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Student government begins preparation to elect new executive board membersApplications for the executive board are due March 12JAY FORNESS ARROW REPORTER

StudentGovernmentAssociation’s

electionapplicationsfornextschool

yeararedueinthecomingweekswith

electionsoccurringApril2-3on

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity’s

campus.

“Thisiswhatiscalledthestudent

governmentgeneralelections,andthey

takeplacethefirstweekofAprilevery

year,”SGAvicepresidentGregFelock

said.“Theapplicationfortheexecutive

board,whichincludesthepositionsof

president,vicepresidentandtreasurer

aredueonMarch12andthenforany

ofthesenatepositions,whichare

designatedbycollege,aredueon

March24.”

Allstudentsareabletoapply,with

senatepositionsarrangedbycollege.

Eachcollegegetsfivesenatepositions

excepttheHollandSchoolofVisualand

PerformingArtsandSchoolof

UniversityStudies,whicheachhave

threepositions.

“Soastudentwillturninan

application,whichareavailableinUC

202,alongwitha50-wordbioanda

picture,”Felocksaid.“Andthenactual

electionsoccurontheportalandthey

aredonethatway.Studentscanbegin

campaigningforthosepositionson

March2,andusuallycampaignspick

upafterSpringBreak.”

Theapplicationsforsenateand

executivepositionsarethesame,even

thoughtheyaredueatdifferentdates.

“Theapplicationisprettysimple,”

Felocksaid.“It’sreallymoreofa

statementofcandidacy,soallitisis

yourname,whatpositionyou’re

runningfor,somebasicaddressinfo,

butthereisnotypeofinterview

questions.It’sjustreally‘I’mthisperson

runningforthisposition.’”

The50-wordbiographyandstudent

picturewillbeusedduringtheonline

election.Studentsvotingwillbeableto

clickonacandidate’snameandthe

candidate’sinfowillappear.

“Peopledovaryingdegreesof

campaigning,”Felocksaid.“Some

peoplegooutanddoflyers,chalking

andFacebook.Somepeoplejustmake

aFacebookpage,butitisapretty

simpleprocess,especiallyforsenate

positions.Executivepositionscanbea

littledifferent.Theelectionsalloccur

thesame,butsometimescontested

positionswillhaveadebate.Currently,

thereisonlyoneticketrunningfor

executivepositions,sorightnowthey

areunopposed.”

Felockaddedthatthereareusually

vacantseatsafterelectionsthatare

filledbytheorganizationthroughan

interviewprocess.

“Somecollegeshaveverycontested

races,whileinothersthenumberwho

fileforcandidacyendupgettingseats,”

secretaryJamiConleysaid.

Studentswhowanttorunforboth

anexecutiveandsenatepositioncan

doso,butcanonlyfilloneofthe

positions.

“Iftheyareelectedtoanexecutive

position,thentheirsenateseatwould

gotothenexteligiblepersonwho

receivedthemostvotes,”Conleysaid.

Campaigning,whichbeganSunday,

hasvariousrulesthatcandidateshave

tobeawareof.

“Everystudentwhofillsouttheir

statementofcandidacy,photoandbio

isgivenapamphletthathasallofthe

campaignrulesoncampus,”Conley

said.

Someoftheserulesinclude

candidatesmustaskpermissionfrom

theOfficeofResidenceLifebefore

puttinguppostersindorms,not

chalkingonwallsorunderawnings

andnothingpromotingyourcandidacy

canbenearthepollingstations.

“Wearealwayslookingforgood

people,especiallyintheexecutive

positionsandsenateasawhole,”

Felocksaid.“Itisagreatwaytoget

involvedandserveotherstudents,so

definitelyapplyifyouareinterested.

Definitelygoaheadandaskme

questions.”

Foranyquestions,contactFelockat

[email protected].

“We are always looking for

good people, especially in

the executive positions

and senate as a whole. It is

a great way to get involved

and serve other students,

so definitely apply if you

are interested. Definitely

go ahead and ask me

questions.”

Greg Felock

Spring Break DestinationsGot plans for Spring Break? Staying close to Cape Girardeau doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We’ve already mapped out a few options to keep anyone’s Spring Break fun and relaxing. Read more on pages 6-7. +

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

STATE UNIVERSITY

STUDENT PUBLICATION

March 5 - 11, 2014 Student run since 1911

BRIEFSBuild

Students construct house inside Polytech

JohnDudley’sConstructionMethodsofMaterial’sclass,

CM-243,gotfirst-handexperiencewhenitcomesto

buildingahouseduringthefallsemester.Thefinished

productisnowsittinginthebasementofthePolytechnic

Building.

Thirty-threestudentsgottopartakeintheprojectand

builtalloftheexteriorcomponents,includingtheroof.The

materialsforthehousecostnearly$7,700andmeasures12

feetby24feet.

ReadthefullstoryonlineatsoutheastArrow.com.

Read

Students join in Tuesday night book club

Southeast’sDepartmentofCampusLifeishostinga

Tuesdaynightbookclubseriesinconnectionwiththe

universityspeakerseriesthatisfeaturedoncampus

throughouttheyear.

Thebookclubiscurrentlyreadingthemostrecentnovel

byNicholasSparksentitled“TheLongestRide.”Thebook

clubalsogivesstudentstheopportunitytoeitherhavea

meetandgreetorpossiblyhavedinnerwithaspeaker.

Studentswillalsohaveanopportunitytobeenteredintoa

drawingtoreceiveaprizeforattending.


Discuss

Southeast Missouri State University student government discusses funding

Adiscussionwasheldatlastweek’sSGAmeetingabout

whatprojectstoincludeinthefundingbudgetfornextyear.

ThemajorityofSGAsupportsfundingtheCTASafeRide

andWINGSprograms.

OtherproposalsincludedCMO[ConstantlyMaking

Others]Fitreceiving$450tofundatriptoanupcoming

fitnessconventionandtheStudentDieteticAssociation

received$298toexpanditscannedfooddriveinnear-

unanimousdecisions.


Correction

AstoryintheFeb.19issueoftheArrowwasinaccurate.

NursingstudentKaylaDaviswasthefourthAfrican-Ameri-

canstudentadmittedinthattimeframe.

Also,thenursingprogramrequiresfoursemestersof

sciencecourses,notthree.TheArrowapologizesforthe

errors.

ALUMNUS KYLE TRIPLETT RETURNS TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY TO EXHIBIT HIS WORK. READ MORE ON PAGE 4. +

THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL TEAM STARTED ITS SEASON OFF WITH A 4-7 RECORD. READ MORE ON PAGE 2.+


COACH LANA RICHMOND IS IN HER 33RD SEASON AS THE SOFTBALL COACH

SOFTBALL begins season


COMPETE

PEACE WALKThe Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk was

held by Alpha Phi Alpha. Read about the event

online at southeastArrow.com.+

The softball team lost to Missouri State and Saint Louis on Saturday in the All-Missouri Cancer Classic. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Team faces challenge of multiple people out with injuries this season

NICK MCNEAL ARROW REPORTER

TheSoutheastMissouriStateUniversityRed-

hawkssoftballteamhasstartedits2014regu-

larseasonwitharecordof4-7undercoach

LanaRichmond,whoisinher33rdseasonas

theteam’scoach.

Richmondbecametheheadcoachforthe

Redhawksin1982andhasledtheSoutheast

softballteamtofourNCAADivisionIItour-

naments,oneNCAADivisionItournament,

fiveOhioValleyConferenceregular-season

championshipsandfiveOVCtournament

championships.

TheRedhawksbeattheHoustonBaptist

Huskies9-7onFeb.14inMonroe,La.,during

theMardiGrasClassic.Theywereledby

juniorpitcherandutilityplayerLindseyPat-

tersonwhohadthreeatbatsandproduced

onehomerunandthreeRBIs.

“Well,ourfirsttripdowntoLouisiana,

Ithoughtwehadsomestrongplaydown

there,”Richmondsaid.“Ifeltlikewewerein

bothofthegamesthatwelost.Ithinkthebig

thingwiththeteamistheyneverthoughtthat

theygotbeat.Theythoughttheywerenever

outofagameupuntilthelastout.Sothat’s

onethingyoucan’tcoachisthattheyalways

feltliketheywereinthegame.”

Southeastwent3-2inthetournament

andlosttoLouisiana-Monroe6-4andina

rematchagainstHoustonBaptistbyascore

of6-3.

Theteamwonitslasttwogamesofthe

tournamentinback-to-backgamesagainst

theGramblingStateTigersandfinishedthird

behindULMonroeandEasternIllinoisinthe

MardiGrasClassic.

Pattersonhitfor.273witheighthomers

and19RBIslastseason.Shealsopitchedin

reliefandhadarecordof3-2andthrewatotal

of242/3inningsandstruckout10batters.

Pattersonalsostartedin53gamesherfres-

hmanseasonandhada.244battingaverage

with25runs,fivehomerunsand28RBIs.She

hada2-0recordasareliefpitcherandstruck

outfivebatters.

ThisseasonattheplatePattersonhasa

.303battingaverageandhasscoredfiveruns.

Shehasonlypitchedoneinningsofarand

allowedfourhitsandthreeruns.

Currentlytherearefiveplayerswhohave

a.300battingaverageorbetter,including

seniorcenterfielderAlexisAnderson,sopho-

morethirdbasemanSavannahCarpenter,

juniorinfielderHayleeKrack,Pattersonand

sophomorecatcherChelseaSmith.

CarpenterandKrackhavestartedallnine

gamesandhavecombinedforfivehome

runs,12runs,27hitsand17RBIs.

Carpenterstartedin18gameslastseason

forSoutheastandhelda.288battingaverage

thatwasaccompaniedby17hits,onehome

runandsevenRBIs.Sofarin11gamesshehas

a.500battingaverage

SmithwasvotedtotheOVCAll-Newcomer

teamlastseasonwhenshehit.235andstar-

ted38games.

AccompanyingSmithontheOVCAll-

NewcomersteamwastransferAnderson,

whowasalsoonthefirstOVCAll-Conference

team.

Andersonhada.403battingaveragewith

ateam-high58hits,eighthomerunsand28

RBIslastseason.

Andersonhasproducedateam-highseven

runssofarthisseasonaccompaniedwitha

.346battingaverage,twohomerunsandfive

RBIs.

“Ourbiggestchallengerightnowissta-

yinghealthy,”Richmondsaid.“Andersonis

outwithanarm,RachelDunkinisoutwith

anotherarm.Wealsohavetwooutfielders,

SarahLindsieHeifnerandMeganTouchette,

outwitharms.We’vejustgotfourpeopleout

rightnow.Ithinkthebiggestchallengeright

nowistostayhealthysowecanputpeopleon

thefieldandseeourdifferentstrengthsand

playinggamestoprepareusforconference

season.”

OneofthestartingpitchersfortheRed-

hawksthisseasonisfreshmanKeairaSchi-

lling,whohaspitchedatotalof31innings.

“I’veneverquitfromnotbeingoneofthe

starters,butIcandefinitelysaycomparedto

beinginhighschoolandnowIhavetoactua-

llytrustotherpeople,”Schillingsaid.“Ican’t

doitbymyself,butIreallyenjoyhavingthe

weightonmyshouldersandbeingableto

produceforourteam.”

Schillingholdstheteam-highforstrikeouts

with25andhasawin-lossrecordof1-3.

“ThispastweekendinMemphis,Iknow

thecompetitionsteppedupandIfeltlikeour

hittersattheplateproducedforus,”Rich-

mondsaid.“We’vejustgottogetourpitching

staffrolling.Thetwolosseswehadtherewas

alwaysabiginningwheretheyscoredthe

runs.Thenweturnedaroundandhadabig

inningagainstLoyola.”

TheRedhawkshadanincrediblefifth

inningagainsttheLoyolaUniversityChicago

RamblersintheBluesCityClassictourna-

mentwheretheyscored10runstogoonto

win13-3.

“Youwanttogetasmanygamesunder

yourbeltaspossibletoworkthroughalotof

differentscenariosonyourdefense,inyour

battinglineupandalsoitgivesthefresh-

manpitchesachancetoknow,‘OK,Igotan

awakenthisweekend,somethingtoshar-

penupon,somethingtodo,somethingto

dodifferent,’”Richmondsaid.“Itjustprepa-

resthemfortheconferenceseasonwithmore

DivisionIcompetitionthattheyface.”

BRIEFSMen’s Basketball

Men move on to the Ohio Valley Conference TournamentTheSoutheastmen’sbasketballteamwon83-80againstAustinPeayonFeb.27.Thewin

allowedtheteamtoqualifyfortheOhioValleyConferenceTournamentforthefourthstraight

year.

TylerStonehas20pointsand11reboundsandtheteamshot60percentfromthefield

againstAustinPeay.

TheteamcontinueditswinningstreakonSaturdayandbeatMurrayStateindouble

overtime118-115.

JarkeriousBradleyledtheteamwith24pointsand10rebounds.

AntoniousClevelandhadaseason-highof21pointsandLucasNuttandTylerStonewere

recognizedforseniornight.

Theteamis17-13and8-8intheOVC.

TheRedhawkswillhittheroadtoNashville,Tenn.,toplayEasternIllinoisat8p.m.on

Wednesdayintheopeningroundoftheconferencetournament.

Track and Field

Men win OVC ChampionshipThemen’strackandfieldteamwontheOhioValleyConferenceIndoorTrackandField

ChampionshipsonSaturdayandthewomenfinishedfourth.

KevinFarleywonshotputwith58feet,1inchandCourtneyGapeluwonthewomen’sevent

withaheaveof51feet,41/2inches,whichsetanewOVCrecord.

BlakeSmithwonthe55-meterdashwithatimeof6.27secondsandChrisNavarrowonthe

hepathalon.

Themen’srelayracetookthirdandthewomen’splacedfourth.

CoachEricCrumpeckerwasnamedOVCmen’scoachoftheyear.

TheteamwillcompeteintheNCAAIndoorChampionshipsonMarch14.

Women’s Baketball

Women finished season on SaturdayTheSoutheastwomen’sbasketballteamfinisheditsseasononSaturdaywitha65-57winagainstMurrayState.Theteamfinished10-19and6-10intheOVCbutfailedtoqualifyfortheconferencetournament.

PatriciaMackhad11pointsand16reboundsinherfinalgameasaRedhawk.Sheranksthirdall-timewith865rebounds.

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THE CLUB PROVIDES THE OPPORUNITY TO NETWORK AND EXPERIENCE LEISURE ACTIVITIES

CLUB organizes outdoor adventures

PLAY

BASEBALL VS. BELMONTThe baseball team takes on Belmont in an

OVC Conference game at 7 p.m. on Friday at

Capaha Field.+

Recreation Enhancement Club member Allyson Rose at the Mark Twain National Forest. Submitted photo

Recreation Enhancement Club plans activities for the springDAVID BELLEVILLE ARROW REPORTER

TherearemanyclubsthatSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity

offerstostudents.Whetherastudentisinterestedinscience,

art,film,mathorsports,thereisanorganizationforit.The

RecreationEnhancementClubatSoutheastisgearedtoward

givingthestudentbodyanopportunitytonetwork,recreate

andexperiencenewrecreationandleisureactivities.

BrookeGrubb,asenioratSoutheastandathree-yearvete-

ranoftheRecreationEnhancementClub,isthepresidentof

theorganization.

“Whatwedoisweprovidestudentsleadershipopportuni-

tiesdoingoutdooractivitiessuchasbiking,canoeing,cam-

ping,hikingandcaving,”Grubbsaid.“Andalotofwhatwedo

dependsontheweather.”

Despiteweathergettinginthewayofsomeactivitiesthe

cluborganizedlastsemester,membersstillwereabletogoon

twohikingtripsandacampingtrip.

Grubbisexcitedthattheclubhasplannedtodoanoutdoor

activitythatithasneverdonebeforethissemester.

“Thissemester,ourfirsttripisgoingtobealittledifferent

thananythingwe’vedoneinthepast.Weareactuallydoinga

paintballingtripinacoupleweeks,”Grubbsaid.

ThetripwillbeonSundayatGatewayPaintballParkin

Bridgeton,Mo.,andanystudentiswelcome.Theclubwill

coverhalfofthe$30cost,whichincludesgearandequipment.

“Anyoneismorethanwelcometocome.Evenifyou’ve

neverdoneit,comegiveitatry,”Grubbsaid.

Grubbexplainedthatitisn’tdifficulttojoinforthoseinter-

estedinbeingapartoftheRecreationEnhancementClub.

“Youcaneithershowuptoanyofourevents.[Theclub]is

only$20.The$20coversgas,foodandaT-shirtfortheyear,”

Grubbsaid.

StudentscanalsoattendaRecreationEnhancementClub

meetingonthefirstWednesdayofeverymonthinParker

Room202atnoon.

Alongwiththepaintballingtrip,theclubhasvariousother

tripsplannedfortherestofthesemester.

OnSunday,March23,theclubisgoingonabiologyhike

attheLittleGrandCanyonnearMurphysboro,Ill.According

totheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture’swebsite,the

LittleGrandCanyonisa“deepboxcanyon”thatwascreated

duetoerosionovertime.

“Acoolandlushbottomlandhabitatthrivesonthecanyon

floor.Alongtheupperportionsofthetrailvisitorsencounter

expansiveviewsofthecolorfulcliffs,theBigMuddyRiverand

theMississippiRiverfloodplain.Thecanyonfloorshowcases

seasonalwaterfalls,largesandstoneoverhangsandtowering

beechandsycamoretrees,”accordingtotheUSDAwebsite.

TheclubwillusethehighropescoursenewtoSoutheast’s

campusonApril6andonApril20theclubwillhikeat

ElephantRocksandJohnsonShutIns.Toconcludethesemes-

ter,onMay4theclubishostingabarbecuesocialforthe

club’smembers.

Grubbhascreatedmanymemoriesthroughouthertimein

theclub.Shesaidherfavoritetripstotakearethecavingtrips.

“MyfirstyearwhenIfirststartedwewentonacavingtrip.

Thereisthiscavethattheclubhaspermissiontogointoonan

owner’sprivateproperty.I’veneverbeencavingbeforeinmy

lifeandwegetthereandallyouseeisthisbig‘oleholeinthe

ground,”Grubbsaid.

Grubbdescribedamysteriouswaterfallinsideofthecave

thatclubmembershavealwayswantedtoventuretoandfind

outwhatisbeyondit.

“It’soneofthoseweirdmysteriesasfarastheclubgoesthat

everyone’slike,we’regoingtofindthatoneday,butnobody

hasbeenabletogetthatfar,”Grubbsaid.“I’vebeenonthree

[cavingtrips],andeverytimeIgoit’sadifferentgroup,diffe-

rentdynamicsandwedodifferentthings.Thecavemaynever

changebuteverytimewego,peoplewonderatitbecause

peopledon’tgettodostufflikethis.It’salwaysjustagreat

experienceforeverybody.”

Aspresidentoftheclub,Grubbhasmanyresponsibilities

besidesenjoyingheroutdooradventures.

“Iactasanliasionbetweentheuniversityandtheclub,so

anytimeweneedanythingthatisuniversityrelatedsuchas

registrationandfunding,I’minchargeofallthat.Ialsorun

ourmonthlymeetingsandeveryofficerisrequiredtoleadat

leastonetripasemester,”Grubbsaidofherduties.

ThissemestertheRecreationEnhancementClubhasfive

officers,includingGrubb.

“Usuallywedon’thavethismanyofficers,”Grubbsaid,“but

membernumbersareup.Youknow,itworksgreatwhenwe

candivvyupresponsibilitiesalittlebitfurtherwithallofthe

otherresponsibilitiesmembershave.”

Asofrightnow,theclubhas25members.Formoreinfor-

mationonjoining,visittheclub’sFacebookpage“SEMO

RecreationEnhancementClub.”

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KYLE TRIPLETT, A 2008 SOUTHEAST GRADUATE, WILL SHOWCASE HIS ART AT THE RIVER CAMPUS BEGINNING MARCH 10

ALUMNUS hosts art exhibition

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A piece Kyle Triplett will display in the gallery entitled “In Other Fields, KS. #1.” Submitted photo

Southeast graduate returns to act as juror for Annual Juried Student ExhibitionTriplett’s exhibition will be on display from March 10-25 at the River Campus Art Gallery

ZARAH LAURENCE ARROW REPORTER

AfteroriginallycomingtoSoutheastMissouri

StateUniversitytoplayfootball,KyleTriplett

neverthoughthewouldbeholdingaBache-

lorofFineArtsinceramicswhenhegradua-

tedin2008.

Triplettrecalledtheinteresthehadfora

highschoolceramicsclassandenrolledfor

oneatthecollegelevelwhenaninjuryended

hisfootballcareer.

TriplettcreditsprofessorBenjieHeufor

beingapartofhisrediscoveryofapassionfor

art.Ahistorymajorinitially,theintroductory

ceramicscoursewasallittooktocompletely

alterTriplett’sfuturegoalsandaspirations.

“Tobehonest,Southeasthasalwaysbeen

asecondhometome,”Triplettsaid.“Irea-

llyandtrulykindoffoundmyselfthere.Ben-

jiehasremainedaclosefriendandmentor.…

IfeltlikeIcouldbeanadultthereand,sortof

thewayofanartist,reallyfoundmyselfthere.”

TriplettwillreturntoSoutheastthismonth

toexhibitashowofhismostrecentwork,pie-

cesfromanin-progressseriesentitled“In

OtherFields.”Triplettcombinesbothcera-

micsanddigitalimagingtocommunicatehis

messagetoviewers.Thephotographs,though

shotdigitally,areprintedontranslucentfilm

foran“oldstylecamera”appearance.

TriplettisalsoactingjurorfortheAnnual

JuriedStudentExhibition,whichwillbedis-

playedintheRosemaryBerkelandHarryL.

CrispIIMuseumatSoutheast’sRiverCam-

pus.AccordingtogallerycoordinatorKris-

tinPowersNowlin,theeventsworkincon-

junctionwithoneanother.

Thejurorusuallydisplaysasoloexhibition

attheRiverCampusArtGallerythemonth

priortothestudentshow.

Theselectionofthejurorisrotatedwithin

thedifferentconcentrationsoftheart

department,thisyearwhichgaveceramics

thevotethisyear.HeunominatedTriplett

asactingjurorforthe2014session.Powers

Nowlinsaidthatthisisthefirsttimesinceshe

startedworkingatSoutheastsixyearsagothat

thejurorhasbeenanalumnusofSoutheast.

“Weusuallydoalotofstudentworksinthe

RiverCampusArtGalleryeveryyear,alotof

studentexhibitions,”PowersNowlinsaid.“So

thisisanopportunityforthestudentstosee

whataprofessionalartistfromoutsideour

institutionisdoing.”

TriplettwenttoLouisianaStateUniversity

forpost-baccalaureatestudiesinceramics

andthenontoOhioUniversityforhisMaster

ofFineArts.

Henowworksasanadjunctprofessorof

ceramicsatKansasStateUniversityandisthe

ceramicsarearesidentartist.

AnativeofaruraltowninSouthDakota,

Triplett’sartisticexpressionoftenaddresses

landscapeanditseffectonaperson’slife.

TherelocatingTripletthasdonethroug-

houthisownlife,gainingexperienceina

varietyofplaces,hashelpedshapethese

ideas.

“Abeautifulimage,abeautifulpasturecan

havesomanydifferentconnotations,”Triplett

said.“Soit’skindofatoolIliketouse,andit’s

alsoaveryeasyentrywayinsomerespects.

We’reusedtolookingatlandscapepainting

andlandscapephotography,andIkindof

combinethatwithsomekindofcinematic

stylesetuporshots,almostlikeI’mcreating

asingleimageofalongerrunningstoryand

tryingtoapplynarrative.”

Triplett’smessagerevealsmoreaboutindi-

vidualpositionratherthangeographicloca-

tion.HerememberstravelingtoPhiladel-

phiaandthefeelingofbeinginanentirely

differentworldcomparedtohishometown.

Hewantshisarttospeaktothisseparation

ofhavingasenseofisolationandthebust-

lingculturalandsocialdiversitythatametro-

polisoffers.Triplettsaidthatneitherstyleof

livingismoreorlessright,buthisartaimsto

observeadistinction.

“Backhomeyou’reaperson,you’reacer-

tainkindofpersonincollege,you’reacertain

kindofpersonwhenyou’reatschool,you’re

acertainpersonatyourjob,”Triplettsaid.

“You’resortofthose—yourassociateperson.

You’retheveryfacetsofyourpersonalityand

howplacerelatestothat.”

Triplettsaidthatthoughthelarge-scale

imageswerekeptsimple,hehopesviewers

willbeabletorecognizethebeautyand“quiet

poetry”withinasettingorfigure.Healso

hopesthatviewersstudyhisart,thatitmakes

themthink.

“I’minterestedinpresentingsomething

thatmaybeasksmorequestionsthan

answers,”Triplettsaid.

Triplett’sexhibitionwillbeondisplayfrom

March10-25attheRiverCampusArtGallery

locatedinSeminary106.Areceptionwill

beheldonMarch7from5-7p.m.tocom-

memorateitsopening.OnMarch26,Tri-

plettwillhostajuror’slecturefromnoonto

1p.m.beforethebeginningofthestudent

exhibition.

“Hehadareal,kindofinterestingdialo-

guebetweenthosephysicalmaterialsofthe

ceramicsandthisdigitalprojectionthathe

wasshowingthoseagainst,”PowersNowlin

said.“Ithinkallstudentsshouldcomedown

becauseIthinkitwillreallyexpandtheir

understandingofwhatartisandhowitcan

functionintheirdailylives.”

ISA PROMThe International Student Association hosted

its second annual ISA prom night on Feb. 21.

For full coverage read the story on

southeastArrow.com. +

BE at the Game. HEAR your Name. WIN CASH!

Big enough to meet your needs,

small enough to know your name.

courtesy of MediCenter Pharmacy

A sincere thank you from the Redhawks to all the

students and fans who showed us their

support and spirit all season!

Southeast Athletics

selected one student’s

name at random during

every men and women’s

home basketball game

this semester to WIN

CASH.

Unclaimed prize money

was added to the

growing cash prize for

the next basketball

game. Student must be

present to win.

GoSoutheast.com

CongratulationsLindsey Leathers! Emily Heigel - $100

Nicole Simon - $1,100Claire Critchlow - $1,000

Jacob Day - $900Jordyn Szepanski - $800Allison Wiles - $700

Jonathan Harrington - $600Elizabeth Lehmann - $500

Amy Pohlman - $400Timothy Gilmer - $300Anna Steffel - $200Elaine Hendrix - $100

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Lindsey won $1,200 by hearingher name called while attendingthe women’s basketball gameon Saturday, March 1, 2014.


MIRCO TSCHARNER’S BAND ‘INVIVAS’ HAS PERFORMED IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

SWISS student finds success with music


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Southeast student a part of popular a capella group in SwitzerlandDAVID BOBER

ARROW REPORTER

HiddenamongthestudentbodyatSoutheastMissouri

StateUniversityisayoungstarnamedMircoTscharner.He

waspartofasix-manacappellagroupinSwitzerlandcalled

Invivas.

Thebandmembersallkneweachotherinhighschooland

attendedEvangelischeMittleschuleSchiers.Theywerepartof

theGraubündenyouthchoiraswellastheirschoolchoir.

Somedaysafterschooltheboyswouldgoacrossthestreet

toabartorelax.ThedrinkingageinSwitzerlandis16,so

thiswasanormalthingformosthighschoolstudents.They

wouldspendallnighttheresometimes.Everytimetheydrank

together,theywouldtaptheirglassesagainsteachother’sand

singthedrinkingsong,“Inviva.”

“Wedrinkbeersandeverytimewe’dcheer,we’dsingadrin-

kingsong,‘Inviva.’Invivameans‘forliving,’”Tscharnersaid.

That’swhentheygottheideatostartabandtogether.

“Oneofmybestfriendshadtheidea,‘Let’sdoanacappe-

llagroup.Imeanweliketosing,let’sdoitlikeTheWiseGuys,”

Tscharnersaid.

TheWiseGuysareafamousacappellagroupfromGer-

manythatprovidedalotofinspirationforInvivas.

“WetookInvivasbecausewesaidthat‘Inviva’thedrinking

songdescribesusthebest,”Tscharnersaid.

Theprincipalattheirhighschoolheardthatthesixboys

fromtheschoolhadformedaband,soheaskedthemtoper-

formattheschoolprom.Theirfirstshowwasasuccessand

openedapaththatledtoevengreatersuccess.

“Wegotinvitedforaneventwhereabirthdayis,”Tschar-

nersaid.“Andlatersomeonethereheardaboutit,toldsome

friendandthisfriendhadsomethinglikethat,soitspread

out.”

Astheirpopularitybegantoblossom,theystartedgetting

biggerandbettershows.EveryyearinSwitzerland,aconcert

isheldonEaster.

“ThenwegotinvitedfortheEasterConcert,”Tscharner

said.“Weonlyhadanadvertisementinthelocalnewspa-

per,buttheroomwasfulllikeover200people.Itwassurpri-

sing.Wesangwiththesheetmusicinfrontofusandwebarely

movedbutthepeoplelikeditbecausewearecharmingand

goodlookingandallthat.”

Usingsomeoftheirconnections,theybookedseveralmore

concerts.

“Wehadaconcertinalocalartplace,whichissmall,but

wegotinvitedforthisbecausetheorganizerforthisartcen-

terisalsothesecretaryatourschool,sosheknewus,”Tschar-

nersaid.

Theirnextconcertwastheticketintomanymore,bigger

shows.

“Thechiefofthebankheardaboutus,andheisactually

anex-studentfrommyfatherbecausemyfather’sateacher,”

Tscharnersaid.“Sohecamethereandheheardusandhewas

amazedbyus.Hewantedtoinviteusforthisbankthing.And

itwasinacongresscenter.Wewentthere,andtherewasover

700people.Weperformedtheretwice,andthepeople,they

reallylikedit,theywerereallyamazed.”

Thebandtriestosingasmanydifferentgenresofmusicas

possible.TheystartedoutjustcopyingsongsfromTheWise

Guysbutwentontostartarrangingtheirownsongs.They

performedjazz,blues,rock,popandevenDisneysongs.

“Ourgoalistohavesongsforeveryone,likethateveryone

canenjoy—cancomeandenjoyit,”Tscharnersaid.“Because

otherwisenormallyyoufocusonsomething,butthat’sstupid

becausethenonlythiskindofpeoplecome.”

Alloftheband’sarrangementsarenowdonethemsel-

ves.Astheyprogressed,theyfeltitnecessarytostartdoing

theirownsongs.BandmemberBasilZinsliisinchargeofthe

arrangements.

Thebandwantedanotherwayforpeopletohearabout

them,sotheydecidedtomakeamusicvideo.

“Wewantedtohaveasongonlinethathassomethingsur-

prisingthatthewatcherdoesn’texpect,”Tscharnersaid.

Invivasperformedthesong“HideandSeek,”originallyper-

formedbythesingerImogenHeap.Tosurpriseit’sviewers,

Invivasaddedabasedropandabeatboxmix.

ThebandcontinuestoperformeventhoughTscharnerleft.

Atpresent,Invivashasfivemembersandareperformingcon-

certsforthousandsofpeople.

TscharneractuallyheardaboutSoutheastfromafriend

ofhisbackhome.Theywerediscussingfutureplansandshe

suggestedmovingtoCapeGirardeautobetterhisEnglish.

Tscharner’sfriendsuggestedthisbecausesheoriginallycame

toCapeGirardeauthroughafriend’sunclewhoknewafamily

wholivesinthearea.

“Soshetoldmeaboutitandshesaid,‘Theyallhavean

acting,atheatredepartment.Icangetyoutheemail.’And

thenIgottheemailandIwrotetoKenandhesaid,‘Yeah,

comeon.’Hesentthattointernationalsender.Iwrotethe

thing,Iappliedfor,ItookmyEnglishtest,whichwasvery

goodbecauseatfirstIwasreallybadatEnglish,anditallwent

reallyfastandsuddenlyIwashere,”Tscharnersaid.

Dr.KennethStilsonisaprofessoratSoutheastandteaches

severalactingclasses.HewasthefirstpersonatSoutheastthat

TscharnerhadcontactwithbeforecomingtoCapeGirardeau.

Tscharner’sgoalincomingtoSoutheastistoperformand

tolearnhowtomakeacareeroutofit.

“WhatIlikeofactingisIcanbesomeoneelse.It’sthebest

feelingifyou’reonstage,andyouarereallyinthischaracter

andyoureallymaketheaudiencebelievethatthisworldthat

weareplayingonislikereal,”Tscharnersaid.“Wecanmake

themenjoythiswholeevening,Ilovethatfeeling.”

Tscharnerhastwomajorauditionsinhisschedule.Thefirst

wasinFebruaryatGuildhallinLondon.Thesecondwillbein

AprilattheUniversityofArtsinLondon.

Tscharnersaidthattheonlythingthatwouldmakehim

happywouldbetheabilitytocontinueperformingfortherest

ofhislife.

VisitthisstoryonsoutheastArrow.comtowatchInvivas’

videofor“HideandSeek.”

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ASK

HARRY AND FRANCES REDIGER HAVE DONATED TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SOUTHEAST STUDENTS

RECOGNIZING involvement with Southeast


How will you be spending your spring break?

Taylor Hartmann I am going with her (Ciara, to Panama) we are driving down on Saturday and spending the whole week with some of our other sisters.

Ciara Gobelman We are spending it in Panama City with some of our other sisters.

Kristene Taylor I’ll be spending my spring break on campus.

Tabitha Brown Spending it on work, catching up on art projects because I am an art student and also visitng my boyfriend’s family because I haven’t gotten to see them in a while.

President awards local public figure Friend of the University AwardSAVANNA MAUE EDITOR

HarryandFrancesRedigerhavebeeninvol-

vedwithdifferentfundraisingopportunities

andmembershipboardsinCapeGirardeau

formanyyears.HarryRedigerwaselected

mayorinAprilof2010whilehiswiferecently

retiredfromteachingatCapeGirardeau

publicschoolsfor12years.Thetwohaveser-

vedonnumerouscouncilsatSoutheastMis-

souriStateUniversityincludingtheFounda-

tionBoard,BoosterClubandRedhawksClub.

TheyarebothmembersoftheCopperDome

Societyandhavedonatedanannualscho-

larshiptotheDepartmentofEducation.The

CopperDomeSocietyrecognizespeoplewho

donateregularlytoSoutheast.

TheRedigershavehadsixfamilymem-

berswhohavegraduated,areplanningtogra-

duateorcurrentlyworkatSoutheastandcon-

sidertheuniversitytobealargepartoftheir

lives.

LastFriday,universitypresidentKenneth

W.Dobbinsawardedthecouplewiththe2014

FriendoftheUniversityAward.Thisawardis

thehighesthonorgrantedbySoutheast’sUni-

versityFoundationBoard.

Q: Can you tell me a little bit about your his-tory with Southeast?

IfirstgotstartedwithSoutheastbackin1980.

Iwasinvitedtoameetingoncampustotalk

abouttheideaofstartingafoundationand

thatwaskindofthebeginningofthefounda-

tion[board]andmybeginningrelationship

withSoutheast.Ithengotinvolvedwiththe

BoosterClub.Wehavehadchildrenattend

SoutheastandgraduatefromSoutheast.I

haveadaughterthatletteredfouryearsin

softballatSoutheast,we’vehadgrandchildren

attendandgraduatefromSoutheast,wehave

onegrandsongraduatingfromSoutheast

thisDecember,sowe’vebeenprettyinvol-

vedthere.

Igotinvolvedwiththefoundationand

severaldifferentcommittees,Ichairedthe

foundationfortwotermsandmywifeison

thefoundationcurrently.

Weendowedascholarshipinthe

DepartmentofEducationthispastyearfora

student,sowe’reSoutheastfansandcontinue

toattendfunctionsatSoutheastandsporting

eventsatSoutheast.WeenjoytheRiverCam-

pusandSoutheastisaverybigpartofour

community,andIamveryinterestedin,you

know,furtherdevelopingourcommunity,

andSoutheastisagreatcommunitypartner.

Q: So you originally joined Southeast as a foundation member?

No,thiswasjustameetingwaybackinthe

earlytomid80swhenDr.BobFosteranda

groupofuswereinitiallytalkingaboutbegin-

ningafoundationattheuniversity.

Q: So was your grandson your inspiration for donating an education scholarship?No,mywifeFranwasanelementaryteacher

andthescholarshipisinhername,anditwas

furtheringeducationbecauseshehasbeen

verysupportiveandbelievessomuchina

highereducationintheeducationfield.

Q: Is Fran still active on campus with any kind of organization?

Yes,sheiswitheducation,withthePowerof

Women,theWalkforWomen,amemberof

theFoundationBoardnow,andofcourse

we’rebothverybigboostermembers.

Q: What exactly does the Friend of the University Award mean to you?

It’sthehighestawardgivenbythefoundation.

I’vealwaysadmiredthroughtheyearsthose

peoplewhohavebeenawardedthefriendof

theuniversityandhowdedicatedtheyhave

beentotheuniversity.It’sabighonortoboth

FranandI.Wewerebothveryhumbledby

thehonor,andwewillcherishitanditwillbe

anexcitingweekasweactuallyreceivethe

FriendoftheUniversity.Itmeansagreatdeal

tous,anditisaverypersonalhonor.

Q: Is there more to the Friend of the University Award after receiving it at the banquet on Feb. 28?TheceremonywillbeattheRiverCampus

thateveningIthinkat6:30p.m.Butwe’llbe

thisyear’sFriendoftheUniversityinallfuture

publications.Ialwayslookatthelistevery

yearwiththefoundation’sannualreportthat

comesoutandotherfunctionswherethey

recognizefriendsoftheuniversity.It’san

honortobeputinfriendoftheuniversity.It’s

anhonortobeputintheircompany.

Q: In the press release president Dobbins said that you and Fran have given of your ‘time, talent and treasures.’ Is there anything specific that comes to mind when you think of these things?

Well,whenIwasinbusinessIdevotedalotof

timetothebusinesscommunity,andIhave

usedthatexpertiseanddecisionsthroughthe

foundation,butjustasIsaidearlierourtime

withtheboosters,withathleticendeavors

andwealsoenjoytheRiverCampusandwe

supporttheuniversityeveryyearasmembers

ofnotonlytheCopperDome[Society],butof

thePresident’sCouncilandofcoursesuppor-

tingtheuniversityfinancially,everyyear,we

haveforyearsandyears.

Q: Is there anything in particular that you most enjoy about Southeast? Is there something that really stands out?WhatIenjoymostaboutSoutheastthroug-

houttheyearsisseeingitgrow.Toseeitgrow

andbecomeaveryimportanteducatio-

nalinstitutiononthissideofthestateand

thegrowthandqualityoftheuniversitythat

servesnotonlyourcitizensinCapeGirar-

deaubutthroughoutthisregion,nationa-

llyandnowinternationally.Ithasjustbeen

veryrewardingtoseethegrowingstatureand

numbers.

Q: What do you think the biggest change has been since you originally started working with Southeast?Probablythecampusandthereachthatthe

campushashad,thegrowthofcampus,the

infrastructure,thecourseofferings,theaddi-

tionofthescienceandtechnologybuildings,

theadditionthatwasclosesttomyheartwas

theadditionoftheDempsterSchoolofBusi-

nessandmaster’sprogramthere.Andthen

ofcoursetheRiverCampusandtheschoolof

theateranddancehasbeenverynoticeable

astheuniversitycontinuestogrow.

Q: Did either you or Fran have a really strong reac-tion when you heard you

were given this award?

Yeah,wedid.IgotthatphonecallandIsaid

‘weareveryhonored,’weareinthecompany

ofsomeverydedicatedpeopletoSoutheast.

Weareverythrilledwithit,veryhumbledand

veryhonored.

Q: What other awards have stood out to you in the past?

I’vehadotherawards,theRushLimbaugh

CommunityServiceAwardthroughthe

ChamberofCommerce,aUnitedWayaward,

awardsthroughSt.Francis,andI’vejusthad

severalthroughtheyears.Butthetwothat

stickoutinmymindaregoingtobetheRush

H.LimbaughCommunityServiceAwardand

theFriendoftheUniversityAward.Those

arethetwothatreally,reallystandout.And

ofcoursebeingawardedbothFranandI

togetherasthefriendoftheuniversity—that

standsontop.

Q: Do you have any future plans for things you want to work with Southeast on?We’llcontinue.Thisisn’ttheend.We’llconti-

nuetoserveSoutheast,we’llcontinuetosup-

portfinanciallySoutheast,we’llcontinueto

watchSoutheastgrow.Ihavethreegrandchil-

drennowandwe’regettingupthereinyears,

somightnotseethemgettoSoutheast,butI

kindofthinktheymayhavesomeRedhawk

bloodinthem,too.

Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger received the 2014 Friend of the University Award the University Foundation Board. Submitted photo

CHOOSING MAJORSBest Practices When Choosing the Right Major

will highlight various topics related to choosing

a major, course selection, career choices, etc.

at noon on March 5 at the UC Indian Room.+



SENIOR STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE A FREE COUNSELING PROGRAM AS WELL AS COMPLETE A NINE-MONTH INTERNSHIP TO GRADUATE

SENIOR dietetic students ofer counseling

ASSIST

Senior nutrition and dietetics students offer free counselingKELLY LU HOLDER MANAGING EDITOR

Anyonecanpayhundredsofdollarstohire

aprofessionaldietitiantoguidetheminto

therealmofhealthyeatingandmotivational

zen,butitsoundssillytodrainyourbank

accountwheneveryspringsemestertrained

nutritionstudentsaregivingouttheir

knowledgeofahealthylifestyleforfree.

ProfessorofNutritionandDietetics,

directorofthepost-graduatedieteticintern-

shipandregistereddietitianDr.AnnMari-

ettacurrentlyoversees28senior-leveldietet-

icsstudentsenrolledinFN525,Nutrition

Counseling.

Aspartofapracticumprogram,eachof

thesestudentswillreceiveaclientforcoun-

seling.Alldieteticsmajorshavetocomplete

thisprogramplusanine-monthdietetic

internshipinordertograduate.

MariettahasbeenteachingatSoutheast

MissouriStateUniversityfor16yearsand

explainedthatthefreecounselingprogram

hasbeenaroundforabout14years.

“I’mteachingnutritioncounseling,and

that’saclass,”Mariettasaid.“Sothey’re

learningallkindsoftechniquesforworking

withpeopleinacounselingsettingrelated

totheirdiet.Soafterwe’vebeenaboutsix

weeksinclassthey’rereadytogooutand

workwiththeclients.”

Thecounselingprogramincludesfourses-

sions.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytotalk

totheirclientandcomeupwithreasonable

meetingtimesandaproposedplanthatworks

bestwiththegoalsandneedsoftheclient.

Whilethedeadlinetoreceivethecoun-

selinghasalreadypassed,accordingtoMar-

iettatherearenorestrictionswhenbeing

selectedasaclient.

“Wehavedifferentagesofclients,”Mar-

iettasaid.“Sosometimesitwillbeapar-

entwho’shavingaproblemwithachild

andwe’llworkwiththat.Wehavesomecli-

entswhoareworkingatChartwellsandare

inaweight-lossprogramthere,andsowe’re

helpingwiththat.Wehaveoldpeople,hand-

icappedpeople,justwhatever.”

AccordingtoMarietta,afterastudent

receiveshisorherclientthestudentcango

inanydirectionthattheychoosewiththeir

clientbutwhatismostimportantishow

theyreportbacktoher.

“Sometimestheygotothegrocerystore

andthepersonmighthavealistofgrocer-

iesandthenthestudentwouldsay,‘Wellyou

wantbluecheesedressing,let’sseewhatwe

cansubstituteinsteadthat’salittlehealthier.

Sotheyhelpthemtoknowhowtopurchase

things,”Mariettasaid.

Inthepaststudentshavealsoprepared

variousrecipesandentirecookbooksfor

clientsaswellasgonetoarestaurantwith

themandhelpthemorderoffthemenu.

“Sosomebodymightwanttolearnabout

vegetarianism,sothenthatwouldbetheroad

thatthey[thestudent]wouldgodown,”Mari-

ettasaid.“Theymightwanttolearnhowtocut

saltoutoftheirdietbecausetheyhavehyper-

tension.Alotofpeoplewanttoloseweight.A

lotofpeopleareintheprocessoflosingweight

andkindofjustneedmotivationsotheyhave

someonetobeaccountable.”

Mariettabelievesthecounselingprogram

helpsstudentstoprepareforwhattoexpect

intheirfieldaswellastogainexperience

beforebeingthrownintotheworkforce.

“Iworkon—liketodaywewereworking

onreflectivelistening,sothat’satechnique

thatIteachthemtotrytohelptheperson

thatthey’retalkingandfigureoutwhatthey

needtodo,”Mariettasaid.“Itdoesn’twork

ifwesay,‘Youdothat’and‘Youdothis,’but

ifthepersoncomesupwith,‘Ithinkthis

wouldwork’it’sbetter.SoIteachthemhow

toworkwithpeople.”

SeniordieteticsmajorKatieDieboldsaidthat

throughthiscounselingprogramshehopes

togainabetterunderstandingofhowpatients

makeandmaintaincertaindietarychanges.

“I’veknownforawhilenowhowtoassess

individuals,suchastheirenergyrequire-

ments,butthereismoretonutritioncoun-

selingthanjustthat,”Dieboldsaid.“Iwant

tolearnhowtoproperlyrelaythisinforma-

tiontotheminawaythatmyclientscan

trustme.Therearealotoffactorsthatcan

affecthowwellacounselingsessioncango,

suchasbodylanguageandtoneofvoice.

Thisclasswillteachmehowtobeawareof

thesefactorsandbeaneffectivelistenerand

communicator.”

Dieboldhopestosomedaybearegistered

dietitianandspecificallyworkwithchil-

drenandteens.Shealsoaspirestoobtain

hermaster’sdegreeandpossiblyteachone

dayaswell.

Dr. Anne Marietta is the director of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, the director of the post-graduate dietetic internship program, a registered dietitian and a Southeast professor. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

MERIT BADGE UNIVERSITYThe Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity

recently hosted its annual Merit Badge University

event. For more information on this service

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR NEW MEMBERS VISIT THE A-TEAM BLOG AT SOUTHEASTARROW.COM

MEET our new A-Team members

A-TEAMÂ11ARROW•weekofMarch5-11,2014

AMBER CASON

A-TEAM MEMBER

Hi!MynameisAmberCason,andIamoneofthenewmem-

bersoftheArrow’sA-Team!Iama21-year-oldjuniorfrom

Springfield,Ill.,amemberofAlphaChiOmegasorority,a

residentassistantforuniversityhousing,aStudentGovern-

mentAssociationsenatorfortheCollegeofLiberalArtsand

amultimediajournalismmajorintheDepartmentofMass

Media.

Butontothemoreimportantthings!Ihaveanobsession

withcoffee,fatdogsandclothes,andanycombinationof

thesethreethingsprettymuchmakesmecompletelyoverjo-

yed.IspendabsolutelywaytoomuchofmyfreetimeonPin-

terest,buthey,howelseamIgoingtoplanmyfuturehome,

entirewardrobe,findinspirationalquotesformylifeand

recipesformealsIwillnevercook?

Iloveoldmoviesandgreatbooksandhavebeenknown

toskipoutonanightout,orthree,toenjoythem.Iama

self-proclaimedamateurcomedian,afanoffood,politics,

fashionmagazines,sleeping,greatfriendsandjustabout

everythingelsethatlifehastooffer.

Mydreaminlifeistotraveltheworldandmeetasmany

amazingpeopleandseeasmanyamazingthingsasIpossi-

blycan.MydreamcareerisamixtureofthecareersofCarrie

Bradshaw,OliviaPope,AnnaWintourandChirlaneMcCray.

(Ifyouhavenoideawhoanyofthesewomenare,doyour-

selfafavorandlookthemup.)Andmydreamplacetolivein

isChicago.IhonestlythinkitisoneofthebestplacesinAme-

rica.(Sorry,St.Louis.)

IjoinedtheA-TeambecauseIreallywantedtheopportu-

nitytoaddressconcernsstudentsmayhaveoncampus,give

adviceinthebestwayIcanandmaybeevenentertainaper-

sonortwowithmywriting.Ilovetowriteandvoicemyopi-

nionaboutanyandeverything,sobeingontheA-Team,I

feel,givesmetheplatformtodojustthat.

WhatIhopetoaccomplishfrommytimeasanA-Team

memberistoreallyreachreadersandwriteaboutthingsthey

wanttoreadinwaysthattheyappreciate,whetherthatbe

throughhumor,sincerity,pastexperiencesorwhateverelse

Icanuse.

DANIEL ECKERT

A-TEAM MEMBER

I’mDanielEckert.I’mthepresidentoftheGay/Straight

AllianceatSEMO,ajuniorinthemassmediadepartment

andanewmemberofthishereA-Team!

I’mreallyhappytobeapartofthisteambecauseIabso-

lutelylovetogiveoutadviceandhelppeopleoutthebestI

can.I’velivedaprettyfulllife,andI’vebeenfacedwithafair

amountofadversitybecauseI’mfemaletomaletransgender,

whichmoreorlessmeansI’maguyinafemalebody.

IhopethatIcanhelpalotofpeople,andmaybeevenbust

someLGBTmyths,inmytimeherewiththeA-Team.Inthe

end,Ireallyjustwanttohelppeopleandeducatepeopleand

Ifeellikethisisagreatplacetodothat.I’maveryopenper-

son,soIhopetogetalotofquestionsthatIcananswerand

peoplearewillingtolistento.

I’mthetypeofpersontotalkabouttopicalthingsinthe

news,andI’malwaysinterestedineducatingmyselfon

controversialtopics.Ilovetohavecivildebatesandhear

opinionsseparatefrommine.

I’mopentoallmindsetsandhearinghowpeoplethink

andwhattheybelieve.I’maverybignerdaswell,andI’m

alwaysmakingtheoriesforshowsIwatchorgamesIplay.I’m

abigPCGamer,andI’musuallyplayingsomekindofcom-

putergameafterIfinishmyhomework(orbefore).

MyrecentobsessionhasbeenBBC’sTopGearsinceNet-

flixhasalmostalloftheepisodes.I’veneverbeeninteres-

tedincars,butTopGearhaschangedmymindandtheshow

givesahinttothetypeofhumorIhave.Infact,Ienjoyalotof

BBCandEnglishshows,andIfollow“DoctorWho”and“The

ITCrowd.”Itendnottothinkaboutthefuturealot,butI

hopetobeareporterforNationalPublicRadioformycareer

becauseitwouldallowmetotravelandlearnaboutmany

differentthings.

Iftherearequestionsoutthere,I’measytocontact

throughtheA-TeamblogatsoutheastArrow.comorthrough

[email protected]

touchwithmeifyouhaveanyquestions,Iamalwaysupfor

talkingandgettingtoknownewpeople.

AGATHE POMPON

A-TEAM MEMBER

Hello!MynameisAgathe,andIamacommercialphotogra-

phymajor.ItismylastsemesteratSoutheastMissouriState

University,andIhavereallylikedtheexperiencesofar.

IbelieveIhavehadarendezvouswiththeA-Teamevery

weekintheArrowforawhilenowbecauseitismyfavo-

ritesectionofthenewspaper.SowhenIgotacalltellingme

“Bravo,youareoneofthenewmembersoftheA-Team!”

Iwasveryhappy.Nottosoundtoocliché,butIhopeIcan

makepeopleenjoyreadingtheA-Teamasmuchasothers

havemademeenjoyreadingit.Itisalwaysreassuringtosee

otherpeoplehavethesamefearsyouhaveaboutthefuture

andlifeingeneral.Itisalsoenrichingtoseedifferentpointof

viewsonvarioussubjects.

Asyoucanseefromthepicture,Iamabrunette.Whatyou

can’tseeisthatIamprettytall.Itdoesnotsaymuchabout

mypersonality,butthesefactsdescribeme.Besidessome

strongvalueslikeloyalty,friendshipandopen-mindedness,

theopinionIhaveonthingschangesdependingonthe

informationthatcomestome.Therefore,Imightcontradict

myselffromtimetotime,butohwell.C’estlavie!

WhenIwasinhighschoolIwantedtobecomeaprofessio-

nalmagicianbecauseIthoughtitwaschic,butthenitsee-

medthatgettingadegreeingraphicdesignwouldbeabet-

terchoicetomakealiving.Idon’trecommendgivingupon

yourdreams,butsometimesoneneedstoremembereating

isanessentialpartoflife.NowIamstudyingphotography

andhopefullythatwillmakemerichoneday.Alittleoptimis-

tic?Touché!

I’vebeenstudyingatSEMOfortwoandahalfyears.Ihave

mademanyfauxpasthatactuallyledmetotheplaceIwan-

tedtobe.Hopefully,mybackgroundandexperienceswill

makemeabletoshareopinionsthatdon’tfeellikedéjàvu

sothatitstayspleasurabletoreadtheA-Team.Iapplied

tothepositionbecauseIwantedtomakeacontribution

toSoutheastandgivebacktothecommunityfromwhatI

learnedhere.OhandIdidn’tmentionityet,butIamfrom

France!

Savanna Maue, editor - [email protected]

Kelly Lu Holder, managing editor - [email protected]

J.C. Reeves, arts & entertainment editor - [email protected]

Jami Black, design editor - [email protected]

Alyssa Brewer, photo editor - [email protected]

Andrea Gils, online managing editor - [email protected]

Jen Gradl, sports editor - [email protected]

Mollie Pleimann, advertising manager - [email protected]

Emily Cline, marketing manager - [email protected]

Dr. Tamara Zellars Buck, adviser

Rachel Crader, content adviser

Visit us on our website at www.-southeastArrow.com

Visit the Arrow

o�ce at 5 p.m. on

Wednesday in

Grauel 117 if you

are interested in

joining our team.

AGATHE POMPON Photo by Alyssa Brewer

DANIEL ECKERT Photo by Alyssa Brewer

AMBER CASON Photo by Alyssa Brewer

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

Southeast’s Model UN is planning to attend its

next conference in April. For the full story

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