplaying at the Gillioz TheatreApril 16-18.

The musical parody staged toclassics from the 1960s, 70s and80s is set in a department storewhere four women who seeming-ly have nothing in common, cometo find out they have more incommon than they know.

Tickets are on sale now andcan be purchased at http://www.etix.com or by calling 417-863-8587.

Group discounts of 10 or morepeople are available by calling888-686-8587.

Briefs


CalendarTuesday, April 9Vincent Who? 7-9 p.m., MeyerLibrary 101, freeDouble Reed Faculty Concert,7:30-8:30 p.m., Ellis Hall Recital217B, freeChris Brubeck’s Triple Play, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Juanita K. HammonsHall, $18Dirty Heads and Shiny Toy Gunswith special guest Midi Matildaand Oh No! Fiasco, 8 p.m., GilliozTheatre, $23Open Dancing, 8:30- 9:30 p.m.,The Savoy Ballroom, free

Wednesday, April 10The Big Read, 6 p.m., Mother’sBrewing Company, freeSAC Films Presents: “SummerWars,” 9-11 p.m., PSU Theater, freeOpen Dancing, 8:30-9:30 p.m., TheSavoy Ballroom, free

Thursday, April 11Teen Poetry performance withMO Poetry Slam Springfield, 6:30-9 p.m., Park Central Square Library,freeConcerto Concert, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Juanita K. Hammons HallDemetri Martin, 8-11 p.m., GilliozTheatre, $39Open Dancing, 8:30-9:30 p.m., TheSavoy Ballroom, freeSAC After Hours Presents: HarryPotter Trivia Night, 9 p.m., PSUFood Court, free

Friday, April 12Shop Downtown, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.,downtown Springfield, freeEcopalooza, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.,Missouri State University’s outdoorstage by the bear statue, freeAmerica’s Parks Through theBeauty of Art, 1-4 p.m., TheDunnegan Gallery of Art, freeArt History Symposium, 4 p.m.-7p.m., Springfield Art Museum, freeSAC Presents: Rock’N Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level One GameCenter, freeThe Good Body, 7:30-10 p.m.,Canvas Art Gallery, $10-$18Miranda Lambert and DierksBentley Locked & Reloaded Tourwith special guest Corb Lund,7:30-11:30 p.m., JQH Arena, $27and $51.75 plus handling feesSkinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10p.m., 306 South Ave., $10-$12NASA Observation Night, 8-10:30p.m., Baker Observatory, free

Saturday, April 13The Science Behind CoffeeRoasting, 10 a.m.-noon, DiscoveryCenter, $20The Good Body, 7:30-10 p.m.,Canvas Art Gallery, $10-$18The 5 Browns, 8-10 p.m., JuanitaK. Hammons Hall, $28 and $18Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10p.m., 306 South Ave., $10-$12

Sunday, April 14The Good Body, 2-5:30 p.m.,Canvas Art Gallery, $10-$18SAC Films Presents: “SummerWars,” 9-11 p.m., PSU Theater, free

Monday, April 15Potting Shed University, 6:30-7:30p.m., Springfield-Greene CountyBotanical Center, $5/person

By Kelsie Nalley The Standard

You all know that thereis whole milk that comesfrom whole cows, butwhat about cows withholes in them?

At Missouri State Uni-versity, the students in theWilliam H. Darr School ofAgriculture get to experi-ence these “holey” cowsfirst hand.

Cannulated cows arecattle that have been surgi-cally fitted with a portholedevice that allows accessto the rumen, the largestcompartment in the cow’sstomach.

The cannulated cattle,or cattle that have beensurgically fitted with aporthole-like device, at theDarr Agricultural Centerare part of a research pro-gram that observes the

effects of various types ofdistiller dried grain on thecattle’s performance. Thestudents in the departmentobserve how feeding thesteer different levels ofDDG can affect hayintake, digestion andmethane production.

Melissa Hudson, assis-tant professor of animalscience, said the idea ofcannulating animals, suchas cattle, came about when

a soldier in the Civil Warwas shot in the side. Thebullet wound would notheal properly and endedup forming a permanentfistula, an opening, to thesoldier’s stomach.

A doctor on sight dis-covered the soldier’s fistu-la and started to researchthe way the soldier wasdigesting his food.

The research learnedfrom the cannulated cows

can help educate farmersabout the best types ofgrain to feed their cattle inorder for them to performat their highest level.

The program started inthe fall of 2011. Sincethen, more than 250 Mis-souri State students haveworked with the cannulat-ed cattle.

There are four

By Peyson ShieldsThe Standard

Watching CaptainHook search for buriedtreasure seemed like amagical world in whichhaving mom hide a prizein the cereal box wouldnever come close ... untilnow.

Geocaching is a real-life, worldwide treasurehunt where sets of GPScoordinates lead you tothe treasure. It can betricky to figure out atfirst, but once you get it,you’ve got it. Here aresome simple Q&As tohelp you start your hunt.

How does geocachingwork?

According tohttp://www.geocaching.com, you must first regis-ter for a basic member-ship before beginningyour hunt. The basicmembership is free, andyou can even sign inthrough Facebook toshare your geocachingexperience with friends.

After you have regis-tered, you enter yourlocation and select yourhunt (beginner hunts arehighlighted in green).Then, plug the GPS coor-dinates into your deviceand begin your hunt.

What do I need forgeocaching?

The only necessitiesthat the geocaching web-site states is a GPS orGPS-enabled device, likeyour cellphone, and ahttp://www.geocaching.com membership.

Missouri State Uni-versity assistant psychol-ogy professor ErinBuchanan got into geo-caching four years agoafter seeing the movie“Splinterheads” that dis-played geocaching.

“If you are in the citywith good cell service,the geocaching app (fromgeocaching.com) will getyou pretty close,” shesaid in regards to the GPSdevice she uses. “If youwant to be out in thecountry or have betterfine-tuned searching, thesmaller handheld GPSdevices work fine.”

Where do I geocache?Anywhere! Log into

http://www.geocaching.com to get started. Oncethere, on the homepageyou can enter your zipcode, city or state. In theSpringfield area there arehundreds of options tokeep you busy. Buchananstarted geocaching locally.

Holey cow!

Ag students usecows with ‘holes’in their stomachsto study digestion

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The adventure of a lifetime

MSU gradprepares forsolo hike

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State graduate Marcus Ross will begin hiking the Appalachian Trail, astretch of 2,181 miles, on Friday, April 12.

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It’s kind of a voyageof self discovery asmuch as anything.

— Marcus RossMissouri State graduate

Illustration by Adam Simpson

Find yourown buriedtreasuresUse the warm springdays to hunt for hiddengeocaches in Missouri

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Leaving a musical legacy

By Kelsey BerryThe Standard

He sits down in hisoffice chair and is sur-rounded by four walls

covered with the smilingfaces of former students,loved ones and loved dogs.An array of framed awardsechoes past years of hour-long rehearsals, and packedshelves full of sheet musicand books write out the heart-felt story of his obvious pas-sion for music.

It’s apparent that the coor-dinator of choral studies GuyB. Webb has made quite thehome for himself here at Mis-souri State University. Andafter 54 years of teaching,conducting and growing, heis preparing to move on to hisnext phase of life as he plansto retire in July of 2014.

“My colleague asked me,‘Why are you retiring?’ And Isaid, ‘I’ve been at this since1959. You do the math.’ Andhe responded, ‘I don’t have to— that’s the year I wasborn,’” Webb said.

Where it all beganWebb grew up in Blue

Springs, Mo., where hisfather was a mortician.

“Sons of morticians aresupposed to go into that lineof work when they get of age,and I intended to,” he said.“But I sang at too manyfunerals.”

After he got involved inmusic, a teacher took him toNew York to study brieflybefore he considered going toundergraduate school.

“My father alwaysenjoyed music and promotedme studying music and voicelessons,” Webb said. “Myparents, though not veryhighly educated, were veryappreciative of the arts, and Ialways look back on that withgreat gratitude, because theyreleased me to do what Iwanted to do.

“My dad always support-ed me. I’d say, ‘Dad I’d liketo go back to New York justone more year’ — it wasalways one more year. Hefinally just saw the writing onthe wall.”

Webb studied voice atboth Juilliard School ofMusic and Columbia Univer-sity in New York City andreceived a Doctor of MusicalArts degree from the Univer-sity of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

He met his wife, Barbara,while he was studying at Juil-liard, and they are still mar-ried today. They have twochildren, Marsha and David,as well as two grandsons whoare featured often in the pic-tures that line the walls of hisoffice.

The Webbs also have afamily dog whom is verymuch loved.

Career and growthWebb started his teaching

at the University of Floridaand was there for sevenyears. He said when he feltlike he had done enough inFlorida he moved on to StateUniversity of New York Cort-land, where he taught for nineyears. After he had done his

time there, he went to teach atNew Mexico State Universitywhere he was the departmenthead, voice teacher andchoral director for five years.

Finally, in 1980 hereturned home to Missouri toteach at Missouri State Uni-versity, where he beganteaching voice, choral con-ducting and choral literature,and conducting concertchorale, chamber singers andcollegiate singers. He is alsoa member of the AmericanChoral Directors Association.

Webb’s relationships withhis students are very impor-tant to him and he still main-tains close bonds with hisstudents from Cortland. Apicture hangs in his officefrom a 1995 class reunion inNew York, where 75 of thosereunited students stood pos-ing alongside Webb withwater guns hidden behindtheir backs.

“After that picture wastaken, I stepped in front ofthe group and they all got me... I think I used to shoot themwith water guns when theywere students,” he said. “I’vealways enjoyed my students.We have a good time.”

Webb has led the MSUConcert Chorale to tourEurope 11 times and they areplanning on going again nextyear. The group also tours instate to recruit high schoolstudents, and the chorale isscheduled to perform in NewYork City on May 26 of thisyear.

A time for changeAlthough Webb has decid-

ed that it’s time to retire, he isunsure of what is to comeduring the next stage of hislife.

“I think I ought to some-times, and I decided I’d retirein 2014 in order to give MSU

good opportunity to find asuccessor,” he said. “I didn’twant to just quit all of a sud-den. I’ll ease down slowly,and July of 2014, I’ve decid-ed to hang it up. It’s going tobe difficult. I don’t know

what I will do.”Webb’s affection for his

students makes it clear howmuch he will miss them whenhe leaves, even though they

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Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State senior shortstop Kirstin Cutter pumps up the team before a doubleheader against the University of Missouri on Wednes-day, April 3. The Bears dropped both games in front of a record crowd of 537 at Killian Field.

Softball slumpBy Mike UrseryThe Standard

The Missouri State Bears (14-18) returned to conference play onApril 6 and 7 when they played athree-game series against IllinoisState at Normal, Ill., after droppingboth games of a doubleheaderagainst the No. 6/7 Missouri Tigers(22-2) on April 3 in front of arecord crowd of 537 at KillianField.

The Bears dropped the firstgame 1-0 to Illinois State, and thentook the second with a 7-4 victoryin doubleheader action on April 6against the Redbirds.

MSU was shut out in game onedespite creating offensive opportu-nities throughout the game. Seniorinfielder Stevie Pierce drew her79th career walkin the secondinning, placingher in third on theall-time walkslist at MSU. Lau-ren Eisenreichfollowed with asingle, and StaciaBoeckstiegel walked to load thebases with one out. Jones then bat-ted and laced a line drive to centerfield but it was caught. Piercetagged at third base but was thrownout at the plate. MSU loaded thebases again in the fourth, but werenot able to capitalize.

The bats were alive in the sec-ond game. Heather Duckworthdrove in four RBIs, including a

two-run home run in the first.Kirstin Cutter added to the run totalwith a two-RBI double in thefourth. Rebecca McPherson drovein a run on an infield single.

MSU couldn’t recover from arough first inning, and lost gamethree by a score of 9-1 on April 7.ISU roughed up Jones for five runsin the first. After keeping the Red-birds scoreless for two innings, shegave up two more runs in thefourth. She left the game and wasrelieved by junior Rachel Brisker.

Cutter drove in MSU’s only runwith an RBI-double in the third.ISU drove in a run in the fifth andanother in the sixth, and the gamewas called due to the mercy rule.

In both games against Missouri,MSU played well but fell victim tothe long ball combined with domi-

nant pitching bythe Tigers. TheBears lost thefirst game 12-0,which wascalled after onlyfive innings.MSU thenfound them-

selves on the losing end of a 7-0score in the second game.

“They threw their two bestpitchers at us, and their toughoffensive lineup put several ballsout of the park,” head coach HollyHesse said. “They did what top 10teams do — they played extremelywell.”

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State junior second baseman Ashley Brentz bobbles theball against the University of Missouri on Wednesday, April 3, at Kil-lian Field.

Bears struggle againstMizzou, Illinois State

Outfielderlights upbatter’s boxBy Mike UrseryThe Standard

If you were to ask coaches and team-mates about senior Lauren Eisenreich,they would all tell you the same thing:Eisenreich is looked up to as a leader, andthe glue that holds the team together.

“She is the heart and soul of this team,”head coach Holly Hesse said. “She keepspeople focused and keeps them up.”

Eisenreich’s performance on the soft-ball field backs up what her peers say. Shehas been a reliable defensive option in theoutfield. With more than 200 fieldingchances in her career, Eisenreich has com-mitted only five errors. She had a perfectfielding percentage in 2012.

Eisenreich also makes her presenceknown in the lineup. Twenty-six of her 82career hits have gone for extra bases,including eight home runs. She also has 45RBIs.

“She’s done a lot of good things forSteph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State senior outfielder Lauren Eisenreich has made her presence known in the Bearslineup with 26 of her 82 career hits going for extra bases, including eight home runs.

The Bears will suit up at home at 5 p.m. today, April 9, at KillianField to play Central Arkansas.

Next home game

They did what top 10teams do — they playedextremely well.

Holly HesseMissouri State softball head coach

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ScoreboxBaseball (19-8, 4-2 MVC)Friday, April 5Missouri State 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1Illinois State 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2

Saturday, April 6Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Indiana State 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 x - 6

Sunday, April 7Indiana State 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 - 8 Missouri State 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3

Softball (15-20, 6-5 MVC)Wednesday, April 3Missouri 1 1 0 0 10 - 12 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Missouri 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 - 7 Missouri State 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0

Saturday, April 6Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Illinois State 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1

Missouri State 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 - 7 Illinois State 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4Sunday, April 7Missouri State 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 Illinois State 5 0 0 2 1 1 - 9

Men’s soccerSaturday, April 6Missouri State 2Missouri S&T 0

Missouri State 1Oral Roberts 1

Women’s soccerSaturday, April 6Missouri State 0Tulsa 1

LacrosseSaturday, April 6Missouri State 1 0 2 1 - 4Missouri Baptist 3 2 1 2 - 8

Women’s golfSunday, April 7SMU/Dallas Athletic 14th of 15Club Invitational

Men’s golfTuesday, April 2ASU Red Wolves Classic 7th of 20

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CalendarTuesday, April 9Men’s Golf, 8:30 a.m.,ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational inMonroe, La.Softball, 5 p.m. vs. CentralArkansasBaseball, 6:30 p.m. vs. Missouri

Wednesday, April 10Softball, 6 p.m. at Arkansas

Friday, April 12Baseball, 3 p.m. at Southern IllinoisWomen’s track & field 6 p.m., K.T.Woodman Classic in Wichita, Kan.

Saturday, April 13Women’s track & field, 10:30 a.m.,K.T. Woodman Classic in Wichita,Kan.Softball, noon at Southern IllinoisMen’s soccer, 12:30 p.m. vs.RockhurstLacrosse, 1 p.m. vs. TBABaseball, 2 p.m. at Southern IllinoisSoftball, 2 p.m. at Southern IllinoisMen’s soccer, 4:45 p.m. vs.MidAmerican Nazarene

Sunday, April 14Softball, noon at Southern IllinoisWomen’s soccer, 1 p.m. vs.Central Missouri Baseball, 1 p.m. at Southern IllinoisWomen’s soccer, 4 p.m. vs.Missouri Southern

BriefsBaseball game givesfans opportunity totrade up T-shirts

At today’s baseball gameagainst Missouri, fans will havethe opportunity to trade in a T-shirt for a new, free shirt.

The first 100 fans to bring a T-shirt from any university to theBearWear trailer outside of themain gate of Hammons Field willreceive a free, new Missouri StateT-shirt from the University Book-store.

There will also be a limitednumber of shirts available for $5for fans not among the first 100.

The shirts that fans bring totrade will be donated to Convoyof Hope.

The game begins at 6 p.m.

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Soccer starts up


By John RobinsonThe Standard

The Missouri State men’s golfteam has been swinging strong allseason and hopes to finish strong.

The Bears finished seventh outof 20 teams in the Arkansas StateRedwood Classic on Tuesday,April 2, after climbing up fromeighth place the previous day.

Individual performances werestrong on this Bears team withfreshman Joey Johnson leadingthe way, going two under par forhis sixth top-15 place finish, com-ing in as the seventh best golfer ofthe day.

Juniors Nick Langley and EricStraub tied for 39th place, fresh-man Brik Brauburger tied for66th, sophomores Adam Welchand Mark Karlsen came in at a tiefor 72nd and freshman MitchMather rounded out the Bears’ top100 finishers in 84th.

Overall, the tournament wasgood for the Bears, coming inseventh out of a tough 20-teampool with such powerhouses asNebraska, who came in 18th.

The feat is made even moreimpressive when you considerthat this is a young Bears golfteam, with only one member ofthe eight-man squad being a sen-ior, and although some would beupset with the seventh place fin-ish, Bears head coach NealStafford offered a different opin-ion.

“We played pretty well in thesecond round, struggled in thelast round,” Stafford said.“Scores were real close. Only acouple shot different, but it wasOK.”

Stafford went on to describe it

as an opportunity to gain experi-ence and “learn from your mis-takes and move on.”

This year is going so well, infact, that the Bears are rankedthird in the Missouri Valley Con-ference and are looking to finishthe season strong. Despite thisconfidence, there was someuncertainty with this season.

“There was a little bit of uncer-tainty,” Stafford said. “We hadtwo really good years. Finishedsecond in the conference champi-onship last year and graduated acouple, but we have three fresh-men on the team who have allplayed very well, and evenexceeded my expectations for thisyear.”

Perhaps no one exceededexpectations more than Johnson,out of Ozark, Mo., who comes tofind himself with several top-10performances, as well as beingthe second-best golfer on the teamand 15th-best in the MVC.

Johnson isn’t letting it all go tohis head, though. He’s stayinghumble with what he’s achievedand letting the upperclassmen onthe team lead and teach.

Johnson’s been pleased withthe season so far, but his eyes, likemost of his teammates, are on theconference championship.

“I think people expect us tofinish strong,” he said. “WichitaState is playing really well. Theyalways are, but I think we defi-nitely have a chance to beatthem.”

As for what his mind goesthrough when he’s taking swingsand finishing strong, Johnson saidhe focuses on one stroke at a time.

“Swing by swing. You gottatake it one swing at a time andmake them count,” he said.

Monday, April 8, the teamtraveled to Monroe, La., for theWallace Jones Invitational.

The invitational concludestoday, April 9, and results werenot available at press time.

The team will end its season atthe MVC Championship in CapeGirardeau, Mo., on April 29.

Men’s golf finishes7th out of 20 teamsat Redwood ClassicFreshman JoeyJohnson leadsteam, ranked15th in MVC

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State freshman midfielder James Routledge slides into a Missouri S&T player during an exhi-bition game Saturday, April 6, at Plaster Sports Complex.

By Tim GodfreyThe Standard

The spring exhibition seasoncontinues for the Missouri State menand women’s soccer teams, withboth teams playing in exhibitionmatches on April 6 . The women’steam lost its first exhibition match tothe University of Tulsa in a 1-0game, while the men played a dou-ble header against Missouri S&T, a2-0 win, and Oral Roberts Universi-ty, a 1-1 draw.

Although the official season forboth teams does not start until thefall, both the head coach of thewomen’s team, Rob Brewer, and thehead coach of the men’s team, Jon

Leamy, are using the exhibition sea-son as a final tuneup before theteams take their summer break.

“The best thing you can do in thespring is to work on our game andprepare for the fall. We have a greatopportunity to play guys a lot ofminutes,” Leamy said.

The men’s teamLeamy said that he wants his

team to be “competitive with everyposition” by having reliable substi-tutes at-the-ready whenever a starteris suffering from fatigue.

“You want to start a game withyour best 11 on the field and thenwhen we add, or substitute, we wantto bring it up another notch. We

want to start strong and end evenstronger,” Leamy said.

Using the entire playing field isalso something Leamy and his teamare trying to improve on. Leamysaid that he wanted his players tostay away from being one-dimen-sional and using only part of thefield. Instead, Leamy wants hisplayers to use the entire field andmove the ball around.

The men’s team will lose twoseniors from the roster, Eric Martinand Ben Griffiths, but Leamy saidthat the team will be adding “newadditions to the team” when theteam returns for the fall semester. Tocatch those new players up to speed,Leamy said it will be important forhis veteran players to show them theway.

“It’s going to be so important thateveryone show the way, from thisveteran group, to bring those (new)guys up as quickly as possible,”Leamy said.

Men’s and women’steams take the field forspring exhibition season

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us,” Hesse said. “If you look at hernumbers, her hits and RBIs are aboutthe same. So she comes up clutch alot.”

Eisenreich’s inspiration to playsoftball comes from her father, formerMajor League Baseball player JimEisenreich. Jim spent 15 years in theMajors while playing for the Twins,Royals, Phillies, Marlins and Dodgers.She recalls how she often played ballwith her father beginning when shewas young.

“My dad is a big role model in mylife,” Eisenreich said. “I started play-ing when I was little, just like anybody.It’s just in my blood, I guess.”

Being the daughter of a Major Lea-guer, Eisenreich had the chance totravel the country with her father andwatch him play in several differentcities.

“He was gone a lot, but we got totravel with him during the summer,”

Eisenreich said. “I was too young tounderstand how cool it was, but I didget to experience a World Series andsee him play in some really coolplaces.”

The World Series she refers to is the1997 World Series, when Jim playedfor the Florida Marlins. The Marlinsdefeated the Cleveland Indians inseven games.

Eisenreich’s favorite thing aboutbeing at MSU is playing for the soft-ball program. When she talks about herteam, she speaks of them as if theywere a second family.

“Our team environment has alwaysbeen outstanding,” Eisenreich said.“We have such a close-knit team. It’sjust a big family here.”

Eisenreich’s closest friend on theteam is senior infielder Stevie Pierce.They have been friends since theywere both freshmen. Ask either one ofthem about their friendship, and theywill say they are sisters.

“I trust her on and off the field,”Pierce said. “It doesn’t matter what thesituation is, I know I can come to herfor anything.”

When she describes having Eisen-reich as a teammate, Pierce also usesthe word “glue” to emphasize Eisenre-ich’s importance to the team.

“She has amazing leadership,”Pierce said. “She’s very quiet, but shehas this power about her. She keeps usgoing, and she comes up big in clutchsituations.”

Eisenreich is majoring in psycholo-gy. She will graduate next month andplans to go to graduate school forsports psychology. She eventuallywants to coach softball at the colle-giate level.

SluggerContinued from page 6

The Tigers began the scoring ingame one with a solo home run off ofsophomore pitcher Chelsea Jones.They would add another run on a sac-rifice fly to make the score 2-0. Thegame remained close until the fifthinning when Missouri hit three morehome runs and added 10 additionalruns on the scoreboard to put thegame out of reach, 12-0.

“(Missouri) is always a good hit-ting team,” Jones said. “Hitting iscontagious. So after seeing their line-up twice, they started getting on aroll.”

Missouri pitcher Chelsea Thomasdominated the Bears’ offense overfour innings, recording six strikeoutswhile giving up just one hit to junior

infielder Ashley Brentz. Seniorinfielder Stevie Pierce and freshmancatcher Braxton Coil each had a hit inthe bottom-half of the fifth off of Mis-souri closer Lindsey Muller, but MSUwas unable to create scoring opportu-nities.

The break between games did notcause Missouri’s bats to cool off. TheTigers began the second game with aleadoff single off of Jesse Van Es.Two hitters later, Van Es gave up atwo-run home run and the Tigersjumped out to a quick 2-0 lead.

Van Es settled down and held theTigers scoreless from that point untilshe experienced soreness in herthrowing shoulder in the third inning.She exited the game and was relievedby Jones.

“She felt something in her shoul-der. We haven’t diagnosed it yet, butsomething went wrong,” Hesse said.

Jones had more success against theMissouri lineup in the third and fourth

innings, giving up only two hits whilestriking out one.

“I wasn’t expecting to go in asearly as I did,” Jones said. “I felt morerelaxed, and there was a lot less pres-sure.”

However, the Tigers struck forthree more runs in the fifth. With twoouts and two runners on base, Joneswas looking to get out of a jam beforeserving up a home run that extendedthe Tigers’ lead to 5-0. A two-runhome run in the seventh gave theTigers a 7-0 lead.

Missouri’s pitching duo ofThomas and Nicole Hudson held theBears to just three hits in game two.Pierce recorded two of MSU’s hitswhile Brentz had one.

MSU returns home to play CentralArkansas today for one game beforegoing back on the road to playArkansas on April 10. The gameagainst UCA will be at Killian Fieldand begins at 5 p.m.

SoftballContinued from page 6

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDUniversity of Missouri shortstop Emily Crane high-fives catcher Jenna Marston during a doubleheaderagainst Missouri State on Wednesday, April 3, at Killian Field.

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARDMissouri State midfielder/forward Katie Davis goes up forthe ball during the team’s first spring exhibition gameagainst the University of Tulsa.

Aside from skill, Leamy willalso be looking for his veteransto step up into leadership rolesthis season — not only on thefield but also in the classroom.Leamy expects everyone to dotheir part to improve their ownabilities as a player and theiracademics as a student, as wellhelp their teammates do thesame.

“They got to bring their bestand make sure they bring thebest out of each other,” Leamysaid.

The women’s teamBefore the spring exhibition

season began for the women’ssoccer team, good news camefrom the recruiting front aboutthe nine players who would beplaying for the Bears this fall.

“We are very excited to beadding such a talented class for2013," said Brewer in a pressconference in February. "Ournew athletes will complementthe returning roster very nice-ly.”

One of those new additions,transfer-student Molly Huber,has been playing with the teamthis spring and has displayedher ability to attack, whichBrewer said that the team hasbeen lacking.

Like Leamy and his team,Brewer is using the spring prac-tices and exhibition games toevaluate his players and seewhat they are able to bring tothe table. The players will beable to use the practices andplaying time in the exhibitiongames to develop their skillsand display their talent that theymay not have been able to showlast fall due to injury.

“We have (seven) moregames, so we should get plentyof minutes for everyone,”Brewer said.

The team will be losing fiveseniors from the roster due tograduation and two of them willbe Nia Williams and ChelseaVoet. Williams was the Mis-souri Valley Conference defen-sive player of the year last sea-son. Voet, who was the team’sstarting goaltender, logged1,679 minutes of playing timewhile recording a 1.07 goals-allowed average.

Brewer said that the teamwill have some big shoes to fill,but he also added that, eventhough they have only playedone exhibition match, his play-ers are showing that they canstep up in their own way.

“We got players who haveimproved a lot since the fall. Idon’t look at it as a one-for-onereplacement; I think our teamwill have different roles than(our previous team),” Brewersaid.

SoccerContinued from page 7

Men’s soccer 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at PlasterSports Complex against Rockhurst followed by a 4:45p.m. game against MidAmerica Nazarene

Women’s soccer 1 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at PlasterSports Complex against Central Missouri followed by a 4p.m. game against Missouri Southern State University

When do they play next?

• .217 batting average• 8 home runs• 45 RBI• 387 at bats• .326 slugging percentage• 126 total bases• .979 fielding percentage

Eisnenreich’scareer stats

Source: http://www.missouristatebears.com

‘Mad Men’ returnholds promise


Aloha the real Don Draper(Jon Hamm), and thank youfor coming back after a hiatusin season five. I sorelymissed your excessive smok-ing, your thought provokingad pitches and your steamyaffairs with brunettes.

Thankfully, creator, direc-tor and writer Matthew Wein-er decided to return you toyour old ways, which, alongwith the decision to not makeyou wear a Hawaiian shirt onyour vacation, was one of thebetter parts of Sunday’sepisode — especially when it

came to the clothes.“Mad Men” has always

prided itself on the slim-fitsuit and a super polishedlooking staff, but sadly, thatera seems to be coming to anend as the show nears the endof the ‘60s in season six.

Roger Sterling (John Slat-tery) breaks out a bright blueblazer for the office when wefirst see him at SterlingCooper Draper Pryce. I

should be thankful that he’seven wearing clothes, consid-ering we last saw him buck-naked and tripping on LSD,but since Weiner’s set mystandards high, I’m a littleupset with his wardrobechoice.

Also present was theinflux of facial hair and thebeginning of the ‘70s porno-stache. Don’s creative under-lings were sporting fullbeards and ‘staches at work,setting the stage for what’ssure to become an influx lateron.

Wardrobe choices aside,the premiere was very dis-jointed and fell somewhat flatafter almost a year of antici-pation. The episode jumpedback and forth between Donand Megan (Jessica Pare),Roger, Betty (January Jones)

— who’s still fat — andPeggy (Elisabeth Moss),without seeming to give any-one real focus in the episode.

The ladies of “Mad Men”have always been stellar, butthis episode seemed to dragwith Betty looking for herdaughter’s friend, who’s runaway, and Peggy interactingwith her new coworkers at arival firm in Manhattan.

Roger was stuck dealingwith the aftermath of hismother’s death and the real-ization that he doesn’t reallyfeel anything anymore. Is thissurprising? Not really.

Worst of all, our belovedred-headed beauty Joan

(Christina Hendricks) washardly present; only appear-ing in a few scenes to haveher photo taken for “publici-ty” for the firm.

Thankfully, Don managedto turn the episode around alittle bit by returning to theamazing character we wereintroduced to in season one.He creates an advertisementabout a man going to Hawaii,“the jumping off point” anddisappearing into theunknown, and for the NewYear, he wants to stop havingaffairs with women — or sohe tells the neighbor lady he’ssleeping with.

This falls into line with

the hints Weiner’s givenabout the focus of this seasonabout being happy with theperson that you look at in themirror, according to inter-views with The New YorkTimes and USA Today earlierthis spring.

This gives me hope thatmaybe this season will giveme more understanding ofwho Don really is and whatdemons he’s fighting in aneffort to be happy. And possi-bly an answer to that plagu-ing question, “Are youalone?”

“Mad Men” airs Sundaynights at 8 p.m. Central onAMC.

MeganGatesTelevisionReviewer

Season sixbrings Don backto his old habits,and then some

By Briana SimmonsThe Standard

5 Spice China Grill tookfirst in the overall People’sChoice award at this year’sSpringfield Sertoma ClubCashew Craze on April 3 atthe Expo Center, wherehundreds of people waitedin line to taste some ofSpringfield’s best cashewchicken.

A close second to 5 SpiceChina Grill was LeongAsian Diner, followed byLucy’s Chinese Food inthird place.

Event chairman NickBurlison said this year’s

event marks the 50thanniversary of the inventionof cashew chicken here inSpringfield, with 12 teamscompeting in eight differentcategories, including 5Spice, Mr. Yen’s, Lucy’sChinese Food, Pine Garden,Amazing Asian and Leong’sAsian Diner.

“Cashew chicken is likenothing you’ve ever tasted,”Burlison said.

Cashew chicken is a Chi-nese-American dish that haseither stir-fried or deep-fried chicken with cashews,chicken stock, oyster sauceand soy sauce. The inven-tor, David Leong, relocated

to the United States fromChina in 1940. He didn’treceive good feedback onhis recipes until his deep-fried chicken gained popu-larity in the Springfieldarea. Leong opened Spring-field Tea House in Spring-field in response to thegood feedback.

As a part of the celebra-tion of its 50th anniversary,Leong was present at theevent. At 92 years old,Leong no longer runs themain operations of the busi-ness. His son, Wing WahLeong is now the generalmanager.

“It’s amazing a dishwould catch on like this inthe Ozark area,” Wah Leongsaid. “We’re more con-cerned with getting oursauce out there right now.”

Leong’s famous cashewsauce is currently availableat five local grocery stores

including Price Cutter,Hyvee and Food for Less. Itwill soon be available atDillons.

Andrew Shields, Mis-souri State University soph-omore journalism major,compared two of the most

popular restaurants andtheir cashew chicken.

“I’m trying not to bebiased, but Mr. Yen’s ispretty good,” Shields said.“For them, it’s the taste ofthe chicken that got me.”

Then he tried Leong’sAsian Diner and their saucewas the most satisfyingthing about the cashewchicken, he said.

Chris Shelton, residentof Springfield for 47 years,said he loves all types ofAsian foods.

“It’s awesome, but Icould eat cashew chicken atleast five times a week,”Shelton said.

Asian foods, especiallycashew chicken, are a prettybig deal in the area. April 3was officially declaredDavid Leong Day in Spring-field, Mo. by SpringfieldMayor Bob Stephens duringthe Cashew Craze.

Best cashew chicken winner declared5 Spice China Grill reignssupreme in Springfieldfood competition

Josh Campbell/THE STANDARDRachel Cole (right) and Jenny Reynolds (left) offercashew chicken from Amazing Asian to local residents.


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Voters OK school, Wyrick proposals

By Trevor MitchellThe StandardStudent government elections con-

cluded Friday, April 5, and DavidSchneider and Brittany Donnellanhave officially been elected studentbody president and vice president forthe 2013-14 school year.Although they ran unopposed,

Schneider and Donnellan emphasizedin an interview that they wanted to beelected fairly and for students to knowwho they’d be electing, so they optedto campaign the traditional way withchalk and posters around campus.Donnellan said that the campaign’s

goal was “uniting students, facultyand staff to improve Missouri State,”and that one way they planned toaccomplish this goal was workingwith diverse student organizations,adding that “diversity is more thanrace.”Donnellan also said that “some-

times we don’t recognize how greatour athletics are,” and that she’d liketo work on building tradition and pride

at athletic events.Another goal for the duo is to work

with Residence Life to increase sus-tainability within the dorms, Schnei-der said. Donnellan added that energy-efficient washers and dryers are some-thing they’d want to put into residencehalls.Donnellan said that they wanted to

“serve as the liaisons between stu-dents, faculty and staff,” and Schnei-der said that one of the ways theyplanned to connect with students wasto hold town hall meetings.They also said there were other

projects they’d like to look into, suchas campus safety issues, a standardiza-tion of the plus/minus system withinindividual courses and trying to rein-state GradeLink, a database of gradesdistributed by professors that is nolonger in service.Ryann Graham was elected senior

class president, and said in an inter-view that his idea for the senior giftwould be some sort of an update to thestudent section of the Plaster SportsComplex, through repainting and pos-

sibly renovating some areas of the sec-tion.Graham also said that he’d like to

organize a senior mentoring programfor freshmen and said he thought itwould be “a great addition to theduties of the senior class president” tobe able to meet with incoming fresh-men and give them advice on suc-

ceeding in college.The Student Government Associa-

tion also reported that both of theWyrick proposals passed, as well asthe amendments to the SGA constitu-tion.The Wyrick fund is a student-sup-

ported fund that is used by students tomake improvements to the university.The first Wyrick proposal was for

the construction of a covered BearLine stop on Madison Street, near theband practice field. The estimated costis $62,785 from the Wyrick fund,which currently stands at$350,960.60.The second proposal was for the

creation of a third sand volleyballcourt on the Betty and Bobby AllisonIntramural Fields. The estimated costis $55,000, also from the Wyrick fund.Along with SGA elections on cam-

pus, Greene County Elections alsotook place last week on April 2. The “Classrooms For Kids” bond

and the “Teachers For Kids” levy bothpassed, as well as the continuation of aprevious sales tax increase.“Classrooms For Kids” is a $71.65

million bond for the construction of anew elementary school in southwestSpringfield and the renovation of sev-eral existing schools, and “TeachersFor Kids” is a 20-cent increase in thecurrent operating levy, intended tohelp hire new teachers to lower class

sizes.Craig Fishel was elected to the

Zone 4 City Council seat, defeatingchallengers Steve Makoski and Rod-ney Geurin, and Jan Fisk was re-elect-ed to seat A on the general council,defeating challenger Arthur Hodge,Sr.Jeff Seifried and Mayor Bob

Stephens were re-elected to CityCouncil, and Craig Hosmer took gen-eral council seat B, which was vacat-ed by John Rush. All ran unopposed.Annie Busch and Gerald Lee were

also elected to the Springfield schooldistrict Board of Education.

Student body president, senior classpresident elected; both Wyrick proposalspass; new City Council members elected,re-elected

What were the Wyrick Proposals?

Source: SGA Ballot

Proposal 1Construction of a coveredBear Line stop on MadisonStreet near the band practice fieldEstimated cost: $62,785

Proposal 2Creation of a third sand vol-leyball court on the Betty andBobby Allison IntramuralFieldsEstimated cost: $55,000

“Classrooms for Kids”A $71.65 million bond for theconstruction of a new ele-mentary school in southwestSpringfield and the renova-tion of several existingschools

“Teachers for Kids”A 20- cent increase in thecurrent operating levy, intend-ed to help hire new teachersto lower class sizes

What were the SpringfieldPublic Schools issues?

Source: Springfield Public Schools

identify invisible rights andprivileges white people enjoythat their non-white counter-parts do not and examiningthe issue of privilege withoutanimosity; ensuring everyonebenefits not only from justequal rights, but also fromequal privileges.

2. “It’s more than whatwomen want: It’s whatsociety needs” (3-4:15p.m. Wednesday, April 10,PSU East Ballroom)There are many things

people can think of thatwomen want, but this panelfocuses on the issue of equalpay, as presented by the vicepresident for leadershipdevelopment and educationfor the Special Olympics, a

director of access to designprofessions for the Institutefor Human Centered Design,a chief diversity officer fromThe Conference Board and aprincipal chief from UnitedHouma Nation.U.S. Bureau of Labor fig-

ures show that, on average,employed women make 77

cents for each dollar earnedby men. This panel asks thequestion: “In a world where52 countries (from Portugalto Pakistan, Britain toBermuda) have voted womeninto their top office since1960, when and how will theglass ceiling be shattered sowomen can contribute equal-ly at all levels, includingascendance to the presiden-cy?”

3. “Melting pot or ethnicstew: Which recipe forthe United States?” (9-10:15 a.m. Thursday,April 11, PSU EastBallroom)

“A hybrid society formedby influences of immigrantcultures,” or an ethnic stew,— “a society where culturaldifferences are maintained,celebrated and protected,”according to the PublicAffairs Conference’s website.

This panel will leave youwith more than just a School-house Rock song stuck inyour head.Panelists from Drury Uni-

versity, the SpecialOlympics, California Luther-an University and KaplanUniversity will discuss theseparate ideas of a meltingpot.Discussions will come

from questions such as:Which term best describesthe U.S. at the beginning ofthe 21st century? Are themelting pot and ethnic stewmutually exclusive? To whatextent are they present inAmerica today?

4. “There’s no sideliningBoomers” (3-4:15p.m.Thursday, April 11,PSU East Ballroom)No, this panel won’t dis-

cuss the Boomers restaurantthat once sat off of South

Kimbrough Avenue, or evenMSU’s mascot Boomer Bear,but rather the Baby Boomerspopulation that is aging. The opportunities and

challenges our aging popula-tion — 78+ million elders —faces will be discussed bypanelists from Indiana Uni-versity-Purdue, Texas TechUniversity, Miami Universi-ty-Oxford, Ohio and Mis-souri State President Emeri-tus John Keiser.

5. “Why does queer =fear?” (9-10:15 a.m.Friday, April 12, PSUTheater)This one may be a little

easier to figure out, but stillhas a different side to the dis-cussion of inclusivity in theLGBTQ community.“The emphasis is on

‘black and brown’ under thetheory that if gains are madein recruiting African-Ameri-

cans and Hispanics, the lawof averages dictates that ‘allboats will rise,’ as it were,”the description on the websitesays.Viewpoints will come

from panelists from GonzagaUniversity, Iowa State Uni-versity, Indiana University-Bloomington and an artist,illustrator. The Public Affairs Con-

ference is open to the public.Free parking will be availablein the visitor’s lot located offNational Avenue and MonroeStreet. Additional parking isavailable at Bear Park Northand Bear Park South, and afree shuttle will providetransportation to the PlasterStudent Union from bothparking garages.For a complete schedule

and list of speakers and theirbiographies, visit http://publi-caffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/schedule.aspx.

PanelsContinued from page 1 The Public Affairs

Conference is an annualevent created by MissouriState University thatfeatures keynotepresentations, paneldiscussions and specialevents, which touch onbusiness, family,international issues, thearts and education.

What’s the PublicAffairs Conference?

Source: Public Affairs Website


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cannulated steers at the Darr Agricul-tural Center. They each have a firstname that was hand-picked for each ofthem and are treated like kings of thecastle.

“Beau, Bob, Hank and Goggleshave the easiest and best job out of allthe steers on the ranch,” Hudson said.

The cows had a surgery performedon them at the age of two or three inwhich a four-inch fistula was cut intothe left-hand side of the cow to allowaccess to the rumen.

Once the fistula is made, it is fittedwith a cannula, a plug-like object, toprotect the hole from the outsideworld. The surgery takes about anhour, and the cows are anesthetized sothey don’t experience any pain.

Cows have four compartments intheir stomach, with the largest beingthe rumen, where most of the animals’digestion occurs. The digestion of thefood and nutrients is done by billionsof microorganisms that also keep thecow healthy.

It’s not all work and no play at Darr

Ranch, though. Hudson said there is aday when students get to come in withany food items, ranging from Snickersbars to Twinkies. Students get to placethese food items inside the steer andobserve how long it takes for the cowto digest each of the items.

The fistula does not affect the wel-fare of the steer. They still take in foodorally and live life practically thesame as the other steers on the ranch.They do not feel pain when studentsinsert their arms into the rumen to addor remove material. The removing ofmaterial, such as hay and grain, alsodoes not impact the cow because it caneat more food to replace whatever wasremoved.

If you want to find more informa-tion on the research being done withthe cannulated cows at Missouri State,you can contact the William H. DarrSchool of Agriculture. You can callthem at 417-836-5638, email them [email protected] or goby their office location at Karls Hall201.

CowsContinued from page 4

Photo Courtesy of Stephanie StockleyThis cannulated steer named Bo has a plug-like object that allows agriculture students toobserve the digestion of his food.

said.“They fidget,” Henderson

said. “I’ve heard it describedas having a motor that’salways on. They can’t sitstill. Their hands and feet arealways moving. They oftenhave trouble engaging inleisure activities quietly. Itcan be a lot of over-the-topstuff.”

The impulsivity associat-ed with diagnosing ADHDcan be the most dangeroussymptoms, according toHenderson.

“If they have a lack ofskills to change the behavior,people with ADHD do thingswithout thinking,” Hender-son said. “Younger kidsmight run out into the streetchasing a ball. They do somereal impulsive things that canbe scary.”

Psychologists like Hen-derson use the Diagnosticand Statistical Manual ofMental Disorders (DSM IV)as criteria to determinewhether a patient has ADHD.

“We want to make surethat we are looking at thediagnostic criteria,” saidHenderson. “Right now, youmust see the behaviors in twodifferent settings. Sometimes

this disorder gets diagnosedby only parent reports. I can’tdo that. I need to talk tosomeone other than a parent,because what we see in onesetting may not be true in theother.”

Though ADHD is usuallydiagnosed at an early age, thesymptoms can continue intoadulthood if left untreated,according to Henderson.

“Twenty-five years ago,there was a thought that peo-ple grow out of ADHD,”Henderson said. “That’s nolonger the thought. It’s achronic condition.”

Problems caused byADHD can present them-selves differently from agrade-school setting to col-lege life, Henderson said.

“College students can cer-tainly continue to have someof those same symptoms,”said Henderson. “You mayjust see it manifested a littlebit differently.”

She said the transitionfrom the structured environ-ment of elementary and highschool to the freedom of col-lege classes can pose organi-zational problems for stu-dents with ADHD.

“That structure is animportant piece of managingthe symptoms,” Hendersonsaid. “Students have to putthe structure in place them-selves or get some help in

college. People with thiscondition can be very suc-cessful in college. They mayjust have to work at it differ-ently than someone withoutADHD.”

The spike in diagnosesleft critics wondering if morekids have the disorder, or ifdoctors are diagnosing itmore loosely.

“There have been times inthe past ... there was a feelingthat it was way over-diag-nosed,” Henderson said.“Any time a child was just alittle bit out of control in theclassroom or at home, some-one wanted to say he hadADHD.”

Dr. Edward Hallowell is achild and adult psychiatristand New York Times best-selling author. A Times arti-cle, published March 31,cites him questioning howjustified some diagnoses are.

In the article, Hallowell— who has specialized inADHD treatment for morethan 30 years, according tohis website — called atten-tion to the dangers of doctors“making the diagnosis in aslipshod fashion.”

While he recognizes thereshould be caution in diagno-sis, Hallowell believes thatwith the right treatment andmedication, children andadults with ADHD canthrive.

In an article Hallowellposted on Jan. 31, 2012, heobjects to the public’s viewof the drug Ritalin.

“Ritalin continues to be apolitical football, a hot-but-ton issue almost on a parwith abortion or capital pun-ishment,” Hallowell wrote.“One is pushed to be for it oragainst it, while the right andgood position is to be forwhatever will help a childlead a better life.”

Henderson agreed thatmedication can be very help-ful in treating the disorder.

“If your child had dia-betes, you would get themthe medication they needed,”Henderson said. “There is aphysiological aspect toADHD, so medication can bevery beneficial as a part ofthe treatment.”

The controversy, she said,often stems from parents’concerns towards the effectsof medication.

“Parents always wonder,what are the side effects,what are the long-termeffects, so it’s always a bigstep for them to say, ‘put mychild on medication.’”

Ritalin and other stimu-lants like Adderall weredesigned to treat ADHDsymptoms, but can havedrastically different effectson someone who does notshow symptoms

“Looking at some of thebrain-mapping of someonewith ADHD, they producesome of the brainwaves thatare normally associated withsleep when they are in theirtypical daily routine,” Hen-derson said. “Many of thesemedications are stimulants. Itchanges the physiology. Thestimulant will not hype themup. It helps calm them downso they can focus. It’s notwhat you would expect.

“If you give the samestimulant to someone who isnot ADHD, it does exactlywhat the name implies,”Henderson said. “A collegestudent who wants to stay upall night studying will getthat effect if they truly do nothave ADHD. I’ve read thatsome college students willkeep their diagnoses privatebecause others students maywant to share their medica-tion.”

Steve Capps is a licensedpsychologist and the directorof Missouri State’s LearningDiagnostic Clinic where stu-dents who think they mayhave ADHD can go to getdiagnosed or students whohave already been diagnosedcan seek out accommoda-tions for completing class-work.

Students who can showdocumentation of diagnosiscan receive a letter from the

LDC that they can show toprofessors to be afforded out-of-class test taking or extend-ed time allotment.

“Usually it’s more dis-traction-reduced environ-ment they need than extend-ed time. I think distractionsare typically the biggestissues for them.”

The accommodations canallow the student to take atest in the clinic, at 300 S Jef-ferson Ave., instead of in theclassroom, according toCapps.

If a student requestsextended time for a test, theyare usually given time-and-a-half, though sometimes dou-ble time is allowed, Cappssaid.

“That’s almost alwaysenough,” Capps said. “Oncethey have the reduced dis-traction environment and thecomfortability of knowingthey have the extra time, Ithink that reduces some ofthe anxiety associated withthe testing. Often times, theyfinish in the allotted timethey would have in the class-room. It’s that comfort thatmakes the difference.”

More information onLDC policies is availablethrough the LDC page onMSU’s website. Students canalso call the clinic at 417-836-4787 to arrange accom-modations.

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three-sport athlete, includ-ing track and field, and thatthis race left him moreexhausted than ever.

Exhaustion seemed tobe common among the run-ners.

Ron Rosendahl, thethird place finisher in thefirst heat, said that he wasmore tired than he expect-ed to be. “The 2,200 stairs climb

at Hammons Field was themost challenging,” he said.“And in training I ran 15-20 miles a week.”

The Urban WarriorChallenge obstacle coursewas designed by the Mis-souri State UniversityArmy Reserve Officers’Training Corps, and a por-tion of the proceeds fromthis race went to theNational Military FamilyAssociation, an organiza-tion that helps the spousesand children of service-members.

The total amount ofmoney raised was notavailable by The Stan-dard’s press time.

To learn how you canparticipate in next year’sevent visithttp://www.embracethe-suc.com/.

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Ages 15-19Female: Shelby Hulsey, 2:34:22*Male: Logan Bryan, 1:34:00

Ages 20-29Female: Elle Miller, 1:59:18Male: Alex Dowell, 1:33:26

Ages 30-39Female: Kristi Edwards, 1:45:09Male: Ron Rosendahl, 1:34:52**

Ages 40-49Female: Gina Kilpatrick, 2:17:07Male: Darren Helton, 1:41:18

Ages 50-59Female: NA

Male: Dean Shultis, 1:34:45

Ages 60-99Female: Vanessa Stewart-3:11:24Male: Theodore Netzer 2:15:26

Urban Warrior Challenge results

1st Place Overall Male Carlos Ruiz, 1:29:59

1st Place Overall Female Rosie Laughlin, 1:36:26

*Current Missouri State student**Missouri State alumnus

Source: Amy Rosendahl

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDOne of the Urban Warrior challenges included crawling through a cement barrel. The course was 12.4km long andthe challenge had more than 400 participants.

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARDAnother obstacle participants faced was running through a reservoir of water. The first place male completed thecourse in just 1:29:59.


“I like the ones more hiddenaway in the woods (or as closeto it as you can come here).The ones in parking lots canget a bit odd when people arestaring ... so the ones in theparks are fun, or the multi-cache ones that are spreadthroughout the city,” she said.

Buchanan has even geo-cached in a city pipeline sys-

tem, her favorite cache of all.

How do I find the cache?First off, a cache is the

“treasure” you find while geo-caching. “Use the GPS to findthe cache, and nearly all ofthem have a signature page youare supposed to sign; some spe-cial ones don’t. They can betrivia type things or historicallandmarks,” Buchanan said.“Sometimes they are hard tofind because they are small oreven missing. There’s a guideon the website on how roughthe terrain is, how big the box

is that you are looking for andhow hard the cache is to find.”

What do I do once I findthe cache?

Log your visit and leave anitem of equal or lesser value ifyou take an item. Dependingon the size of the container thetreasures are in, you can findanything from toy cars to coolcoins. You can log your visit onhttp://www.geocaching.com,and it is even recommended totake pictures to share with yourfriends.

Anything else?“Geocaching’s big push is

cache in, trash out, where youclean up if the area is dirty,”Buchanan said.

So make sure you use yourmomma’s rules and leave thearea cleaner than the way youfound it.

Geocaching is a fun way toget outdoors and be active.Gather your friends, yourChaco’s and your GPS for afun, real-life treasure hunt.Who knows, it may even bebetter than Captain Hook’s.


continue to play pranks onhim to this day.“I came in Monday morn-

ing and my desk was nothere,” he said. “There were nochairs. There was no desk.There was just a music standwith my phone on it. It wasApril Fool’s.”

The students who took hisdesk and chairs were hidingout in the green room wherethey hid the desk while theyrecorded the whole event witha camera propped on a shelf inhis office. The video waspromptly posted to Webb’sFacebook.

“As you can see, I love mystudents,” he said. “We have agreat rapport, and I’m proud ofit.”

Sophomore music major

Jared Swope was one of thestudents in on the April Fool’sDay prank and has been a stu-dent of Webb’s for two yearsnow.

“I would describe (Webb)as a second father,” he said.“We spend so much time withhim that Concert Chorale isbasically a second family.Sometimes I show up to hisclass an hour and a half earlyjust to get more experiencewith him. He has such a repu-

tation and such a history inmusic — no one can match it.”

Swope said he plans toteach music at the high schoollevel and views Webb as amentor and the ideal examplefor his future professionalgoals.

“I hope to model myselfafter him, because he’s beenteaching for 54 years and henever once missed class untillike a week ago,” he said. “Hispassion drives the entire choir

area at Missouri State, and Ibelieve that he probably doesthe workload of two to threedirectors. He’s able to accom-plish it all just because he’s sopassionate about music andteaching.”

Senior music educationmajor Amelia Lawson hasbeen a student of Webb’s allfour years of her collegecareer.

“He really is committed tohis students,” she said. “His

door is always open at school,and you can always reach himif you need something. He’slived the experience to be ableto teach well, and he knowswhat he’s talking about.”

Webb will continue to leadthe concert chorale until hisretirement in 2014. Its finalconcert of the 2013 academicyear is scheduled for 7 p.m. onSunday, April 14, at St. JosephCatholic Church, located at1115 N. Campbell Ave.

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the trail.“You’re in the mountains

the whole time, it’s basicallymountain climbing,” Rosssaid. “I think a lot of peopledon’t realize that; they thinkit’s a trail like the NatureCenter. You’re on the ridge ofthe mountains; you’re not atthe bottom. You’re going upone and down the other.”

Ross said he isn’t as con-cerned about danger from

wildlife — black bears beingremarkably docile and snakesare an avoidable problem —so much as parasites, such asmosquitoes and ticks, and thediseases they carry.

“I’ll probably keep shav-ing my head,” he said. “I’dreally like to grow out a hugebeard, but there’s always therisk of ticks and stuff. A lot ofthe younger guys will alwaysgrow their hair out long, butthe older guys will alwaysshave their head and facebecause they know.”

Ross said he has packedmore food than he can man-age to carry, and plans onreceiving supply packagedrops, filled with food, cloth-

ing and other essentials viamail, should he request homefor them. With that beingsaid, Ross does plan onbringing one important pieceof modern technology: hisiPhone.

“It’s going to be turned off90 percent of the time,” hesaid. “I won’t be able to getany incoming calls. Mostplaces aren’t going to havereception anyways, but I fig-ure I can text people. I cancall my parents when they’reworried sick. I can post pic-tures on Facebook.”

Ross said he had his rea-sons for deciding to take thejourney alone, aside from thefinancial mountain facing

anyone who decided toaccompany him, but it is thefear of loneliness that rattleshim the most.

“I don’t usually get lonelyor homesick but that’s a pret-ty long time to be out in thewoods,” he said. “It could bereally good, or it could bereally bad; it affects people indifferent ways. It’s kind of avoyage of self-discovery asmuch as anything. People goand I think they’re really dif-ferent people when theycome back. It’s fear of theunknown, I guess.”

Ross is planning on a hikeof 20 miles a day and is com-mitted to the duration of thetrail, even the last treacherous

stretch literally named “TheOne Hundred Mile Wilder-ness,” a no-man’s land ofrocky terrain and a stoppingpoint for the hiker unaware ofwhere exactly he or she istreading.

“I’ve never started any-thing I couldn’t finish,” hesaid. “I never tried to do any-thing I wasn’t successful at.I’ve never been in the bestshape, I’m not the strongestguy, but I’ve never given upon anything. I plan on takingmy time and doing it right, Idon’t want to power throughit. I don’t want it to be thisphysical challenge, I want toenjoy my hike.”

Ross does not have many

plans following his life-changing adventure, save fora few more long-distancecontinental hikes.

“Maybe in the future Imight do some of the otherbig ones, like the PacificCrest Trail or the ContinentalDivide Trail, but I need towait and see how this turnsout,” he said. “I might do theAT and have a really goodtime and move on with mylife. I won’t know until I try.”

Ross said that anyone whowishes to trace his footstepson this arduous journey cando so by catching updates onFacebook, as well as hisbeloved blog, http://www.heartofmarcus.com.

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