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Â1ARROW•weekofFeb.26-March4,2014

University prepares to bring advising consultant to campus to review programLOGAN YOUNG COPY EDITOR

FacultySenate,withtheapprovalof

universityPresidentDr.KennethW.

Dobbins,willbringaconsultantto

objectivelyassessadvisingpracticeson

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity’s

campusthisspring.

Acommitteerecentlywasformedto

helpassesscurrentacademicadvising

oncampusandmadeaninitial

decisionthataconsultantwouldbethe

bestchoicefortheuniversitytohelp

evaluateand,ifpossible,improveon

thewaystudentsarecurrentlyadvised.

Aconsultantfirmhasnotyetbeen

chosen,butthecommitteehas

narroweditschoicesdowntothreeand

planstomakeadecisioninthecoming

weeks.

MicheleTapp,thedirectorofthe

CenterforAcademicAdvisingand

CareerServices,isamemberofthe

committeeandisinterestedtoseewhat

theconsultantwillhavetosay.

“Ourgoalisthatthey’llstudyus,”

Tappsaid.“[That]they’lltakean

in-depthlookatusandtelluswhat’s

working,whatmaybeisn’tworking,

howwemightwanttoimprove,looking

atwhatothermodelsthatotherschools

haveandjustgivingussuggestionsfor

howwemightbeabletoimprovethe

qualityofadvisingandimprovethe

studentexperience.”

AccordingtoTapp,thecommittee

hopestohavetheconsultanton

campusnolaterthanthemiddleof

April.Thecommitteewillgothrough

aboutatwo-monthprocesstoprepare

fortheconsultant’svisit,duringwhich

itwilltrytocompileasmuchinforma-

tionaspossibleaboutthecurrent

advisingstatus,fromstudentsurvey

resultstofacultyfeedback.The

consultantwillvisitforoneortwodays,

dependingonhowmanypeopleheor

sheneedstomeetwithoncampusto

gainenoughinsighttodevelopaplan

fortheuniversity.

CarolHeisserer,aseniorcoordina-

torintheCenterforAcademic

Advising,saidthatSoutheastneedsto

takeastepbackandlookatthebig

picturebeforeitstartstodelveinand

fixsmallerproblemsoncampus,and

thattheconsultantwillhelpputthat

bigpictureinperspectiveforthe

university.

Tappsaidthattheuniversityplans

tobecompletelytransparentwhenthe

consultantcomesinhopestoclearly

displaythestrengthsandweaknesses

ofcurrentadvising.Shehopesthatthis

transparencywillallowtheconsultant

todevelopthebestplanforthe

university’sadvisingstafftomove

forwardinthefuture.

“Weneedtoknowwherethe

problemsarebeforewecomeupwitha

diagnosis,”Tappsaid.

Thegoalofthecommitteeisto

developaplanandimplementthat

planwithinthreetosixmonthsof

receivingtheconsultantsreview.Tapp

saidthattheearliestavailabletimefor

thenewplantobeimplementedwould

bethefallsemesterlaterthisyearand

thatthesummermonthswouldbethe

easiesttimetoputtheplaninaction

andhavetrainingprogramssincethere

arefewerfacultymembersand

studentsoncampus.

Heisserersaidthatthetraining

programfortheacademicadviserswill

haveagroupapproach,acollaborative

methodwherealldepartmentswill

cometogetherandsharetheirsuccess

storiesandbestpractices.

“Ithinkit’sgoingtobenefitstudents

becauseitwouldprobablygiveusa

chancetohavemoreconsistencyinour

advisingacrosscampus,”Heisserer

said.“Ifwe’reallusingthesametools,if

we’reallawareofthesametools,

whetherwe’reprofessionalorfaculty

advisers,weallhavethesame

resourcesandknowhowtofindthem.”

Heisserersaidthatamasteradviser

programcouldbeintheuniversity’s

futureaswell.Thisinitiativewouldhelp

provideextratrainingforadvisersthat

enjoyadvisingandareinterestedin

improvingtheiradvisingskills.The

programwouldalsoofferincentives

andarewardsystemtorecognizethose

advisersthatareworkinghardtodo

theirjobswell.

“Ithinkitwillgivethem[the

advisers]thetoolsandtheconfidence

toconducttheiradvisingsessionsmore

effectively,”Heisserersaid.“Andsome

ofthemwanttodoitnowandjustdon’t

havethetoolsbecausewe’venothada

programmaticapproachtoshowing

themandtrainingthem.”

Tappsaidtheconsultant’sreview

willbehelpfulfortheprogram

consideringtheconsultanthasthe

abilitytobecandidandcompletely

honestwiththecommittee.This

honestywillhelpcreatethemost

effectiveapproachtoimproving

advisingasawholeoncampus.

“Ithinkwecanonlybenefitfrom

havingaconsultantcomeandtellus

whatwe’redoingrightandwhatneeds

improvement,”Tappsaid.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

STATE UNIVERSITY

STUDENT PUBLICATION

Feb. 26 - March 4, 2014 Student run since 1911

Pulling it all togetherPreparation for “Peter Pan: The Musical” better known as “Hell Week” was full of exhausting rehearsals and stressful technical work. With the first show being premiering on Wednesday, the crew can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Read more on pages 8-9. +

BRIEFSEducate

Southeast presents Criminal Justice Day

TheDepartmentofCriminalJusticeandSociologywillhost

itsannualCriminalJusticeDayfrom9a.m.to3p.m.

Tuesday,March4,attheUniversityCenter.Therewillalso

besomekeynotespeakersat3:30p.m.attheAcademicHall

Auditorium.

Studentswillhavetheopportunitytovisitwithagency

representativesfromlawenforcement,corrections,

conservation,privatesecurity,thedivisionofyouthand

familyservices,rehabilitation,socialworkandmilitary.

ReadthefullstoryonlineatsoutheastArrow.com.

Correction

Actorsnamesandrolesweremisidentifiedinlastweek’s

front-pagestoryabout“PeterPan:TheMusical.”Emily

StricklinwassupposedtoplaytheroleofPeterPan,Danny

KellettwastoplaytheroleofWendy’sbrotherJohnandJohn

PletkawastoplaytheroleofanIndian.TheArrowregrets

theerror.

ACTIVE AIR FORCE SECURITY FORCES OFFICER CAPTAIN MICHAEL HOLTZ NAMED NEW HEAD OF THE ROTC PROGRAM. READ MORE ON PAGE 6.+

DOWNTOWN JAM BAND REGULARS, THE MIKE RENICK BAND, WELCOMES THEIR 10TH YEAR OF PERFORMING. READ MORE ON PAGE 5.+

Michele Tapp and Carol HeissererPhoto by Logan Young

VISIT SOUTHEASTARROW.COM TO VIEW OUR ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY OF “PETER PAN: THE MUSICAL.”


THE BASEBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A 6-2 START THIS SEASON

BASEBALL starts regular season


COMPETE

EATING DISORDER 5KThe Eating Disorder 5K will take place at 10

a.m. on Saturday at the Arena Park Pavillion 1

to end Eating Disorder Awareness Week.+

Southeast Missouri State baseball team is 6-2 in the 2014 season. Archive photos

Steve Bieser begins second year as baseball coach

NICK MCNEAL

ARROW REPORTER

TheSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity

baseballteamhasstartedits2014regu-

larseasonwitharecordof6-2under

second-yearcoachSteveBieser.

TheRedhawkswontheirfirstgame

oftheseason,whichwasthebeginning

ofthethree-gameseriesinTulsa,Okla.,

againsttheOralRobertsGoldenEagles.

“We’rerealpleasedwithourstart,”

Biesersaid.“Wewentintoaverytough

venueatTulsa,Okla.,againstOral

Roberts.Theyhaveastrongtraditionof

beingaverygoodballclubandwewere

abletotaketwooutofthree.Theteam

feltliketheyweregoingtogetofftoa

reallygoodstart,andtheywentoutand

playedverywellovertheweekend.”

Bieser’sfirstyearastheheadcoach

endedwiththeRedhawksgoing26-33

overalland13-17inOhioValleyConfe-

renceplay.

Biesersaidthathisexpectationsfor

theteamaretojustcontinuetogetbet-

terwitheverygamethatitplays.

“Ithinkthethirdgamethere[against

OralRoberts],wereallygotshutdown

offensivelyandweneedtocontinue

tomakeadjustmentsthroughoutthe

courseoftheseasontogetbettereach

game,”Biesersaid.“Weexpecttoplay

areallysolidgamedayinanddayout

andhopefullyastheseasongoeswecan

progressandgetbetter.”

SoutheastfinishedsixthintheOVC

standingslastyearandwasalsopicked

tofinishsixthagainthisseasonbyOVC

headbaseballcoachesandsportsinfor-

mationdirectors.

“Ithinkeveryteamhasonegoaland

that’stowinaconferencechampion-

ship,”senioroutfielderDerekGibson

said.“DayinanddayoutIjustneedto

gooutandgiveiteverythingI’vegotjust

likeeverybodyelseontheteam.Ithink

thatweallapproacheverydayinthe

exactsamemanner.”

ThestartingpitchersfortheRed-

hawksareAndrewCroucher,Christian

Hull,TylerIago,RyanLenaburgandAlex

Winkelman.

Iagohaspitched12inningsforthe

RedhawksandholdsanERAof1.50and

hehasalsorecorded13strikeouts.Heis

2-0thisseasonasastartingpitcherand

shutouttheIndianaUniversity-Purdue

UniversityFortWayneMastodonsinan

18-0seriesopeningwinonFridaywhere

headdednineoutofhis13strikeoutson

theseason.

TheRedhawkssweptathree-game

seriesagainsttheMastodonsathome

thisweekend.

JuniorsecondbasemanJasonBlum,

juniorrightfielderDaltonHewitt,junior

thirdbasemanAndyLenningtonand

seniorfirstbasemanMattTellorall

accountedfor10ormorehitsthusfar.

“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisget-

tingourguystogel,”Biesersaid.“We’ve

gotalotofnewfaces.Thegoodthing

aboutspringsportsisthatthey’vebeen

togetherforalmostanentireschoolyear

beforetheyactuallystartedtheseason.

Onceyoustarttheregularseason

thenyou’reonthefieldandourguys

areinadifferentfight.Aswecontinue

totrustoneanotherIthink[everyone]

willseethatwewillstartplayingbet-

terbaseballandthat’ssomethingthat

everyteamgoesthroughisyoujust

wanttoseethatcontinualprogression

ofimprovingeachandeveryday.”

Tellorhasbeenatbat31timesthis

seasonandhascomeawaywitha.355

battingaverage,11hits,onehomerun

andsevenRBIs.Heisthereturningstar-

teratfirstbaseasherecordedateam-

higheighthomerunslastseason,a

team-high46RBIsandtiedwithBlum

fortheteam-highinhitswith73last

season.

Hewittalsohadaposition-clinching

seasonlastyearasheledtheRedhawks

inbattingaverageat.345bytheend

ofthe2013seasoninhissophomore

campaign.

AccompanyingHewittintheoutfield

isGibson,whohasstarted98gamesfor

theRedhawksthepasttwoseasonsand

wasnamedasafirstteamAll-OVCout-

fielderhissophomoreseason.

The25timesthatGibsonhasbeenat

batthisyear,hehasscoredfourrunsfor

theRedhawksandholdsa.280batting

averagewithsevenhits.

DuringGibson’sall-conference

sophomoreyear,hehitfor.338with

sevenhomerunsand38RBIs.Hewas

alsonamedNationalCollegiateBase-

ballWritersAssociationNationalHit-

teroftheWeekandCollegeBaseballInsi-

der.comNationalPlayeroftheWeekon

May2,2012.

Beingaseniorthisyear,Gibson’s

roleasaleaderonandoffthefieldhas

enhanced.

“Idefinitelythinkthat[leadership]

comeswithage,butyoudon’thavetobe

aseniortotakepartinleadership,”Gib-

sonsaid.“Ithinkwe’vegotalotofpure

guysonthisteam.Itrytodomypart

andsetgoodexamplesonandoffthe

fieldandwe’reaverybalancedteam.”

BRIEFSSoftball

Softball losses three games over weekendTheSoutheastsoftballteamwent1-3duringtheBlueCity

ClassicinSouthhaven,Miss.,overtheweekend.

TheRedhawkslosttoLipscomb11-0butthenwenton

tobeatLoyola-Chicago13-3onSaturday.

FreshmanpitcherAubryDennoallowedfourhitsand

threerunsinfiveinningsagainstLoyola-Chicagowhile

collectinhthecomplete-gamewin.

PitcherKeairaSchillingallowedsevenhitsandrunsin

thefirstinningagainstLipscombandtooktheloss.

TheteamlostagainstBallState11-2andMemphis6-1

onSunday.

Theteamnowsitsat4-5andwillhosttheAll-Missouri

CancerClassiconSaturdayandSunday.

Gymnastics

Team posts season high scoreTheSoutheastgymnasticsteamscoredaseasonhighof

194.300onSundaytowinatri-meetagainstTexasWoman’s

andCentenary.TexasWoman’scameinsecondwithascore

of193.825andCentenarywasthirdwith190.435.

AlyssaTuckerwastheco-championoftheunevenbars

eventwithascoreof9.825.Shealsoearnedall-around

championtitlewithatotalscoreof38.850.

AshleyThomaswonthefloorexercisewithascoreof

9.775.

Thenextmeetisat6:30p.m.onMarch7against

MichiganattheHouckFieldHouse.

Women’s Basketball

Redhawks win against Jacksonville StateTheSoutheastwomen’sbasketballteamwon59-48against

JacksonvilleStateonSaturday.

FreshmanBriannaMitchellscored17pointsand

PatriciaMackhad21rebounds.

TheRedhawksare9-18overalland5-9intheOhioValley

Conference.

Men’s Basketball

Lucas Nutt breaks games-started recordTheSoutheastmen’sbasketballteambeatJacksonvilleState

87-70onThursday.

TylerStonescored28pointsandJakeriousBradley

scored15points.Hemade7of14fieldgoals.

NinoJohnsonchippedin14pointsand10rebounds

whilePaulMcRobertsscored14points,onestealandthree

rebounds.

TheRedhawkscontinuedtheirwinningstreakon

SaturdayandbeatUTMartin77-74.

FreshmanAntoniousClevelandmadeashotfromnear

halfcourtatthebuzzertogiveSoutheastthewin.

Theteamis15-13overalland6-8intheOVC.

LucasNuttbrokeSoutheast’salltimecareerrecordfor

startingingames.Saturdaymarkedhis102ndgame,which

beatthepreviousrecordofDerekWinan’s101from2001-05.

TheteamhostsAustinPeayonThursdayfollowedby

MurrayStateonSaturday.

Tennis

Tennis stops three-game winning streak

TheSoutheasttennisteamlostitsthree-gamewinningstreakonSaturdayagainstSt.Louiswhenitlost6-1. HeatherRobinsonwastheteam’sonlyvictorandwon6-3,7-5insingles. TheRedhawkscontinuedtoloseonSundayagainstSIUCarbondale4-3. Robinson,MelissaMartinandValeriiaNagoviticinaeachwontheirsinglesmatches. No.2playerNagoviticinawon6-4,7-5. Robinsonlostherfirstset3-6butralliedtowinthenexttwo7-6(10,8).Shehasateam-highsixsinglesvictories. Martin,playingattheNo.6spot,won7-5,6-4. Theteamis4-4andhitstheroadtofaceArkansasStateat1p.m.onMarch8.


UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI -COLUMBIA FOOTBALL PLAYER MICHAEL SAM MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HE IS GAY

SOUTHEAST discusses Michael Sam


PLAY

Athletic director believes gay players would be acceptedBAILEY MCCORMICK

STAFF WRITER

MichaelSam,footballplayerforUniversity

ofMissouriandpotentialNFLdraftpick,

hasbeenmakingheadlineswithhisrecent

announcementthatheisgay.Countlessstu-

dents,teammembersandcoacheshave

proventobesupportiveofSam,whocould

becomethefirstopenlygayplayerinthe

NFL.

Samannouncedtohisteamlastyearthat

hewasgay.Withhismostrecentannounce-

ment,Samhasreceivedencouragementand

backlash.Someareafraidthiswillaffecthis

careerwhenbeingconsideredfortheNFL,

buthisschoolhasbeensupportiveinhis

decisiontobeopenlygay.

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityhas

yettodealwithasituationlikethis,butitis

possiblethatinthefuture,Southeastwill

havetoencounterthisissue.Thefootball

coachesatSoutheastdidnotreplyto

requeststomakeacommentonhowthe

footballteamwouldhandleorreacttoa

similarsituation.

MarkAlnutt,theathleticdirectorat

SoutheastandaformerUniversityofMis-

sourifootballplayer,madeastatementinan

emailonhowhefeltthesituationwouldbe

dealtwithatSoutheast.

“Weeducateourstudent-athletesand

stafftohaverespectforothers,”Alnutt

wrote.“Thisrespectisduetothefactthat

everyoneisdifferentandcomefromvaried

backgroundswhichincludeage,ability,

nationality,racereligion,sexualorientation,

socioeconomic,etc.

“Wedonottolerateharassmentatany

level.IfirmlybelievethatiftheMichaelSam

situationhappenedhere,itwouldbevery

similartoMizzou,oneofacceptancefrom

withintheparticularsportprogram,athletic

departmentandtheUniversitycommunity.”

DanielEckert,presidentoftheGay

StraightAllianceoncampus,saidhedou-

btsitwouldbethateasy.WhileEckertiscon-

fidentthattheuniversitywouldsupport

anymemberofthegaycommunity,hesaid

therearenoofficialpoliciesinplacetopro-

tectanathleteortheuniversityfrombac-

klash.Eckertsaidthereasonisbecauseof

Southeast’slocation.Eckertbelievesthatit’s

possibletheuniversitywouldhavetrouble

handlingthebacklashthatmayoccurfrom

thesurroundingarea.

“Iwouldhighlydoubtthattheywould

allowsomeonewhoisopenlygaytobeon

theirteamsimplybecauseifanykindofdis-

criminationdidhappenagainstthem,if

theywerethreatenedorattacked,SEMO

hasnothinginplacetoprotect[students]

forthatsituation,”Eckertsaid.“Thisuniver-

sityisverybehindanyprotectionsforthe

LGBTcommunityinthatthere’snoco-habi-

tationsstuff,there’snothingintheconstitu-

tionforsexualorientationorgenderiden-

tityoranti-discrimination.SoIfeellikeeven

iftheywereOKwithhimbeingopenlygay,

theywouldn’tbeOKforhimtobeonthere

simplybecausehemightgetthreatenedor

hemightgetattackedandtheyhavenoway

toprotecthim.”

Eckertsaidhestillhopesthatifthiswere

tooccuratSoutheast,theuniversityasa

wholewouldoffersupportandencourage-

ment.Asamemberofthegaycommunity,

heisinspiredbySamandhopesthedeci-

siontocomeoutwillnotnegativelyaffect

hiscareer.

“Ithoughthewasreallybravetodo

somethinglikethat,especiallysincenot

toolongagotherewasafootballteamthat

gotonthenewssayingoutrightthatthey

believethatgaypeopleshouldn’tbeallowed

infootball,”Eckertsaid.“Ithinkitshowsthat

it’sworthittocomeoutbecauseIknowalot

ofpeoplearescaredbecauseofthereper-

cussions.ButIthinkintheendifyoudon’t

doitpeoplewon’trealizehowgoodofaper-

sonyouare.Peoplecan’tdenythatheisa

fantasticfootballplayer.”

“We do not tolerate

harassment at any level. I

firmly believe that if the

Michael Sam situation

happened here, it would be

very similar to Mizzou, one of

acceptance from within the

particular sport program,

athletic department and the

University community.”

Mark Alnutt

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‘ELEMENTS AND MOMENTS’ DESCRIBED AS ‘COLLECTION OF MUSICAL GEMS AND MAGICAL MOMENTS’

UNIVERSITY bands combine for concert

PERFORM

Â4ARROW•weekofFeb.26-March4,2014 PETER PAN: THE MUSICALThe show opens at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in

the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. Read a

full preview of the upcoming performance

online at southeastArrow.com.+

Martin Reynolds Submitted photo

Southeast Concert Band and Wind Symphony play togetherThe bands will play music ranging from the 18th century up to as recent as 2012KARA JUSTIS ARROW REPORTER

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity’sWindSymphonyand

ConcertBandhavebeenpreparingfortheirupcomingperfor-

mancesincethebeginningofthesemester.

Thetwobandshavebeenpracticingpiecesthataredescri-

bedas“acollectionofmusicalgemsandmagicalmoments”

ontheRiverCampuswebsite.

TheWindSymphonymostlyconsistsofmusicmajors

whomustauditionfortheband.TheConcertBandisprima-

rilynon-musicmajorsandisopentoanyonewithmusical

experience.

“We’regoingtocoverawiderangeofmaterialliketheBaro-

queperiodinmusichistory,whichwouldbethe18thcentury

allthewayupuntilpresentday—thingsasrecentas2012.

Therewillbeawidevarietyofthings,notonlystylewiseor

periodwise.There’salotofdifferentmusicbeingpresented,”

MartinReynolds,directorofbandsatSoutheast,said.

TheWindSymphonywillperformapieceentitled,“Variants

onaMediaevalTune”byNormanDelloJoio.

“It’slikeasetofvariationsonatheme.It’satunethatmost

peopleknowasaChristmastune.Composersthroughout

musichistoryhaveusedthattuneandwrittenvariationsonit.

Thisparticularpieceisoneofthosesetsofvariations.It’sthe

mainthemeplusfivevariations,”Reynoldssaid.

TheConcertBandwillperformapiecebynativeMissou-

riancomposerClaudeT.Smithcalled“IncidentalSuite.”

“IncidentalSuitehasthreedifferentmovementsinit,”Rey-

noldssaid.“Thefirstoneusesareallykindofadvancedcom-

positiontechnique.Thenthereisarealprettynocturne.A

nocturneisanightsong.Thelastsectionisarondo.Arondo

isamusicalformwherethethemekeepscomingback.So

thatparticularpieceisarealchallenge,andit’sareallycool

piece.It’sgotallkindsofdifferentthingsinitthatmakeit

interesting.”

Thisconcertisentitled“ElementsandMoments”because

ofthedifferentstylesofmusicthatwillbeperformed.

“Someofthemusicthatwe’replayingisconsideredtobe

likeclassicalliteratureforbands,”Reynoldssaid.“Justlike

classicliteraturebyclassicauthors,thesearelikeclassical

musicalpiecesfortheband.They’realsonotjustyourrun-of-

the-millpieceseither.They’reimportantintermsofourstu-

dentsknowingthemandtheaudiencebeingexposedtothem.

That’skindofwherethe‘moments’sideofitcamefrom.The

‘elements’partisreallytheideaofearth,fire,windandwater.

Basedontheelementsoftheearth.Notthatallofthepieces

ontheprogramfitthatbill.”

Thisisoneoftwoconcertsthatthesetwobandswillper-

formthissemester.“ElementsandMoments”isat7:30p.m.

onMarch.4intheDonaldC.BedellPerformanceHall.There

willbeanotherconcertattheendofApril.

“Some of the music that we’re playing is

considered to be like classical literature

for bands. Just like classic literature by

classic authors, these are like classical

musical pieces for the band.”

Martin Reynolds


MANY LOCAL BANDS HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT THE MIKE RENICK BAND CONTINUES TO PLAY

BAND becomes mainstay after 10 years

SUCCEED


The music never stops for The Mike Renick Band

TYLER GRAEF ARROW REPORTER

It’sValentine’sDayattheRudeDogPubandbyaquarterto10

theMikeRenickBandhasfoundagroovehammeringoutThe

Police’s“MessageinaBottle.”

Sittingatatableinthecornerthere’sabearded30-something

wearingaslightfrown.He’snotlonely.Infact,there’sadark-

eyedbrunettecoziedupunderhisarm.Buthe’sfrustrated

tryingtoexplaintoastrangerjustwhattoexpectfromtheband.

Hesaysnottoworry,thathe’sheardthemplayplentyoftimes.

Hejustcan’tquiteputhisfingeronawaytodescribethem.“It’s

sorta.Oh,youknow—likeDaveMatthewsBand.”

It’sthestandardcomparison,andMikeRenickwelcomesit.But

whenconsideringthescopeoftheirfivestudioalbumsandcount-

lessliveshows,itseemswrongtopigeonholehisbandlikethat.

There’snoshortageofjambandsinacollegetownlikeCape

Girardeau.Butasotherbandshavecomeandgone,Renick’sis

enteringits10thyearofperforming.

Theiruninhibited,high-energyrompsacrossthelandscape

ofpopularmusichaveestablishedtheirreputationasoneof

Cape’sgo-to,good-timeacts.Butthebandmembersaremore

thanjustveteransofthedowntownbarcircuit.

They’veplayedThePageantinSt.Louis,avenuethatholds

upto2,000people,theGramophoneandColumbia’sBlue

Note;afactthatRenickrecalledwithsurprisingnonchalance

inhisofficeatKGKSradiostation.

“Obviouslyit’sneattoplayatbigger,well-knownvenues,

butIliketheintimacyofplacesliketheRudeDog,”Renick

said.“It’sjustafun,partyatmosphere.”

Intimateisright.TheRudeDogPubdoesn’tevenhavea

stage.Infact,patronspassrightthroughthebandastheywalk

inthedoor—asetupthatwouldbecomeproblematiconce

thingsgotintofullswing.

Thebarstartstofillupbythetimetheyfinishtheirfirstset.

ThecrowdisafewyearsolderthantheonegatheringfortheDJ

downthestreetatMixing10.It’sindicativeoftheuniquebond

Renickshareswithhisfollowers.Boththefanbaseandthefans

themselveshavegrownwiththebandoverthepastdecade.

“Thepeoplewhowerefirstcomingouttoseeusare30now,

youknow?”Renicksaid.

Mostaretheusuallate-20stype,butthere’sawhite-haired

manatthebarwhoswearsthattheMikeRenickBandisone

ofthemostreliableactsintown.HisnameisArchieandhe’s

livedinCapeforyears.Hestartshappilylistingareabandsof

asimilarcaliberliketheBigIdeaandtheWhistlePigs.When

herunsout,hecallsthebartenderovertovouchfortheCape

Girardeaumusicsceneandthrowinhistwocents.

Renick’snotshyaboutattributingthesuccessofhisbandto

thelocals’appreciationforlivemusic.Hesaidthateversince

hefirststartedperformingtherehasbeenaheavydemandfor

liveactsandthatdowntownvenueswerequicktocatchon.

“WhenIfirststartedplayingout,youhadplaceslikePort

Cape,theRudeDog,aplacecalledTheCamp,whichIthink

wasknockeddowntobecomepartoftheCasinoparkinglot,”

Renickrecalled.“Thenslowlyyouwouldseemoreandmore

placesstarttodothelivemusic.Peopleweren’tnecessarily

goingtowheretheclubDJwas.”

BackattheRudeDogPub,itcertainlylookslikethelocalsare

havingagoodtime.Thedancefloorgetsmoreandmorecrow-

dedastheirsecondsetcontinues.Thepatronswhoaren’tdan-

cingarequicktopointoutthatRenick’sisnotacoverband.The

FooFighters’“TimesLikeThese”isonlythesecondorthirdof

thenight.Theresthavebeenoriginalsongs,whichRenicksus-

pectsispartofwhythebandhasenjoyedlastingpopularity.

“Playingcoversisanimportantpartofashow,”Renicksaid.

“It’sagreatwaytodrawpeoplein…buttokeepthingsfresh,

weprefertoplayourownsongs.”

It’sanextensiverepertoire,andonethatthebandisproud

of,buttheyresisttheurgetoself-promote.Theyrarelyeven

mentionatitlebetweensongs.

“Ineversay‘Thisisoneofourownsongs,’andthenplay,”

Renicksaid.“Youjustplay.”

Tothemit’snotaboutthesongs—it’saboutthemusic.

Theyjustflowfromonetothenext.Onewomanbeginsto

sway‘onstage’amongthebandmembers,whomakesurethat

nobodydancingiseverleftwithoutabeat.

Untilsomebodystumblesintothedrumset.

Thebandjustshrugsitoff.Theyconsideritpartofthecharm

oftheRudeDog.Theyregroupandstartthingsbackup,glad

thecrowdisenjoyingtheshow.Therewasatimewhencrowds

wouldbethislargeevenforaThursdaynightgig,backwhen

Mixing10wasstillcalledDueNorthand“TheGreatRecession”

mighthavebeenjustanotherbadbandname.

Renickandhisbandwitnessedtheeffectsoftheeconomic

downturnfirst-hand.AlthoughdowntownCapewasnever

empty,itstillisn’tthesameasitusedtobe.ButRenickishappy

tosaythatithasreboundedinrecentyears.Thebandisalso

itchingtohittheroadagain.

“Wehaven’tgottenoutoftownasmuchasweusedto,”

Renicksaid.“It’ssomethingIwanttogetbackintothisyear.”

Asthenightstretchesintotheweehoursofthemorning,

theydon’tslowdown.Ifanything,thedrumsgetjazzier,the

bassgetsfunkierandthewailfromthatirrepressiblesaxo-

phonefillsthebar.They’rehavingfun.

Wherevertheydecidetogothisyear,theirfansneednot

worry.They’llbebacksoontoplaytheRudeDog.

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CAPTAIN MICHAEL HOLTZ HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE AIR FORCE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS

ROTC program led by active air force oicer

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ROTC program gains new leaderDAVID BELLEVILLE ARROW REPORTER

TheAirForceReserveOfficerTrainingCorpsat

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityhasanew

leaderintheprogramwhobringswithhim

almost20yearsofactiveAirForceexperience

aswellasamultitudeofaccomplishments.

HisnameisCaptainMichaelHoltz,and

whilestillanactiveSecurityForcesOfficerin

theAirForce,hewillserveastheEducation

FlightCommander,ortheinstructor,forthe

18cadetsinSoutheast’sROTCprogram.

HoltzhasgonetoschoolinFloridaand

CaliforniaandworkedinMontana,Korea,

andonafewotherbases.

AfterhisstintinKorea,Holtzearnedhis

degreeincriminaljusticeinNovember2003.

“BasicallyIhadbeenworkingonmy

degreeincriminaljusticeoneortwoclasses

atatime,chippingawayatit,”Holtzsaid.

AfterHoltzreceivedhisdegree,andafter

movingfrombasetobase,hewasabout

tocompletehis10thyearasanofficerand

importantdecisionsweretobemadeabout

hisfuture.

“Iwasgoingtohitmy10-yearmarkandIwas

like,‘OK,IneedtodecideifI’mgoingtodothis

andkeepgoing,’becausebasicallyonceyouhit

10yearsyoumightaswellstayin,”Holtzsaid.

Afterapplyingforvariousjobs,including

theFBI,anopportunitycameaboutthat

Holtzdescribedas“perfecttiming.”

“Itwasrightafter9/11,sothemilitaryas

awholewasplussingupandofcoursethey

neededmoreofficers,”Holtzsaid.

HoltzwenttoOfficerTrainingSchoolin

GrandForks,N.D.,wheretheywerelooking

forSecurityForcesOfficers.

“Iputinapackagetoattend[OfficerTra-

iningSchool],gotpickedupandthenmy

firstassignmentoutofOTSwasbasedinAri-

zona,thenIactuallywentbacktoMalm-

strom,Mont.,whereIwasaflightcomman-

der,”Holtzsaid.

Holtz’sjourneydidnotstopasaflight

commanderinMontana,however.Hethen

wentontoserveatScottAirForceBasein

Illinoiswhereheoversawtheday-to-daylaw

enforcementandsecurityforce.Hewasthen

deployedtoIraqandmostlyrecentlyhad

multipledeploymentsintheMiddleEast.

Eventually,heendedupatSoutheast.

“ItookanassignmenttotheMiddleEast

forayearastheAnti-TerrorismOfficer,”

Holtzsaid.“Basically,whenyoudoaone-

yeartour,youvolunteerforit.Afterwards,

youbasicallygetyourpreferenceonwhere

you’reassigned.”

HoltzmarriedinJune2013,soafterhis

tourintheMiddleEast,hewantedtotakea

jobthatwassuitableforhisnewfamily.

“MywifewaspreviouslymarriedandI

havean8-year-oldstepsonwhoisadouble

lungtransplant,andsohisprimaryphysi-

cianisoutofSt.LouisChildren’sHospital,”

Holtzsaid.“Soinorderforustostaycloseto

St.Louis,Ihadtofindanassignmentaround

thearea.ROTCasawholecameopen,and

therewereassignmentsthatcameup.”

Thatiswhentheopportunitytoteachat

Southeastpresenteditself.Holtz’sfirstdayon

campuswasJan.13andhesaidheisstillget-

tingacclimatedwithhisnewsurroundings.

“Thestateoftheprogramwasactually

prettygoodconsideringitdidn’thaveapri-

maryinstructor,”HoltzsaidoftheROTC

programuponfirstarriving.“Itwasnotas

badasIthoughtitwasgoingtobe.Theysaid

theyhaven’thadaninstructorforthepast

sevenyears.”

Holtzislookingforwardtomovingthe

programforwardduringhisterm.

“Mygoalsaretohelptransitionthepro-

gramfromwherewe’reatnowtoanactual

classroom,”Holtzsaid.“Rightnowtheplan

istohaveaconsolidatedMissouriGoldVete-

ransandAirForcesectiondowninBrandt

Hall’sfirstfloor,eventually.It’sgoingto

becometheShowMeMilitaryandVeteran’s

Affairsareaandbasicallyifit’smilitaryor

veteransrelated,thatiswherewe’regoingto

be,aone-stopshopforanythingrelatedto

themilitary.”

FollowinghistimeatSoutheast,Holtzwants

tocontinuetofurtherhiscareerintheAirForce.

“Iwillbemeetingwithmymajorsboard

inDecemberanddependingonhowthat

fallsout,Icouldbepickeduptocommand

myownSecurityForcesQuadrant,butthat

wouldn’tbeforanotheryearoryearanda

half.ButI’mguaranteedatleasttwoyears

here,nomorethanthreeyears,”Holtzsaid.

AsfarasHoltz’spast,hehasalottoremi-

nisceon.Holtzhasworkedwithboththe

ArmyandAirForceinthepast.

“ThebiggestthingthattheAirForcehas

taughtmeisit’sallaboutleadership,”Holtz

said.“There’salottobesaidaboutsympathy

andempathy,butatthesametime,making

harddecisions,doingthingsoutofyour

comfortzone,neverknowingwhereyou’re

goingtobefromoneyeartothenext,you

neverreallygetcomfortable.You’recons-

tantlychallengedtodobiggerandbetter

things.”

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35 STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM

EMERGENCY preparedness degree ofered

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Professor John Kraemer Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Southeast ofers new degree on how to be prepared when disaster strikesBRITTANY MYERS

ARROW REPORTER

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityisnowofferinganew

Bachelor’sofSciencedegreeinEmergencyPreparedness

thisyear.Thedegreewasfinalizedatthebeginningofthefall

semester.

JohnKraemerisanassociateprofessorandalsothedirec-

torfortheDepartmentofEnvironmentScience.Beforewor-

kingatSoutheast,Kraemerworkedinpublicandprivatesec-

torsfor16years.

“Iwantedtohaveworkexperienceandbringthattothestu-

dents,”Kraemersaid.“It’skindofwhatIalwayswantedtodo.”

Kraemersaidthathehasbeenworkingongettingthe

degreeavailableatSoutheastforawhile.

“We’vebeenworkingonthisideaforacoupleofyearsjust

tryingtogeteverythingtogether,andoneofthebigthingsis

thatweliveontheNewMadridfault,soitwouldmakesense

tohavesomethinglikethisdegreetobeoutthereforthestu-

dents,”Kraemersaid.

Withverylittlehypeaboutthenewdegree,Kraemersaid

thathecurrentlyhas35studentsinoneoftheclassesthathe

teaches.

“I’vegottenseveralphonecallsfromthepublicandthey’re

interestedalso,whoarealreadyworkingprofessionalandare

thinkingaboutcomingbackandgettingaseconddegree,”

Kraemersaid.

Thenewdegreewillhelpstudentslearnandpreparethem-

selvesforanydisasterorcatastrophethatmayoccurandalso

learnhowtocoordinatethroughvariouslevelsateitherthe

localcommunitylevel,business-endorregionallevel.

Studentspursuingthedegreegettoexperiencehands-on

learning.Kraemersaidthathehasstudentswhoarecurrently

workingfortheemergencymanagementinthecountyand

hasseveralstudentswhoaredoingalotofdifferenthands-on

jobsforhospitals.

“IhavestudentsrightnowthatareworkingforFEMA,”

Kraemersaid.“Soitwouldbeagoodopportunityforthe

studentstoworkatanylevelthattheywouldliketoparticipate

in,notonlypreparednessandresponsebutrecovery,too.”

Kraemerhopesthatthisnewdegreewillinterestagreat

numberofpeoplewhocangetthesebasicskillsthatwill

enablethemtogooutandfindjobs.

“There’sgoingtobea22percentincreaseinthejobmarket

through2016,”Kraemersaid.“Thatiswhat’sforecasted.After

that,wedon’tknow,butIsuspecttheywillkeepgoingup.Pri-

vatecompanieswillrealizethattheywillneedtobeableto

recoverfromanykindofdisasteroremergencythatmayhap-

pen.Thefastertherecovery,thebettertheeconomicarea

recovery,whichmeansbetterlivesinourarea.”

Acertificateisinthemidstofbeingprocessedrightnow,

whichwillrequireonly15hoursforstudentswhoareinteres-

tedinlearningaboutemergencypreparedness.Kraemersaid

thatitwouldbeinthepublichealth,environmentalhealthor

hospitalpreparednessareas.Thesestudentswillalsogetto

experiencesomeofthesamehands-onworkasthosewhoare

signedupforthedegree.

Anonlinedegreeisalsocurrentlyintheworks.

AllenGathman,associatedeanforonlinelearning,saidthat

hewouldliketohavethewebsiteupsoonthatwaystudents

whoareinterestedcansignupforonlinecourses.

“I’mworkingthroughmakingsurethatthecourseswillbe

there,”Gathmansaid.

AccordingtothedegreemapfortheEmergencyPrepared-

nessdegree,studentscanexpecttofindjobsorinternshipsat

placessuchashumanitarianorganizations,emergencymana-

gementservices,publichealthagencies,U.S.Departmentof

Agriculture,asaRedCrossemergencydirectorandmore.

“ItwillbehelpfulformanyofthefolksintheNational

Guard,”Kraemersaid.“Sothatwhenpeopleareout,theywill

getaccesstothedegree.That’sreallygoodbecausewhenwe

thinkofdisasters,wethinkoftheNationalGuardtoshowup

andhelp.”

ThedegreemapfortheEmergencyPreparednessstates

thatstudentsareexpectedtocomplete96hoursintheircurri-

culum,aminimumof120overallcredithours,completethe

universitystudiesprogram,CL001-004,WP003andMAPPat

thefreshmanandseniorlevels.

Studentswhoareinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthenew

EmergencyPreparednessdegreecancontactJohnKraemerat

[email protected].

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‘Hell Week’: inside the final days of preparation

Costume designer Will Lowery, left, and director Aaron Tuttle discuss a vest in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

From left to right: Brendan O’Brien, Layne Collier, Alyssa Cooper and Emily Grosland flying during a scene in the play. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Anna Hebrank working on Mrs. Darling’s costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Peter Pan’s knife in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Will Lowery, the costume designer, discussing costumes during the costume parade. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Noah Hendry working on Smee’s pants. Photo by Alyssa BrewerOne of the costume racks in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

A drawing of some of the Native costumes. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Courtney Rigdon working on a native costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Devon Humiston working in the set shop. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Everyone on stage’s attention was turned toward a woman sitting front and center during a recent rehearsal for “Peter Pan: The Musical.” She was speaking to a group of people on stage playing the roles of natives and Lost Boys, along with the actress playing Peter Pan. Peter was originally supposed to fly during this scene, but is not anymore due to last-minute changes made in the script. The production has entered “tech week” also known as “hell week,” the final week of rehearsal. The entire crew works multiple long days in a row. During the rehearsal the looks of confusion and stress were common among the actors and directors as they prepared to practice the scene again, but this time without having to worry about positioning themselves in a way to avoid a flying Peter Pan. “It’s called ‘hell week’ because it’s the week that all of the different aspects of the show are coming together, and we’re trying to learn the tempo of the show backstage as well as compete with the tempo on stage,” Southeast senior William Humphrey, who plays a pirate named Starkey and an unnamed native in the upcoming produc-tion, said. “We’re bringing in costumes and makeup for the first time and seeing how long we have for quick changes and how things are going to go backstage and lighting and bring in the orchestra. It’s very exhausting, more so than all of the other weeks combined because we have four different aspects to bring in as well as a crew to work with. It’s not difficult, but your focus level has to be at 100 percent all the time. There’s no slacking off during this week, and with that you have that monkey on your back saying ‘You have ‘x’ amount of days left until you open up’ and you’re wondering ‘God, is this going to happen? Is this going to take off smoothly?’” Director Aaron Tuttle, who is also an instructor of acting, musical theatre and directing at Southeast, said that everyone will work 11-hour days on the Saturday and Sunday before the production begins Wednesday. “With your last week then you have tech, this entire time we’ve been working with just the actors, just the performers. We have one piano player who’s been playing all our music for us and we’ve been pantomiming the flying and all this kind of stuff even for this show, but you know like any show, you don’t have all of the props,” Southeast senior Jacob Buckenmeyer, who will be playing Captain Hook, said. The final weeks of practice take place where the show will take place. In this case, it’s the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus. “We haven’t had any set pieces for this yet because of the time we have to get in the Bedell. But when you get to that last week you’re getting costumes thrown at you, and you’re getting full orchestra thrown at you, which is much more jarring than one would think. You’re just used to hearing this guy on the piano play everything and then all of a sudden you get this giant orchestra and you’re like ‘Wow, that’s totally different from what I thought it would be.’ So you have costumes and set pieces and full orchestra. “You have mics now and flying and all of this kind of stuff, and you’re not faking quick changes anymore. You actually have to do them, so now your timing is a little bit different so you start to get a whole feel for your journey through the show. ‘Hell week’ is just your period to figure all this stuff out. You’ve been working on one

piece of the puzzle and now everything is getting thrown at you.” To top it all off, the crew is now having to adjust to working with a new lead because the person playing the role of Peter Pan changed two weeks before the opening of the show. “To be completely honest, casting is one of the last elements that we actually do here in the department,” Tuttle said. “The design of the show, working with the creative team, working with the costume designer, the scene designer, the lighting designer, talking with my music director and my choreographer to design the world of the show. That happened, probably, Oct. 1. By the time it actually came to auditions, we knew the type of people we wanted in the show and the type of world that we had and how to pick people from the auditions and cast them in the right spots.” Tuttle said the reason the department begins planning things so early is so it can have time to purchase mate-rials for sets, build the sets and ensure the people involved in the casting process know exactly what they’re looking for in the character. “We really try to look at the students’ skills and what we have available and combine those two things,” Tuttle said. Once the director knows what he or she is looking for as far as characters go, it’s time to start casting. “God the audition. I’m always nervous before an audition,” Humphrey said. “Before I state my name and everything the butterflies are kicking in.” Tuttle said that auditions began in December for Peter Pan. “The auditions are posted. They’re not necessarily posted on the main campus, but you can call and ask for it,” Tuttle said. “We encourage people from the community to come in. I try to give priority to Southeast theatre and dance students. Obviously that’s what they’re trying to get their profession in. Everyone who is in the show is a theatre and dance major at this point. We didn’t have anyone outside in the community really come and audition, but they’re more than welcome to. Honestly, we want to have more people in the community involved if we can.”Humphrey explained that there was a singing audition and a dance call after. Call backs were posted the next day. “We did call backs up in Room 403 in the Seminary Building. We went through music and did a little bit of scene work, which is something I don’t usually see for any of the other musicals because he really wanted to focus on telling the story,” Humphrey said. “So we would do the scenes leading up to the songs, and I really liked that process.” Once auditions are over and the cast is set, rehearsals begin. At the beginning of rehearsals each member of the cast rehearses between six and nine hours per day. Depending on the production, actors may have to go through combat training or other types of training for up to four hours a day. “When you get cast for a show you have to realize that those month and a half or two months this is your job, this is your dedication,” Tuttle said. “We try at Southeast to really focus on ‘This is how it would be in the profes-sional world.’ In a professional setting you would be rehearsing eight hours a day very easily. That is your job.”


NAOMI BEVILL, SARAH PROCTOR, MARY O’CONNELL AND THE RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION WERE HONORED AT NO FRILLS 2014

RHA organization and staf receive awards

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Members of the Residence Hall Association No Frills

2014 Executive Board. Submitted photo

Residence Hall Association hosts regional conference to discuss organizationJAY FORNESS

ARROW REPORTER

TheResidenceHallAssociationhostedaregionalconference

that150studentsfromsevenstatesattendedwithSoutheast

MissouriStateUniversitystudentsreceivingawardsand

recognitions.

RHAhostedtheNoFrills2014conferenceFeb.7-8at

SoutheastanditsorganizationwontheBuildingBlockRHAof

theYearAward.ConferencechairMaryO’Connellwasgiven

theSilverPinAward,whilemembersSarahProctorandNaomi

BevillwereelectedtotheRegionalBoardofDirectors.

TheconferencehasgotthenameNoFrillsbecauseitisthe

businessconferencefortheMidwestAffiliateofCollegeand

UniversityResidenceHalls,orMACURH,andissaidtonotbe

anyfun,althoughSoutheast’swasprobablythemost‘frilly,’

accordingtoProctor.

“It’sallstrictlyprofessional,”Proctorsaid.“Wehaveajoint

boardroomwherewegooversomethingslikewhoisgoing

tohostthenextNoFrills,andthenwehaveindividualboard

roomswhereallthelegislationandbidsarespreadout.”

NoFrillstookplacemostlyinDempsterHall,withtheope-

ningceremonytakingplaceinGlennAuditoriumandthe

boardroomscontinuinginDempsterclassrooms.Theclo-

singbanquet,however,tookplaceintheUniversityCenter

ballroom.

“WehavetheMACURHpolicybook,andithasallofthese

policiesonthingsthatwedoandwhywedothem,”Proc-

torsaid.“Sowhathappensisthateveryyearpeoplewantto

changethepolicies.It’sahugebook,sothereareatonofpoli-

cies.Sometimestheywanttoaddpolicies.Sometimesthey

wanttoalterthepoliciesthatarealreadythere.”

Duringtheconference,thepiecesoflegislationwerediscus-

sedandvotedon,andmemberschosebidsforvariousawards

andpositions.

“Thisyearwehaverestructuredanddonealotofdiffe-

rentthingsthanwe’vedoneinthepast,andsogoingthrough

thedifferentawardsyoucanbidfor,IranacrosstheBuilding

BlockRHAoftheYearAward,”Bevillsaid.“Thisisanawardto

showhowanRHAhastakentheinitiativetochangeandredo

alotofthingscomparedtotheyearbefore.”

Inthe20-pagebidthatBevillandhercommitteestarted

workingonatthebeginningoftheschoolyear,Bevillshowed

howRHAhadconstitutionalchanges,provideddoublethe

numberofevents,addedanadvertisingcommitteeandadded

representativetraining.

“Wewonthebuildingblockawardanditkindofsaysthat

wehavesolidifiedyourRHAandyouhavebuiltitupand

you’vedoneagoodjob,”O’Connellsaid.“It’slikethebuilding

blockswhereyoustackthemup.It’slikewestackedoursup

right,sowegotrecognizedattheregionallevelforthatwhich

wasreallyexciting,andthenthedirectorhaseightsilverpins

hehandsoutathisdigression.Hedoesn’thavetohandanyof

themoutorhecanhandoutalleightofthem,andIwasactua-

llyfortunateenoughtoreceiveoneofthesilverpins,andthat

isthehighesthonoryoucanreceiveonthenationallevel.”

ProctorandBevillconveyedtheirintentiontobidforposi-

tionsontheregionalboardofdirectorsinDecemberandsub-

mittedtheirbidsearlyinJanuary.

“Theregionalboardofdirectorsiskindofyourexecutive

boardfortheregion,”Proctorsaid.

BothProctorandBevillhadtopresenttheirbidinfront

ofaround50peopleattheconferenceandspeakaboutwhy

theydeservedthepositionandwhattheywoulddointhejob

beforeansweringtheaudience’squestions.

“ItwasreallyscarygettinguptherebecauseIdon’tdogood

withQ&As,”Bevillsaid.“Ifreakedout.That’s50people,and

that’sthemostIhaveeverdone.Ican’tevendoaninterview,

andthat’soneperson.”

Theybothfoundoutthattheywereelectedtotheregional

boardofdirectorsduringNoFrills’closingceremonyandwill

besworninatthenationalconferenceinMay.

Proctor’snewposition,regionalcommunicationscoordi-

natorofrecruitmentandretention,willentailhelpingcurrent

schoolsgrowandre-affiliatewithMACURHaswellastryto

addmoreschoolsintheregion.

“BasicallywhatI’llbedoingislookingatalltheschools

withinourregion,notjusttheoneswhoareaffiliated,butany

schoolthatisinourstatesandtrytogetmorepeopletobea

partofourorganization,MACURH,”Proctorsaid.“Itisabig

dealtohavethesepeoplecomein.”

Bevill,astheregionalcommunicationscoordinatorof

administrativedevelopmentandprogramming,willheada

committeefortheMACURHconferenceinthefallaswellas

giveprograminggrantstoRHAsintheregion.

“I’mkindofaminiadvisertothe[programingcommuni-

cationcoordinators]ofotherRHAs,”Bevillsaid.“Everyother

weekwehavewhatwecallaPCCchat,whichiswhereallPCCs

cometogetherwiththecurrentregionalcommunications

coordinatorofadministrativedevelopmentandprogramming

onSkype.I’llbethereasaresourceforthemiftheyneedhelp

withprogramingoranything.”

MICHAEL DAVIS LECTUREWesley Lowery spoke at the Michael Davis

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SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityassistantprofessorErin

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crownedMrs.CapeGirardeau.Earningthistitlemakeshereli-

gibletocompeteintheMrs.MissouripageantSaturdaywhich

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Q: How did you get started with this pageant?Thestatepageantistheactualpageant.Thislocaltitle,“Mrs.

CapeGirardeau”isanapplicationprocess.Sotogetstar-

ted,yousendinyourapplicationandtheygiveyouatitle.So

Ifoundoutalittlemoreaboutit,andIsentinmyapplication,

andthenfoundoutIwasselected,foundoutIwasMrs.Cape

GirardeauandIwentforit.Thepageantactuallyhappensat

thestatelevel,sothereisnoMrs.CapeGirardeaupageant.

Thisisdifferentinseveralways.

Q: What does the title Mrs. Cape Girardeau entail, other than just advancing to Mrs. Missouri?

Theapplicationprocessgivesyouyourtitle,butnotonlydo

youjustgetatitle.Toapplyyouhavetohaveaplatform,which

isoneofthereasonsthatthispageantisdifferent.Mypageant

platformistheVintageNowFashionShow,andsothat’safun-

draiserthatPastimesAntiquesdoesandit’sfortheSafeHouse

[forWomen].Sowegettoraiseawarenessforourplatform.

OnceIhadmytitleIwenttoaworkshopinKansasCityand

theytolduswhattoexpectaboutthepageant,andwhatwe

needtobedoing.WhenIcamebackfromthatitwaslikefull-

forcepress,likewhatcanIdo,howcanIraisemoreawareness

andstufflikethat.

Q: How did you choose your platform?Allofthosethings,arethingsthatIlove:fashion,business,

entrepreneurship,agoodcause,women’sempowerment,

education,soitwasaverygoodmatchforme.

Q: What is the process at the Mrs. Missouri pageant and how does the platform fit into that?

Atthepageanttherearethreethingswegetjudgedon.The

interviewisthebiggestpart,it’s50percentofthescore.Then

youhaveyoureveninggowncompetition,andthat’s25per-

centandthenyouhaveyourswimsuitandthat’s25percentof

yourscore.WhathappensisonThursdayallofthecontestants

goonsortofanightonthetowninKansasCity,sothatshould

bealotoffun.

ThenwerehearseonFridaymorningandthenFriday

afternooniswhenwehaveourinterviews.Everybodysays

that’swhatmakesorbreaksyou,soI’mreallyexcitedabout

it.Thenthenextdaywepracticealittlebit,andthenhavethe

pageant.Wehaveouropeningnumber,thencomeoutinour

interviewoutfit,andtheyaskusonequestionaboutourplat-

form.Thenwegetchangedandcomeoutinourswimsuits,

getchangedagain,comeoutinoureveninggown.Thenthe

finaltopfewgetaskedthebig-ticketquestiononstage.

Q: If you win Mrs. Missouri, what happens after that?Theexcitingthingformeisifyouwinyouactuallygettocom-

peteforMrs.Americaandthenifyouwinthatyougoonto

Mrs.World.Itkeepsgoing.ButwhatI’mreallymostexcited

aboutis,yes,I’mgoingtohaveagiantpartyifIwin,butthen

I’vealsogotsomeideasintheworksforsomethingofachari-

tableorganizationthatIwanttostart.It’safashion-basedcha-

ritythatI’mgoingtostart,tohelpwomenwhoaredownon

theirluckobtainprofessionalworkclothingbecausethatcan

beveryexpensive.Peoplehaveasked,whatdoyoudoifyou

don’twin?AndIsay,haveagiantpartyandstartmyorgani-

zation,likeI’mdoingiteitherway.Thereissomethinginthe

worksbecauseit’sallofthethingsIbelieveinwithhelping

peopleout.

Q: How are you feel-ing about the pageant?I’msoexcited.I’mjustsoexcited.It’sbeenreallysuchaneat

learningprocessformebecause,likeIsaid,I’veneverdone

thisbefore.Sowhenyoutrysomethingnew,there’sallthis

stuff.Imean,IthoughtIwasaprettygirlygirlandthere’sstuff

thatIhadnoidea.It’sbeenfunforme,onmultiplelevels.

SomeofitisIlovefashion,soit’sbeenfunshoppingfor

dressesanddoingallofthis.Otherthingsithasbeengoodfor

mebecauseIteachbusinessclasses.Iteachmanagement,

leadershipnegotiation,thingslikethat.I’vebeenputtingall

ofthatintopractice—askingforsponsors,askingforoppor-

tunitiestomeetwithpeople,justreallypushingmyselftotry

newthings.It’sbeenexciting.Finally,it’sjustfun.Peoplewill

tellyou,I’malwayslookingforsomethingandthemainthing

isIgettogivebacktoVintageNowandgivebacktothesafe

house.

Q: Has getting prepared been a challenge with working?Yes.I’llsayaqualifiedyes.There’sbeensomanythingsgoing

on,butasanybodywhoknowsmewouldtellyou,Iwouldn’t

wantitanyotherway.I’mverycompetitive.Ilovestufflikethis,

butIwillalsosayI’vereallylaidmyselfouthere.I’vetriedall

kindsofdifferentthings.I’mpracticing,I’mresearching,I’mrea-

chingouttogroups,I’mlearningsomuch.EverythingI’vedone

hasbeenabsolutelyworthit,likeAbrahamLincolnsaid,‘Iwill

studyandgetready,andperhapsmychancewillcome.’Ifeel

likethat’swhatI’mdoingrightnow.Yeah,it’sbeentough.Yeah,

there’sbeenlotsofhoursthatI’vespentonit,butI’mexcited.

Q: Is there anything else about this process that you would like to say?I’lljustsayit’sbeenfun,it’sbeenexciting.Gettingtheexposure

willeventuallyhelpmycause.Ithinkforme,it’sjustexciting

gettingtomeetsomanypeople.AdaythatIgettomakeanew

connectionisagooddayforme,ofanysort—ifit’smejust

helpingsomeoneorsharingmycauseoranythinglikethat.

I’malwaysthinkingaboutpayingstuffforward.

Assistant professor Erin Fluegge Woolf has been crowned Mrs. Cape Girardeau. Submitted photo

What are you looking most forward to when the weather warms up?

Samantha Demarco Probably going on a picnic with my fiance.

Racharla Vikas Not having to run out to the shuttle bus.

Akula Arun Being able to spend more time outside because the parking is bad.

Scott Jones Going fishing and hunting.

PHI BETA SIGMA QTNA FORUMQuestions That Need Answers is a weekly forum

series. This week students will discuss

appearance: How Good Do You REALLY Look? at

7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the UC Tribute Room.+


ALEJANDRO SHRIMPLIN, A 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD WITH AUTISM, PLAYS AND LEARNS WITH STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

ASSIST with Autism members volunteer


HELP

Top: Southeast student and member of Assist with Autism Ally Heller poses with Alejandro Shrimplin, 4-year-old autistic child she has been working with for the past two months. Submitted photo Bottom: Jamie Norrenberns (left) and Sarah Derkos (right) represent Assist with Autism at a student fair. Submitted photo

Students help autistic child with Son-Rise ProgramJAMI BLACK DESIGN EDITOR

Foundersoftheon-campusorganizationAssistwith

AutismandSoutheastMissouriStateUniversitystudents

SarahDerkosandJamieNorrenbernsaretwooutofthe

10studentswhovolunteertovisittheShrimplinhouse-

holdonadailybasis.The10studentssplituptheweek

intotwo-hourshiftswheretheyworkwith,playandteach

AlejandroShrimplin,a4-year-oldchildwithautism.

WhenAlejandrowasdiagnosedwithautisminOcto-

ber2013,hisfamilydidnotknowanythingaboutthe

disorder.Alejandro’smother,CarmenShrimplin,atten-

dedtrainingforparentswithchildrenwithautismin

Massachusettsafterthediagnosisinhopesoflearning

moreaboutautismandhavingquestionsanswered.

“WhenIwenttothetrainingtheygavemehopeand

theywereveryoptimistic.Igotalotofencouragement

becauseImetalotofparents,”CarmenShrimplinsaid.“I

gothealingformyselfwhenIwasthere.”

Shrimplinwasalsotaughthowtoacquiregoodvolun-

teersatthetraining.AfterreturningtoCapeGirardeau,

sheknewshewantedvolunteersfromSoutheast.

“Carmenreachedouttoawholebunchofpeople

whoworkattheuniversityandIfoundoutsheneeded

helpthroughmyadviser,”Derkossaid.“Shegaveusthe

opportunityandthat’swhenwecalledCarmen,andwe

metupwithhertogetthingsgoing.”

Whileworkingtheirtwo-hourshiftseachweek,the

studentsuseatreatmentcalledtheSon-RiseProgram.

Itisamethodoftreatmentdesignedtohelpcaregivers

enablethechildrentoimproveinallaspectsoflife.The

programplacesemphasisonjoininginandmimicking

theactionsofthechildandprovidinganon-judgmen-

talatmosphere.Intheplaytherapyroom,thestudents

mustbeexcitedandexpressiveatalltimestokeephis

attention.

“Youhavetobesogoofy,andyoulooklikeamess

sometimesbecauseyou’rejusttryingtokeepthem

engagedandworkoneyecontact.Soyou’rereallycrazy

andyou’rereallyloud,”Derkossaid.“It’salotofenergy

andalotofbouncingaround.”

TheSon-RiseProgramiseffectivebecausethechildis

forcedtoengage,interactandbuildrelationshipswith

people.ThestudentshavebeenworkingwithAlejandro

usingtheprogramforthepasteightweeks.

“It’ssoamazinghowmuchhehasprogressed,”

Norrenbernssaid.“Heissuchanaffectionatelittleboy,

makingitsoeasytoworkwithhim.”

Despitehowmuchthestudentsmayenjoyworking

withhim,communicatingandgettingthroughtoAle-

jandrocanalsobechallenging.Alejandroisnon-verbal,

hehasdifficultiesexpressingwhathewantsandthestu-

dentsoftendonotunderstandwhattheyneedtodoto

meethisneeds.

“You’vepushedyourself,sowhenalittleboyissitting

nexttoyou,andhecan’texpressifhe’shappyorsador

mad,it’sreallyhard,”Derkossaid.

TheSon-RiseprogramalsohasaFacebookgroup

whereShrimplinisabletoconnectwithparentsinsimi-

larsituationsfromallaroundtheworldtosharestories

andgetherquestionsanswered.

Shrimplinlearnedthatautistictendenciescanbe

improvedwithachangeofdiet.SincelastApril,Alejandro

hasbeenputonaglutenfreeandcaseinfreediet.

“He’sgotsomedayswhereheisveryhyper,butIattri-

butethattoalotofthefoodsthatheeats.Sodefinitelya

gooddiethashelpedtremendously,”Shrimplinsaid.

Withtheknowledgeandhelpsheacquiredthroughher

resources,Shrimplinhasbeenabletoprovidethebest

situationpossibleforherson,andthevolunteersfrom

Southeasthavehelpedherinmorewaysthanshecould

everimagine.

“Thestudentshavebeenananswertoprayer,”Shrim-

plinsaid.“Ijustfeelvery,veryblessed,andIthankGod

foreachandeverysinglegirlthatcomesinhereeveryday

tohelp.”

CHOOSING THE RIGHT MAJORIn Best Practices When Choosing the Right

Major, students will discuss topics related to

choosing a major, course selection, etc. The

event will be at noon on March 5 at the UC.+

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A-TEAM MEMBERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO ON CAMPUS, ACTIVITIES THEY ENJOY AND FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT

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A-TEAM

ALEX FRISBY

A-TEAM MEMBER

Areyouandyourfriendsalwayssearchingforsomething

funtodooncampus?Well,I’vegottheperfectactivityfor

youandthreeotherfriends.GoplaywallyballattheStudent

RecreationCenter-North!

NowIdon’tknowaboutyou,butI’veneverbeenahugefan

ofgoingtothegymtoplaysometypeofgame.Igotothegym

torunonatreadmillandmaybedosomecoreworkouts.It

wasn’tuntilafewweeksagothatmyfriendsintroducedme

tothegamewallyball.AtfirstIwasreluctanttoplayuntilthey

explainedtomethatitwasalotlikevolleyball.Iplayedvolle-

yballallthroughjuniorhighandhighschoolandI’vemissed

playingsinceIcametocollege,soIagreedtotryitout.Once

westartedplayingIhadablastandhavewantedtogoback

everydaysince.It’stheperfectwaytorelievesomestressand

laughwithfriends.

Unfortunately,however,therehastobeatleastfourpeo-

pletoplayifyouwantittobefun,soI’veonlybeenabletogo

backwiththemoneothertime.However,Iplanonmaking

thatapartofmyworkoutsthissemester,soifanyofthose

threepeoplearereadingthis,getreadyforit!

Ireallyenjoygettingtospendtimewiththepeoplethat

introducedittome.Thatbeingsaidifyouhaven’tgoneand

playedwallyballyouneedto!It’sadifferentwaytoburn

caloriesthanjustrunningonthetrackforanhourplusit’s

freeandyou’llgettoenjoytimewithyourfriendsdoing

somethingdifferent.

MADISON BOEMECKE

A-TEAM MEMBER

WithallthegreatactivitiesthatStudentActivitiesCouncil

putsonthroughouttheyear,theLateNightBreakfastisdefi-

nitelyoneofmyall-timefavorites.Whodoesn’tlovepan-

cakesandsausageat10p.m.?Thebuffetisstockedfullwith

eggs,biscuits,fruit,cookiesanddonuts.Withamenulike

that,theLateNightBreakfastissurelyapopulareventallover

campus.Notonlydoyougetabuffet-stylemealfullofdeli-

ciousbreakfastfoods,thereisalsoacomedianthatperforms

whileyoueat.Itdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanthis,folks.Ilove

togatherabiggroupofmysororitysisterstogoandenjoy

yummytreatsandevensomelaughsalongtheway.

UsuallytheLateNightBreakfastcomestowardtheend

ofsemesters,rightbeforefinals,whichIthinkisagreatway

totakeabreakfromstudyingandrelievesomestressbefore

exams.

Thecomedianisusuallyprettygoodaswell.Oneyear

theyhadanimprovgroupperformduringtheLateNight

Breakfast,anditwasamazing.Everythingtheydidwasbased

ontheaudienceandnothingwasrehearsedbeforetheshow.

Itwasfunandtheentireroomreallyenjoyedit.

SACdoesagreatjobbringinginentertainmentactsfor

theseevents.KudostoSACforalloftheirhardwork.

Therereallyisn’tanythingbetterthanfreefoodandenter-

tainmenttohelpyourelaxbeforetakingfinals.Thatiswhy

theLateNightBreakfastisNo.1onmylistforfavoriteevent

everatSEMO.

MAURICE BURNS

A-TEAM MEMBER

Sincemovingoffcampus,IkeeptheamountoftimeIspend

hikingitshillstoaminimum,butthethingthatalwaysdraws

mebackaretheeatingoptions.Morespecifically,eating

optionsfundedbytheswipeofacardholdingmoneyI’llpay

inthefuture,whichforwhateverreasonmakesitallthemore

satisfying.

WhenImademydecisiontoattendtheuniversity,itwas

solelybasedonthefactthatI’dbeabletoenjoyPapaJohn’s

andChick-fil-Aonaregularbasis.Havingtheoptiontoeat

pizzaandchickensandwichesfromtwoofmyfavoritefood

chains,thoughhighlyunhealthy,iswhatinitiallydrewmeto

thecampusandcontinuestodosotothisday.Sincethen,

thecampushasaddedbothaStarbucksandaSubway,which

hasdefinitelyaddedtoitsappeal.I’mahugefanofcoffee

andthoughI’vetriedtostayawayfromSubwaysincereading

abouttheirprocessedmeatandbreadmadeofthesame

materialasyogamats,theystillhavethemostdeliciouscoo-

kiesandtheirfootlongsareonly5$prettymucheverymonth

ofyear,soI’mthereeightdaysaweek—twiceonthedays

I’mreallyhungry.

WhileIobviouslyenjoythehigherprofilediningoptions,

whenfeelingnostalgicI’mnotabovepiggingoutatthe

Towersbuffetamongsttheunderclassmen.Everynowand

thentheunlimitedBlueMountainPoweradeandmedio-

crebutstrangelysatisfyingpizzacallmyname.Thebiggest

downsidetoeatingatTowersisdecidingwhichcerealto

choose.It’softenathreewaytiebetweenCocoaPuffs,

CinnamonToastCrunchandLuckyCharmswithchoco-

latemilk,whichalwaysendswithmegettingabowlofall

three.

Thefoodoncampusprovidesanicechangeofpacefrom

hotsauceandRamennoodleswithouthavingtospend

moneycurrentlyinmybackaccount,soeventhoughIhave

tomakeanextraappearanceoncampustopurchaseit,it’s

alwaysworthit.

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