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The Western Activities Council has verified “It’s goin’ down”
like “in the club” at the Civic Arena for Missouri Western’s
annual Spring Concert.
The WAC sponsored event is scheduled for April 10 and
will feature rap performers Rick Ross and Yung Joc.
The announcement came officially March 26 through the
public relations department a week after WAC presented the
performance line-up at an SGA meeting.
The announcement was long awaited for students eager
to hear who would be at the Spring Concert, when and if it
would occur this year.
“I was just wondering if they were going to get somebody.
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Faculty evaluations to become public Aug. 1
Ellis Cross
News Writer
Students will soon be able to view faculty
evaluations of any Missouri college or university on each campus’ Web site.
The Missouri General Assembly passed
Senate Bill 389 with an effective date of
August ‘07, which requires all institutions of higher education to include faculty
names, credentials and student ratings on
their Web sites.
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt signed
the bill in May of last year and is quoted on
his office’s home page saying, “I applaud
Senate members for taking this bold step
to … introduce accountability measures
…”
“I don’t know if you have any more
accountability,” said associate professor
Kenneth Dagel. “We are still responsible
to administration to achieve certain (stu-
dent evaluation) numbers and if they do
not believe we are doing a good job we
probably won’t be here. That’s our accountability.”
The bill also requires institutions to list
course schedules with the name of each
instructor. Some campuses already comply
with this part of the bill. The only thing
that will be new is the faculty evaluation
information. Students can use this new
information to help select future classes
based on fellow student’s approval ratings
of instructors.
“Students don’t realize that instructors
are not the same,” Dagel said. “They have
to come up with different strategies for
different professors. We talk about active
learning; the students need to be actively
involved.”
It is not clear what faculty evaluation
information will be posted on the Web site.
When our system is brought into compli-
ance students may only find how many
number three bubbles were filled in on
the faculty evaluation sheet. This might
tell you how many students thought the
instructor was average.
The other end of the spectrum of possibilities is the tabulation of all the bubbles
filled in each category along with any written comments from students.
“One of the things that is missing from
the faculty evaluations is the GPA of the
students doing the evaluation,” said professor Patrick McLear. “If you have a high
GPA among students in a class you probably will have a higher evaluation.”
In some cases, the student evaluations
are kept in personnel files. Sharing information that is held in instructor’s personnel files might be a violation of a professor’s
employment agreement.
“There is little else to share in those
files,” said Dagel. The only thing left that
is not public knowledge is the annual written review generated by the department
chair.
“If the integrity of teaching hasn’t already
been undermined, this will do it,” McLear
said.
Not everything about Senate bill 389
is controversial. Some of the other topics
covered by the bill are increased funds for
scholarships and provisions for tuition stabilization. The bill also enacts the Lewis
and Clark Discovery Initiative.
The bills language also insist that
the Web site include information about
whether a professor or student teacher is
instructing the course.
“That is a good thing,” said Dagel.
“Students need to have that information.”
Potter Hall awaits much needed improvements Board discusses
Gerri Tracy
News Writer
Walking through Potter Hall has
become a dangerous sport. There are
lockers as obstacles and practicing musicians as hurdles in
the stairwells.
While construction
of the new incubator
is underway and a
spring groundbreaking is scheduled for
the math and science
building, fine arts
students and faculty
want some upgrades,
too.
Part 2 of a
Potter is on the pri4 part series
ority list for capital
improvement from the state of Missouri;
however, it may be there a long while.
“The best we can hope for is four or five
mATTHEW FOWLER / Photo Editor
years,” said Beth Wheeler, director of
Western’s Potter Hall is on a priority list to receive funding for capital improvements. Univerexternal relations at Western. Wheeler
sity officials hope to see funding within the next five years.
feels it could be several years before
state funds for the proposed renovations
capacity.
Students are also excited about the proand expansion of Potter Hall are avail“We’ve got double our choir and band posed renovations and expansion. “The
able.
enrollment from those in 1969 and majors biggest issue is room, said senior music
“Capital is not high on the list when have grown by 38 percent,” Wheeler said. major Javier Sanz. “Renovations will be
operating expenses cannot be met,”
Western has now added a master’s pro- completely awesome,” Sanz said.
Wheeler said.
gram that will require even more unavailTeachers, such as associate professor
The cost attached to the Potter Hall able space.
of art Geo Sipp, are looking forward to
proposal is $26 million, money the state
“We don’t have the space or the technol- any renovations possible. “We’re just very
is not able or willing to invest in capital ogy or the configuration of the building to eager to get going,” Sipp said. “We need
improvements right now.
accommodate those,” Wheeler said.
to provide adequate current technologies
“There has been very little capital money
According to students, faculty and for grad students and renovations this
from the state of Missouri in the last administration, Potter Hall is in need summer will provide us the opportunity
decade and very little beyond that,” said of renovation and expansion, especially to give our students the best instruction
Dr. James Scanlon, Western’s president.
because of the new master’s program.
available.”
The last Western project funded through
“Until we can get a renovation and
The renovation would include new classstate capital dollars was the renovations expansion, we’re doing a small renovation rooms, some with acoustic and soundto Murphy Hall and Eder Hall in 2000.
that will enhance art, theatre/video and proofing treatments, new lighting and
Built in 1969, Potter Hall houses the music undergrad programs and provide sound systems, a new stage and new
growing departments of music, art and space needed to begin the new master restrooms.
theatre.
of applied arts degree,” said Dr. Matt
The building is bulging at the seams Gilmour, chairperson for the department
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because enrollment has escalated beyond of music.
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alcohol issues,
incubator corp.
Heather Fields
News Writer
As construction continues on the science
and technology incubator, Western approved
plans to develop a separate, non-for-profit
entity entitled the Missouri Western State
University Research Park Corporation.
The Research Park will lease the incubator from Western and manage it on behalf of
the university by subleasing it to entrepreneurial tenants.
A master lease will outline the incubator’s conditions of use and explain how the
Research Park Corporation benefits those
it leases to. Also, the master lease would
require the subleases to have stipulations
regarding the profits of the tenants. Briggs
explained that this structure was very common when looking at other incubators and
research parks already established by universities.
“Should somebody hit on a project or an
idea, the university will benefit. And that’s
our quid pro quo for providing the incubation, or space, for them to develop these
ideas,” Briggs said.
Once the MWSU Research Park
Corporation is established the university
will apply to the IRS on behalf of the notfor-profit organization for a 501c3, allowing
businesses and individuals to make donations to the research park for a tax deduction. Getting the approval for a 501c3 takes
between 6 and 8 months, but this will not
hold up the entrepreneurs from entering
into of any leases. Lining up prospective
tenants and marketing the building continues to be the work of the steering committee.
The not-for-profit organization aims at
facilitating student and faculty research,
and developing business and economic
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WAC doubles the fun with two rappers instead of one
Bravo to the Western Activities Council.
In light of recent criticism about the delay
of the announcement, WAC responds by
unveiling a major affair that students
should be impressed with. Yung Joc and
Rick Ross will be coming to St. Joseph,
all due to the efforts of WAC. They have
enticed two big names of the hip-hop music
world to cross our corner of nowhere and
put on a double feature. This is a feat that
Missouri Western State University should
look upon WAC and say job well done.
Rick Ross weighs in at 300 lbs and
stands at 6’2’’, which might be why the
New York Times described him as a “hiphop heavyweight.” Just last week he
topped billboard charts with his new single
“Trilla” and appeared on such hit shows
as “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.
Yung Joc was one of the
best new hip-hop artists of
2006 and he has two chart
toppers under his belt. On
his Myspace.com page he self
describes his style “I make
fun music but don’t get it
twisted,” says Joc. “I’m a hustler. That’s why I’m in the
position I’m at.” It seems
WAC knows how to hustle as well in scoring such talent for their spring concert on
April 10 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena.
The hard work and social networking that
must have went into the works of engaging
these artists to come perform
for WAC’s annual spring concert must have been tough to
do, but WAC has pulled it off
in a commendable job of providing the students to a truly
spectacular show. Don Willis,
director of student engagement, and Janell Banks,
president of WAC, should be
acknowledged for their effort
in the work that brought Yung Joc and Rick
Ross to a show that students attend for free
as long as they provide their student IDs.
While it still would have been nice to
have had greater advanced notice so students would have had more time to plan
their lives around the show and also given
more time for publicity and ticket sales,
it is nice to see that WAC was able to
provide big in the entertainment factor of
this little city. Students should make sure
they take advantage of this opportunity to
see such big-ticket performers. Remember,
it was your money that WAC used to
make this show possible. If you paid your
student fees then you have already paid
for your admission. It would be just silly
not to use the service that you paid for.
Commentary
Superfluous “U”s and other things I won’t miss about London
Readers of Dan’s Opinion Page, I have an announcement to make: I have fallen in love. I didn’t mean to, certainly didn’t want to, but it’s true. I left the country and I
fell hard and fast in love with the United States. No one is
more shocked than I am, believe me. I’ve traveled abroad
before, but mostly to developing countries full of poor,
dirty people in bright colored clothing. People who were
genuinely happy to see you, even if it was just because
they hoped you would spend money at their shop. It was
in places like those that I wanted to set up camp forever;
but Great Britain, (or, rather, Pretty Good Britain) was a
totally new experience for me. For the first time in my life
I was under-funded, under-dressed, and treated as such.
From the moment I stepped out of the Heathrow airport, I
felt the locals were glad I was merely visiting. A look would
come over the Londoners as soon as they saw my sneakers
and denim. It was not a look of disgust or contempt, and
probably not something I was even expected to notice, but
it was a look just the same. Oh, an American. Not cruel,
not expressly disapproving either, just a sort of well,
that explains it. So I went shopping, a curious venture.
Once I mastered the enigmatic metric sizes, I found that
pants didn’t like my hips, blouses didn’t like my breasts
and even shoes were not particularly fond of my arches.
And nothing, nothing, is designed for a girl who actually has a waist. Clothing is cut A-line and Empire-like,
engineered
to cover
parallel lines
and draw
heatherfields
attention to
miles of
leg instead.
There are
nice,
trim
legs
all
over London,
crafted by
gray conthe miles of
crete they
walk every
day. And it’s
all concrete. There
are virtually no green
places
remaining in
London,
they’ve been
paved over
and peopled.
E v e r y
residential
window is
crowded with houseplants in an attempt to make up for
it. During my week in that city, I found that the whole
of London’s grass belonged to the Queen. Granted, it
was public property and anyone was free to picnic there;
but it seems very odd indeed that the city’s parks could
all be found in the immediate vicinity of Buckingham
Palace. Universal comments made about traditional
English cuisine proved to be entirely true; (be a smidgen
wary of anything a Brit endearingly calls a “pie.”) but
there was absolutely no shortage of fabulous foods from
all other parts of Europe and further. It is here that I
must expunge upon the tragedy of the exchange rate.
One English pound equates to approximately $1.97. And
it is almost impossible to eat anywhere for less than six
pounds, not including the two pounds fifty a person will
pay for anything other than tap water. No refills, and they
are not particularly fond of ice either. Saying nothing of
the abundance of theatres, the marvelous museums, the
variety of architecture, the quiet disposition and general
friendliness of those I managed to engage in conversation,
despite the fact that I really did enjoy myself, it was without too much sadness that I said goodbye to the urban
claustrophobia, goodbye to food flavored purely with salt,
goodbye to the worst coffee in the world, and goodbye to
the city in which every department store window disapprovingly reflected back to me a silhouette of my corn-fed
American ass. I belong in greener pastures.
Campus Voice What do you think of WAC’s selection of musical artists?
Kwanietra Jones,
freshman
Ryan Johnson, freshman
Grant Williams,
junior
Belinda Schlueter,
freshman
“It’s gonna be
crackin’!”
“Sounds like a
good line-up.”
“It is good to have
the diversity.”
“I am kinda sorta
excited.”
Corrections
Quotation of the Week
Two sentences from the March 25 story “Williams selected as Athletic
Director” mirrored passages from an article in the St. Joseph
News-Press.
“When Alexander the great visited Diogenes and
The Griffon News apologizes for these mistakes.
asked whether he could do anything for the famed Apologies
The Griffon News and writer Heather Fields sincerely apologize to Dr.
teacher, Diogenes replied; ‘Only stand out of my
Vincenza Marash, Western’s Diversity and Women’s Issues Counselor, for
an error in last weeks article on Raped!? From Victim to Survivor. The
light,’ Perhaps some day we shall know how to
story wrongly attributed a statistic to Dr. Marash when the statistic
heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things came from the presentation made by Jenna Gilpatrick.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a serious clinical disorder that some
develop after experiencing traumatic events with a wide variety
we can do for creative men and women is to stand people
of symptoms, and according to Gilpatrick’s presentation, between 50 to
90 percent of women who have been raped show symptoms related to PTSD.
out of their light.”
It was a mistake to print the numbers after Marash’s name and I in no
way intended to imply that the statistic was compiled by Dr. Marash, and
especially did not want readers to think that she had taken the numbers
-John W. Gardner
from her own clients.
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Non-trads need love too
Dear Dan,
I’ve been attending Western for some time, but I don’t feel like a member of the
Western community. I’m a non-traditional student with the rolling backpack, and at
times I feel like traditional students are judging me. Nobody has ever recruited me for
a Greek organization or their beer pong league. I know I could join the non-traditional
organization, but I don’t want to define myself that way. I’m plenty of things, and I won’t
let my age define me. I want to be a part of something and give back to Western. I want
the full Western experience.
Do you know any organizations that you would suggest? Who will have me?
Young at Heart
Dear Young at Heart,
Well, since it is time to sign up for next semester, I will start this bit of advice with
some shameless pimping and plugging. Why don’t you try writing for the Griffon
Newspaper? This organization is made up of a mesh of traditional and non traditional
students. I myself am 36 years old and my transcripts state that I started my college
career in 1993, so I would say I am fairly non-traditional myself. Newspaper is fun and
helps you establish important contacts for both social and professional success. I would
say working on the paper taps you into the pulse of the university itself. I assure that
there is a place for you here in the Griffon News room. I will still make fun of your rolling backpack though. Here is a “sorry for hurting your feelings” ahead of time.
My honest advice in this case is that if you are as non-trad as you say then that means,
you should be old enough that I question your desire to win the approval of a bunch of
teenagers? Beer pong? Really? I had a great time exploring the world of beer games and
alcohol mass consumption between the years of 16 and 28. I was contender quality of
the idiot Olympics, but I’d be fairly bored in that scene these days. I find traditional students respect you a lot more when they realize you don’t give a fig for trying to impress
them with how cool you are. If you want to be involved, then there is nothing stopping
you besides yourself and your fear about other peoples judgment. Be yourself, assert
yourself, and worry less if people like you or not and I bet you might find that you will
find a place for you here at Western.
Need some advice? The Griffon News is looking for students who want help with a
problem. E-mail your troubles to [email protected]
Giving drunks their own road may save many lives
Imagine yourself shifting into third
gear as the speedometer lines at 65 mph
and the blurred out lanes seem to weave
together and your head swims from the
fifth gin and tonic you finished off a half
an hour ago. The bright lights of a big
black Blazer beam into your rear view mirror as the beast rapidly closes the gap into
three car lengths, so you roll the wheel to
the right and hit the brakes, throwing the
car into a chaotic spin directly into the
path of the tail-gater who panics and runs
his SUV off the road into the air-cushioned
abutments lining the highway. When your
own vehicle screeches to a halt, you throw
it back in first and peel out towards home,
cracking a beer to clear your head. There
is still a long road home and chances are
you might not survive the night. You pull
a hose from the dash as you flip a switch
and inject both your engine and your where anything goes. The only people who
lungs with pure nitro, hoping that tonight die due to drunk drivers are people who
you don’t have to pass the drive by shoot- knew the risks going into it. Isn’t that beters and road-ragers and you
ter than what we have?
Dandonan
might just get home alive.
According to the Center
One of my more insane
for Disease Control and
ideas, and something that I
Prevention “During 2005,
would instate if I were the
16,885 people in the U.S.
benevolent dictator of the
died in alcohol-related
country, is my solution for
motor vehicle crashes,
drunk driving. Build entirerepresenting 39% of all
ly different roads for people
traffic-related deaths”
who will willingly sign away
(NHTSA 2006). That is
their lives to driving while
more than three times the
intoxicated. Build these
Americans who have died
bumper-car lanes designed
in the Iraq war. We’ve
to take a beating and all
spent near 600 billion
motorists using it give up
dollars in Iraq, couldn’t
any rights to sue for anything that hap- we spare a couple of hundred bill or so to
pens on that road. A law-free highway build these roads to oblivion. Another way
to fund this venture would be to tap into
the NASCAR crowd and build bleachers
and sell tickets to watch the spectacle as
drunks play road warrior and drop cash
on gasoline that costs ten times what the
sober roads have to charge. I think I would
drive that Oblivion road just for the fun
of it, so long as my son wasn’t in the car.
The CDC says the total cost to the U.S.
from drunk driving is $51 billion a year
That money could be used to maintain the
drunk’s roads after the initial cost of building them. After all this is done, simply
instate mandatory execution for any one
driving intoxicated on the sober roads and
sit back flip on the TV and watch the profits
of drunken NASCAR soar through the roof.
It certianly is a crazy idea, but that does
not mean it still isn’t a good one. At the
very least, it would be amusing.
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convenient
St. Joseph area locations
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Notes
Professional
Studies Honors
Convocation
The annual Honors
Convocation held by The
College of Professional
Studies at Western will
take place at 2 p.m. on
April 6 in Potter Hall
Theater.
The purpose of the event
is to honor students who
have qualified for scholastic key and outstanding
graduate awards.
Recipients must maintain a cumulative grade
point average of 4.0 for
freshmen, 3.8 for sophomores and a 3.75 for juniors
and seniors.
Outstanding graduate
awards are given to seniors
who satisfy specific criteria
set by each department.
The keynote speaker will
be Jill Miller, a Western
alumna and professor of
criminal justice.
This college consists of
the following academic
departments: business;
criminal justice and legal
studies; education; engineering technology; health;
physical education and recreation; military science;
and nursing.
Western offers
driver’s ed
course
In alliance with the St.
Joseph School District,
Western will offer driver
education classes to area
students this summer.
The first two-week session will be June 2-18, and
the second two-week session is July 7-23.
Sessions are to be held
Monday through Friday, 9
a.m. – 12 p.m.
The registration process
for this will begin at 8 a.m.
on April 11 in the Leah
Spratt Hall atrium, and
should be done in person.
The student’s birth certificate should be present.
Registration is on a firstcome, first-served basis
due to the fact that the
maximum class size is 89
students.
The cost for students to
register is $25 if they are
between the ages of 15
and 19, currently enrolled
in school and have yet to
graduate from high school.
It will cost $225 for anyone who does not meet the
above requirements.
The course will include
30 hours of classroom
work, 12 hours of observation time and six hours
behind the wheel.
Students receive
foreign language
awards
During Foreign Language
Day, five high school students received scholarships
to Missouri Western.
More than 100 students
from 10 local high schools
participated in different
cultural events and competitions based on the theme
“Get a Taste of the World:
Learn a Language!”
Central High School
student Andrea Sisney,
Bishop LeBlond High
School student Lindsey
Jacobs and Benton High
School students Hilary
Chilcote-Crawford
and
Eliot Swope were awarded
for their performance on
the Spanish and French
placements tests.
Students were awarded
at a ceremony held at the
end of the day.
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Continued from front: WAC concert
Think I’ll go now that I know who it is,” said
Joseph Franklin, Missouri Western student.
WAC co-chair for music and entertainment
Olin Kinsey explained that the delay had to do
with time constraints, rather than irresponsible
planning.
In the past, WAC adviser Stan
Sweeney assisted in bringing the
Spring Concert acts to Missouri
Western by dealing with agents and
booking issues.
This year WAC student organizers
coordinated the event; unfortunately
the students found many obstacles in
booking artists, despite attending a
NACA conference last summer which
concentrated on concert production
and organizing.
Issues of reliability and positive
crowd interaction were factored in when selecting the artists.
Kinsey explained that of the artists that were
considered initially, many times agents were
not receptive to booking and were not returning
calls to verify their acts.
“Instead of being a bugaboo, we thought it
was better to wait for them to call us. Then it
became an issue of time,” Kinsey said, “also with
some artists, they ran into legal issues, and we
decided it was better not to invite them.”
Other artists considered for the event were TPain and Lil’ Wayne.
The concert will be held at
the St. Joseph Civic Arena,
which accommodates 4,200
and will be open to the public. All tickets are general
admission, and at the event
alcohol will be prohibited.
The doors will open at 7
p.m. and the concert will
begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets will be available
starting April 1 in the center for student engagement
where each student with valid Missouri Western
identification can obtain a free ticket for the
event.
The event is open to the public as well, and
tickets will be available through Ticketmaster
as of April 1st for $27.00 per ticket.
Staff and faculty may obtain tickets through
the CSE for $12 per ticket.
Ticket distribution will cease at noon April 10,
the day of the concert.
Ross currently holds the number two album
this week, following a peak at the number
one spot the previous week for his new album
“Trilla.” He is known for such hits as his debut
single “Hustlin.’”
Yung Joc, born Jasiel Robinson, holds the 66th
position currently for his hit single “ 1st Time”
which includes collaboraters Marques Houston
and Trey Songz. He is also known for the hit
single “Its ‘goin down,” which peaked in 2006 at
number one on the billboard charts. In 2006 he
was nominated in the category “best rap song”
for the MTV Music Video awards, and last year
in 2007 he was nominated for a “Grammy” in
the category of “best rap song,” both of which
for the hit single “Its ‘goin’ down.”
Past performers include Switchfoot last year,
and Chely Wright and Emerson Drive the previous. The most recent rapper which performed
for Western was Twista, three years ago. This
is in keeping with the WAC policy of rotating
Rap/ R&B, Rock and country music artists in a
three-year rotation.
Continued from front:
Potter Hall plans
Continued from front:
Board
The expansion would include more
seating in the performance hall, addition of art and music teaching studios,
a large ensemble rehearsal hall, additional music practice rooms and space
for exhibition of student artwork.
Some much needed storage space will
also be added so the band instruments
will have an inside room. The band
has stored expensive instruments in
a rented trailer for nearly a decade,
which means moving the instruments
in and out of Potter Hall every day for
rehearsal.
More practice rooms would mean the
end of rehearsals in stairwells.
While Potter Hall is a priority,
Western’s campus would benefit from
other capital improvements as well.
“There are an enormous number of
things we could improve as capital projects. We would like to see more recreation facilities,” Provost Joseph Bragin
said. Bragin would like to see more
opportunity in the region.
The management of the
Research Park Corporation
is presently designed to be
a committee of seven members, four appointed by the
board of governors and three
appointed by the Institute of
Life Sciences.
“Should, and hopefully this
will happen, the next Google
occur in the Bond Incubator,
the university, through the
foundation, will receive a percentage of the success,” said
Steve Briggs the university
attorney.
Also in light of the incubator’s opening and anticipated
success, the board discussed
a potential change in the
school’s alcohol policy. The
policy amendment would create a three-person committee
that would approve the presence of alcohol at some social
events.
Board member Dan Danford
pointed out that Western has
been passed over for some
banquets and receptions
because it did not allow alcohol and suggested that this
change would signify that
Western was growing up as
an institution.
This is not a new issue,
as senior board member Patt
Lilly pointed out. The idea
had been brought up during the planning of Western’s
Fulkerson Center, before
exercise facilities and facilities for students to hold major events.
“The students need to do something we
could call co-curricular,” Bragin said.
While Western waits for capital funds
for Potter Hall, there are other projects to appreciate. The Christopher S.
Bond Technology Incubator, built with
funds from a federal grant, is currently
under construction, as anyone driving
by can see, and the groundbreaking for
Remington Hall is scheduled for this
spring.
The roughly $38 million needed for the
Agenstein renovation and Remington
addition is not from state capital funds.
The money is coming from a generous
$5 million donation from Wes and Patsy
Remington and from the Lewis and
Clark Initiative.
“It (the Lewis and Clark Initiative)
comes from the sale of selected assets
of Missouri Higher Education Loan
Authority (MOHELA),” Scanlon said.
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its intended location was
changed and the building was
constructed closer to classrooms.
Lilly is concerned with the
proximity of the alcohol to
student classrooms and the
kind of message it sends to
the campus.
“I don’t consider myself a
tea-totaler when it comes to
the discussion of this issue,”
Lilly said, “but I think what
we ought to take baby steps,
start off with a fairly narrow
policy regarding where alcohol is served and then expand
it if necessary.”
University attorney, Steve
Briggs, was placed in charge
of drafting a policy for the
board to consider. Possible
suggestions for members of
the three person committee
included a member of the
board of governors, a faculty
member and the campus police
chief. Potentially, the responsibility of the decision would
rest on the title of the person
on the committee rather than
the committee member themselves. Both the University of
Missouri and the University
of Central Missouri already
have in place similar policies
on alcohol.
Construction of the incubator is on schedule and is
scheduled to open before
president Scanlon leaves in
the spring.
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Calendar of events
Wednesday, April 2
• Softball at Emporia
State at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• WAC meeting in Blum
Union Junior College Room
at 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 3
• McLean Mix Perform.
Duo in Potter Hall Theater
at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 6
• Baseball at Central
Missouri at 12 p.m.
Monday, April 7
Friday, April 4
• SGA Senate meeting in
Blum Union 220 at 5 p.m.
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• Tennis vs. Lincoln
University at 1:30 p.m.
• Tennis vs. Benedictine
at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8
• Softball at University of
Nebraska Omaha at 2 p.m.
and 4 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Northwest
Missouri State at 4 p.m.
and 6 p.m.
• Men’s Golf at KC
Collegiate Invitational.
• Softball vs. Truman at
4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 5
• RC
meeting
in
Commons Building at 7
p.m.
• Baseball at Central
Missouri 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
2
• Softball at Pittsburg at
12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• Tennis vs. Truman
State at 2 p.m.
• Baseball at Central
Missouri at 6:30 p.m.
3
4
1.
Officers responded to a disturbance in the Living Learning Center. The officer completed an Offense/Incident report.
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2.
• Tennis vs. Minnesota
State. TBA.
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT
March 27, 2008
Living Learning Center
SUSPICION OF DRUG ACTIVITY
March 26, 2008
Leaverton Hall
Officer responded to a report of drug activity in Leaverton Hall. The officer completed an Offense/Incident report.
3.
LARCENY
March 26 , 2008
Commons Building
Officer responded to a report of a theft in the C-Store. The officer completed an Offense/Incident report.
4.
RUNAWAY
March 24, 2008
Blum Union
Officer received information regarding a possible runaway on campus. The officer completed an Offense/Incident report.
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Married political rivals to speak at Convocation
Mathew Fowler
Managing Editor
[email protected]
The political husband and wife team of James Carville
and Mary Matalin will be the speakers at the 15th annual
Convocation on Critical Issues on Sept 30.
Carville is a political strategist for the Democratic
party. He has served as campaign manager under former
president Bill Clinton in his presidential election win in
1992 along. He has also hosted CNN’s political debate
show, Crossfire. He appears regularly appears as a commentator on several news channels and political talk
shows and made guest appearances in several different
television shows and movies.
Matalin is a political consultant for the Republican
party. She has been involved in the current Bush administration as an assistant to president Bush and a counselor to vice president Cheney. She has also written several
books including Letters to My Daughters and also hosted
Crossfire. She is currently the head of a conservative publication called Threshold.
Unlike previous convocations, this convocation will be
different because there are two speakers instead of one.
The format has not officially been announced but former
Regent Dan Boulware hopes to have a debate style convocation.
Mary Matalin
James Carville
“I think and hope it will involve a back and forth debate
that should be quite lively, informative and entertaining,”
Boulware said.
Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dan
Nicoson said that the convocations does focuses on critical issues and this year it is the upcoming election and
having Carville and Matalin is very good.
“It just so happened this year that they were available
and it is an election year, so I hope that would be one of
the benefits,” Nicoson said.
Professor of government David Steiniche says that this
will be useful convocation before the November elections.
“At the same event people will here liberal and conservative views,” said Steiniche. “I think that will be especially more useful for the independent voter and people
who have not made up their minds.”
Boulware said that this convocation has stirred a lot of
interest in the community and could draw a large crowd.
“The Convocation has always been intended to be a
special experience for the students. I think this could
be a terrific Convocation and one they will particularly
find of interest. I expect this year’s speakers will draw
widespread interest from our region based upon the many
comments I have already received. We could very well
have a packed house. I really hope the students will take
advantage of this opportunity,” Boulware said.
They along with their two daughters, Matalin and
Emerson Carville, currently live in Virginia.
The Convocation of Critical Issues provides national
speakers to the students of the campus in order for them
to learn and help them become better students. Past
speakers include Sam Donaldson, Steve Forbes and Bob
Woodward.
Furniture rearrangements bring hope for atmosphere changes
Michelle Allen
News Writer
For those who do not know, the furniture that
was once in the Blum Union was moved to the food
court on March 7, the Friday before spring break.
This decision was deliberated for several months
because of the noise level and behavior that was on
going in the union.
Duane Bruce, associate for student development,
said the decision was made in response to several
occurrences of disruptive behavior in the Blum
Student Union.
Bruce explained what would replace the old furniture in the Blum.
“Because it is our intention to make the lounge a
place for students to meet and study, we are adding high top tables and chairs to facilitate a better
learning and meeting environment,” Bruce said.
Students and staff have very different opinions
about the new changes.
Western student Danyale Jones shared her
thoughts about the changes.
“I think that it’s absurd because it’s a union
for the students, he brought up the issue about
when people come in to tour the school that some
Caucasians sometimes get intimidated to see a
large group of black people in the union,” Jones
said.
Bruce clarified the misunderstanding.
“Often times what is seen in the lobby are students of color. The perception that comes off is that
the students of color at that point become an issue
and that’s what we’re trying to stay away from,”
Bruce said.
“Yes the Blum is a community place, but it is not
a place where disruptive behavior will be tolerated. Several complaints were made from students,
teachers, faculty and staff about the behaviors,
and if there is disruptive behavior the Dean of
Student Development and public safety can make
that decision,” Bruce said.
The staff at the Missouri Western bookstore had
no comment about the new changes, and neither
did Dining Service Director Jim Maides.
Grant Williams, a student at Western, discussed
his feelings about the new change.
“People don’t know how to act, when people come
to orientation they don’t need to see the Blum looking a mess and people being loud,” Williams said.
Diana Klumpe, another Western student, said
she is not affected.
“It doesn’t faze me because I only went in the
Blum to wait for my next class. Other than that
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I’m really not worried about it,” Klumpe said.
Western’s Blum Union, which is currently without furniture, will later be filled
So many people are affected differently and some with high top tables and chairs.
are not affected at all. But no matter the change,
it is only made in the best interest of the Missouri
Western community.
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Lifestyles
The Griffon News
Western’s Daugherty returns from Kosovo
Alison Krieg
Guest Writer
Darrin Daugherty enjoyed a slice of pizza
and conversation with his fellow library
staff members during a lunch planned for
him on the last day of his leave from his
deployment to Kosovo.
Daugherty, who is the electronic resources librarian at Missouri Western State
University, has been deployed to Kosovo in
connection with Operation Enduring Freedom since June 12, 2007.
“My job over there is to do the orders for
the task force,” Daugherty said, talking to
his friends about his duties.
Daugherty is a major in the Kansas
Army National Guard in the 35th infantry
division, which is based out of Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He has been a part of the
guard for almost 20 years.
“I joined the guard while I was still in college at the University of Kansas, go Jayhawks” Daugherty said. “I was pursuing a
degree in History and thought it would be a
great way to learn leadership skills.”
After graduating from the University of
Kansas, Daugherty was commissioned an
officer in the Kansas Army National Guard
and completed his officer training corps in
Ft. Sill, Okla.
“While I was in Oklahoma I decided it
was time to focus on what I really wanted
to do with my life, that was when I decided to get a master’s in library science so I
could be a librarian,” Daugherty said.
Daugherty has been a librarian at Western for 10 years now and has been busy doing double duty with the guard as a part
time job.
“It used to be that it was one weekend a
month and two weeks out of the year, and
now I’m lucky if I get two weeks out of the
one’s schedule around Darrin’s absence,
Daugherty returned from Kosovo where he had been deployed since June 12, 2007. He is
seated with his son Dayton whom he surprised with his return.
year with my family,” Daugherty joked.
Daugherty has spent a lot of time away
from Western throughout his 10 years of
working for Western. In 2003, his guard
unit was activated for 18 months to Iraq.
“That deployment, I was given basically
a 30 day notice of my departure. This deployment was different for me because I
had more of an advance notice,” Daugherty
said.
Not only was this advanced notice helpful for Daugherty and his family, but was
also helpful to the library.
Jim Mulder, public services librarian,
said “This time we were allowed to hire
some part time workers.”
Before the library had to adjust every-
now only a few people have to adjust their
schedules and they alternate doing the
different responsibilities that Darrin had
done.
Along with pulling together to fill Daugherty’s shoes for the shifts and hours worked,
the staff also pulled together to make up a
care package to send to him to show him
that they were thinking of him while he
was away.
Sandy Phillips, circulation coordinator said, “We tried to get together snacks
and things that we knew Darrin liked and
things that we knew he couldn’t get from
the PX. We just wanted him to know we
cared about him and were thinking about
him.”
Ten short days ago Daugherty surprised
his children with his presence at family
game night. His children were delighted to
see their dad walk through the door.
“I didn’t know you were coming,” Daugherty’s 10-year-old son Dayton said. Daugherty’s wife, Karyn, planned to surprise the
children by not telling them that their father was coming home on leave.
“Last time Darrin came home on leave
from Iraq, the kids were bouncing off the
wall for days. This time I decided to try to
keep it a secret from all of them and surprise them him,” Karyn said. “It was so
hard not to tell Kalynne as I tell her everything.”
Kalynne, who is Daugherty’s oldest child
at age 15 and only daughter, was not at
family game night because she was at a
church dance. She arrived after the other
children had seen their dad, but was still
equally as excited. “When I walked in the door and saw my
dad I just cried,” Kalynne said. “I was so
happy to see my dad.”
The past 10 days have been a chaotic
but pleasant time for the Daugherty family. Daugherty went to the kids’ school to
talk about his duties while he had been
away. He tried to spend as much time possible with friends and family that he had
missed.
It was important for him to spend the
most time with his family. They spent lots
of quality time together and made room in
the visit for a little getaway.
“We decided to take the kids out of school
for a few days and go to The Great Wolf
Lodge,” Daugherty said. “I’m already looking forward to seeing them again in 18
weeks.”
Men in skinny jeans: a fashionable evolution
By Jakina Hill
Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois U.)
(U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. - What is tight all over
and saggy at the bottom?
Tight pants. They can look really great on women and
make them look and feel sexy. Tight pants on men don’t
really have the same effect.
This is a conundrum that, had I not witnessed myself,
would still puzzle me.
There has been a recent surge in this trend in the last
year in the fashionable hip-hop community.
First it was Common, Kanye West and the gang just
more than a year ago with their not-so-baggy yet no-sotight boot cut jeans, that caught the attention of their
peers in the industry who weren’t really feeling the look.
For starters, this is actually a classic look. Rock stars
like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Mick Jagger of the
Rolling Stones are known for the super-fitted jeans and
leggings look, printed or plain. And we all remember past
NBA uniforms - tight and little.
In a new way, the look is back, though under much
scrutiny. Most revolves around stereotypes that men who
wear tight pants must be homosexual, but this is not the
case. They are supposed to be seen as “cool.”
It’s not supposed to be the clothes that make the individual cool, but the individual who make the look cool.
In the Indie hip-hop scene, the duo known as Cool Kids
is gaining more and more attention for its Chicago-style
music and yes, tight pants, especially group member
Mikey.
The people of these kinds of niche groups who identify
with a specific Chicago style are all about being different,
but the clothing is becoming uniform, and that has never
been cool.
Don’t get me wrong; I am the number one advocate
against baggy pants. I have never been a fan of the
every-two-steps-I-have-to-pull-up-my-pants-though-I’mwearing-a-belt look.
Baggy pants are actually still a new fad compared to
decades of skin tights on men and women.
I attended Player’s Ball this year, fashionably late and
ready to trend-spot.
Just as I suspected, tight pants everywhere.
While most females donned dresses and skirts, many
but not most of the guys sported the fitted pant that purposely sagged (or were pulled down) just under the butt
so the world is forced to look at boxers.
Granted, some of the cooler trends didn’t all start that
way. It sometimes takes a while for the rest of the world
to catch on and make things their own.
Sagging tight pants won’t ever make sense, but the look
is becoming cool.
Remember, style mavens follow the rules but break
them accordingly.
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Lifestyles
The Griffon News
1 April 2008 | Page 7
Campus Dining Guide:
With a new addition to campus
dining coming, The Griffon News
revisits the old standards
Food Court
Hot Dog Cart
Coming Soon!
Cafeteria
Western Deli
Java City
Map: Lori Duff
Food Icons: Cody Hudson
Photos: Matthew Fowler
Food Court
Hot Dog Cart
Java City
Western Deli
Cafeteria
Location:
Blum Union
Hours:
Monday- Friday
7 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Saturday- Sunday
5 p.m.- 10 p.m.
Serving:
Typical fast food style foods are
served at the grill including
burgers and sandwiches with
such accompaniments as french
fries and other deep fried snacks.
There is also pizza available and
various previously prepared cold
foods like salads, fruit bowls,
and cheesecake. There is also
a Quiznos sub sandwich shop,
which also offers flatbread salads and soups.
Location:
Agenstein Hall
Hours:
Monday- Friday
7:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Serving:
Foods for the student on the
go, including: sandwiches, hot
dogs, grill burgers, salad, chips,
bakery and bottled juice and
sodas.
Location:
Hearnes Center Library
Hours:
Monday- Friday
8 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Serving:
Various hot and cold coffees
and specialty beverages, as
well as pastries.
Location:
Popplewell Hall
Hours:
Monday- Thursday: 7 a.m.- 8
p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Serving:
Breakfast and Lunch entrees
are served daily as well as
hot dogs, grill items, pizza,
nachos, various previously
prepared sandwiches, salads, fruit bowls, cold fountain
drinks and hot beverages.
Location:
Blum Union
Hours:
Monday- Friday
Breakfast: 7- 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 10:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Breakfast: 8- 9 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00- 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30- 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
Breakfast: 8- 9 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00- 1 p.m.
Dinner: Closed
Serving:
The cafeteria serves a salad bar
during the week, as well as an
array of entrees. For example,
pizza, burgers and the more typical main courses. The dining is
an all you can eat buffet-style.
Einstein Bagels to bring new brain food to Remington Hall
A new hall will
widen the choices
for food on campus
Zane Callister
Lifestyles Writer
Change is coming to Missouri Western’s
campus with the addition of Remington
Hall. One change that has been up in the air
for sometime is the Einstein Bagel, which
is to be put in the new atrium, and the
existence of the hot dog cart in downstairs
Agenstein.
In charge of the Einstein Bagel addition
is a company on campus called Aramark.
Aramark is in charge of handling the schools
catering and food sources. Jim Maides,
head of Missouri Western’s Aramark, has
been seeing out the entire operation.
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The choice to go with Einstein Bagel was
one that Maides felt would be both
fun and beneficial to our campus
in the new Remington Hall.
“Einstein offers food
for every meal, you get
breakfast through dinner
items there which is
convenient
for
the
students,” Maides said.
One other option for
a food venue was ChicFil-A which to Maides
didn’t seem as good due to
the more lunch and dinner
oriented menu.
“Besides, the idea of an Einstein
Bagel in a science hall is a fun idea,”
Maides said.
The plans for the Einstein Bagel have
been coming along well. The school has
already received its store number from
Einstein Bagel and the franchising fees,
which cost Aramark about $10,000, will be
paid for in full this month.
“With bringing a restaurant to a college
campus you have to weigh out
your cost benefit, sure you have
franchising but your students
are busy and on campus
monday through friday
where they can use these
establishments,” Maides
said, “for a college
campus your worst time
for business is on the
weekend when students
are eating out. Now for a
business off campus your
slow time is the weekdays
till the weekend, these are
all things we have to consider
when bring an establishment to our
campus.”
Besides the questions arising about the
new Einstein Bagel, the other question is
what about the hot dog cart? Students in
Agenstein Hall have grown accustomed
to the hot dog cart and the friendly face of
Linda Gentry, who runs the hot dog cart.
While no one really knows where the hot
dog cart will end up after Einstein Bagel
is up and running, they do know the hot
dog cart will just be relocated to a different
area of Agenstein for now. Linda Gentry
has created many great relationships with
students over the years and with the new
addition to the building, she doesn’t want
that to stop her from creating the lasting
relationships she is known so well for.
“If they move me to Einstein, it will be a
big step for me, but I’m going to do my best
to grow and use it to meet new kids and
build these relationships,” Gentry said.
Maides and the rest of the staff in charge
of this renovation understand that keeping
students happy and helping the campus
grow is very important. Maides is very
confident that Einstein Bagel will bring
nothing but good things to this campus.
As for the hot dog cart, he assures us
that it’s not going anywhere and neither is
Linda Gentry.
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Lifestyles
Raconteurs lead White to new sound
Page 8 |1 April 2008
The Griffon News
Ryan Richardson
Entertainment Editor
[email protected]
Every time I turn on the radio in my car, I say a silent thank
you to Jack White. I never have met the man, but something inside convinces me that he saved modern
rock radio from being overrun by Nickelback.
Thank you, Jack White. From the bottom of my
Chad Kroeger-fearing heart, I thank you for
bringing the industry back to their senses.
White, who reached fame with a string
of hits with his regular band The White
Stripes, is also part of the super-group
The Raconteurs who released their second album this past week. Opting out
of the normal fanfare and build-up
to a major release, the album was
announced and released about a week
apart. Usually, this is an SOS of a band
in trouble or an album that is going
to tank quicker than another
boy band comeback album.
“Consolers of the Lonely”
is outstanding, almost to
the point that it might be
lost on the casual listener.
Granted, I said the same thing
for their first album, “Broken
Boy Soldier” which garnered
Grammy nominations and
later went on to be certified
gold, but this is a different
kind of monster all together.
White has made a name
for himself as a rock guitarist
who was baptized in the blues
with a splash of pop sensibility, creating a signature sound
that is hard to mistake for anyone else. However, he provides
a tighter, complementary body
of work with Raconteurs band
mate and guitarist Brendan
Benson. Their guitar work is
dirty and raw, but without
the studio trickery that so
many bands use to emulate
that feel. The duo creates
this framework that lets
them experiment but sans
the pretentiousness that
comes with so many side projects and the band knows it.
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On the title track, White
announces that he’s bored to tears. This is more of a warning to the
listener than a statement of the abrupt tempo changes and sound
that pepper the first track. If anything, this album takes turns
telling stories that simply could not have been done by any other
team but this one. Taking a cue from older country music which
painted stories into almost every rustic lyrical hook, the Raconteurs
make sure that a listener is told a damn fine story in the process.
It would be so easy to announce their sound as experimental and jam
like, but each track sounds calculated to the point of ironic. It is almost
like the band had a sit down to plan each track’s sound and feel. You
could call out songs like
Brendan Benson (left) and Jack
“Many Shades of Black”
White (right) shape the sound of
and “Hold Up” as referthe new Raconteurs album
ence points for whatever rock epoch that
they were listening
to that week. You
can’t fault them
for it though,
because most of
the time they do
it better than
the original
band.
So
many bands
have emulated this
sound, but
none have
come close
to making
it ring true
than
this
band has done
in two albums.
Jack White
knows what it
takes to craft an
album that lives outside
of itself. He has made a
point in the White Stripes
to
experiment
enough
so that the band isn’t cornered into playing a certain
way on every album and that
creativity burns a little brighter on “Consolers of the Lonely.”
There are an army of musicians who
would refinance their soul-selling contracts to get this type of sound and feel
that White and company do so effortlessly.
Tomorrow, I will get in my car and I will
turn on my CD player. When the first riff of this
album chimes in, I’ll smile and silently thank Jack
White again. I think he hears me loud and clear.
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Riverside McDonald’s
(1310 Riverside Rd.)
is having a
Recruitment Day
Saturday, April 5, 2008
~
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at
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We are looking for friendly, fast paced individuals to join the Riverside team
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Openings for short shifts for college students or senior citizens
Individuals must be willing to work weekends
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• Paid vacation after 1 year
• Grade incentives
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Sports
The Griffon News
1 April 2008 | Page 9
Missouri Western baseball off to slow start
Gregor Avey
Sports Editor
[email protected]
The Missouri Western men’s baseball
team hasn’t exactly got out to the start
they planned this season, with many of
their first games getting cancelled, thier
record now stands at 8-14 and (5-6) in
conference.
The Griffons have struggled defensively committing errors that have led to
many unearned runs. They have committed a total of 36 errors. Head Coach Buzz
Verduzco knows this isn’t acceptable.
“If we don’t play defense, we won’t win
games, it’s that simple,” Verduzco said.
There have been bright spots for the
Griffons this season. Their offense has been
exceptionally well, so far. Ben Toedebusch
and Adam Carolan have been two of the
better hitters for the Griffons. Toedebusch
leads the team in batting average at an
impressive 407. He is also tied for the team
lead in triples with two, and also adds two
home runs and 14 run batted in. Carolan
leads the team in home runs and runs batted in, with four and 16 respectively.
The Griffons pitching staff has also been
a bright spot for the team. The Griffons
have a team earned run average of 5.93.
The leaders of the pitching staff, so far
have been Chris Jackson and Chris Rusler.
Jackson has the Griffons lone shutout this
season and Rusler leads the Griffons in
earned run average, with a 2.08. Verduzco
believes the pitching staff and the offense
have been bright spots this season.
“The pitching staff has been good for us
and we have been hitting the ball well so
far,” Verduzco said.
The Griffons still have time to turn it
around this season. Their goal is to make
the conference tournament and try to win
that to get to the playoffs. The Griffons are
looking for their seventh straight winning
season. Verduzco believes the Griffons still
have time to accomplish their goals.
“We need to refocus and make the conference tournament,” Verduzco said.
Another key player for the Griffons, so
far this season has been Troy Landi. Landi
has been a table setter for the baseball
team. He leads the team in runs scored
with 23 and he also leads the team in stolen bases with ten.
The Griffons are currently sitting at
sixth in the MIAA conference. The conference is top loaded with Emporia State,
who is ranked tenth in the nation, and
Central Missouri, who is currently 21st in
the nation. The Griffons are currently only
a game out of third place.
The Griffons have set off on a long
trip. They won their first game on Friday
against Truman State by the score of 133. Then on Saturday in a doubleheader
they won their first game against Truman
State by the score of 7-4, and in the second game they lost by the score of 5-2.
The Griffons will be back home on April 8
and will have a total of ten home games,
through April 20.
Marty Ayers/ Senior Photographer
Billy Jones fires the ball home against Truman State, he has been a vital part of the Griffons
pitching staff this season.
Western students have home debut for semi-pro Ravens
Jerrod Huber
Lifestyles Writer
St. Joseph’s semi-professional football team, the St.
Joseph Ravens, played in their home opener against the
Junction City Tigers. The Ravens lost 21 to 42.
The Tigers took off in the first quarter scoring two
touchdowns and the Ravens fought back hard but they
couldn’t stop the magic that was happening for the
Tigers.
The Ravens had several chances to score due to Tiger
fumbles, but couldn’t manage to put the numbers up.
Missouri Western student Lonnie Myrick was responsible
for one of the fumble recoveries.
Myrick had several huge plays including a powerhouse
hit that stopped the Tigers from scoring.
After another Tiger score, the Ravens finally got their
first touchdown, but it cost a Ravens’ player a broken
finger.
Possession of the ball bounced back and forth on downs
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until the Ravens scored again. This time the field goal was
good and showed a promise.
That promise soon turned disappointing for the Ravens.
They threw an interception for a Tigers’ touchdown and
picking off the quarterback became a big part of the game
for the Tigers.
The second quarter started out strong for the Ravens.
Western student, Larry Pendleton Jr., sacked the
quarterback like a freight train. Unfortunately, it took him
out of the game by ambulance with a dislocated knee.
This delayed the game for some time with an ambulance
call and disruptions on the field.
Both teams showed poor sportsmanship on several
different occasions. Considering these are adults, many
fans were commenting on how disappointed they were.
“It’s just a game and these guys are supposed to be adults,”
was one comment from the crowd. “I’ve seen kids with
better attitudes than this,” was another statement made.
Once things were back on track, the score was in the
Tigers favor, but the Ravens looked like every bit of a
comeback heading into the second half and they were
fresh with a new quarterback.
The Ravens received the ball and Myrick made a couple
of plays until they were stopped and that led to a Tiger
touchdown. The Tigers then went on to score the extra two
points which gave them a significant lead.
The mood on the field was out of everyone’s control for
the time being but the Ravens eventually kneel in respect
of a fallen player.
With the Ravens on the receiving end, Western student
Darrell Dixon received the ball for a brutal ten-yard
return, knocking several players over as if rag dolls before
being drug down by three Tiger players.
Dixon would not go down easy anytime he had possession
of the ball.
Myrick was a key player who is fast and took some huge
hits, always jumping to his feet ready for more. He gained
some yardage that finally led to another touchdown for
the Ravens.
The Ravens tried an offside kick that was caught and
ran in for another Tigers touchdown that ends the game,
42-21.
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Sports
Page 10 | 1 April 2008
The Griffon News
Spring practice beginning to take shape
Jason Ruiz
Sports Writer
The Griffons’ 2007 season was filled with many highlights. The pinnacle of the season came with the victory over the Wayne State Wildcats in the 42nd annual
Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. This year’s
squad hopes to follow in the legacy of success.
Beginning March 24, the public will be able to get a first
hand look at the 2008 Griffons, as spring football practice
begins. The main purpose of spring practice is to shake
cob webs and work on fundamental techniques. Offensive
coordinator Tyler Fenwick agrees,
“Spring practice works on the fundamental things like
tackling, blocking, getting used to the schemes and getting the player’s minds back into the game,” Fenwick
said.
Aside from fundamentals, spring practice also allows
coaches to analyze the heart and determination of the
hard hitting players who desire to earn a starting spot
in the fall.
Although Western parted ways with 13 seniors in 2007,
expectations remain high in 2008. Such a task should be
easy work for a team whose roster boasts an abundance
of talent and leadership.
Leadership is an important factor for winning in any
sport. Head coach Jerry Partridge has no worries and is
confident in his team’s leadership abilities.
“We have some good leaders back. Roger Allen is a leader who was a captain last year and Sylvester Gibson has
stepped up to a leadership role. For the receiving core,
Andrew Mead is a leadership type of kid, Thomas Hodges
is a leader and our quarterbacks are leaders, Barron
Bradshaw and Drew Newhart,” Partridge said.
A leader is someone who holds influence over others. It
is a demanding job and holds many responsibilities. For
two players on the team, Barron Bradshaw and Andrew
Mead, being a leader comes naturally.
“Anytime you become a leader, it’s a huge responsibility.
You’re an important guy the team looks up to, especially
in big play, big game situations. Being a leader means
a lot, but all I can do is lead by example,” Bradshaw
commented. Spring practice means high competitiveness among the players. To Mead, it’s the perfect time to
exhibit his leadership ability.
“Especially in the springtime, I just want to go out and
compete at the highest level and try to establish myself
as someone the younger kids can look up to. Basically, I’m
just trying to help our team get better,” Mead said.
This was the first of 15 practices at Spratt Stadium.
Marty Ayers/ Senior Photographer
Missouri Western quarterbacks Barron Bradshaw and Drew Newhart seen throwing to receivers, are the main quarterbacks the
Griffons plan on using this season. Newhart received more playing time last season and won MIAA Freshman of the year, while
Bradshaw played well when he got his opportunities.
Chiefs to hold one day practice at Spratt Stadium
Gregor Avey
Sports Editor
[email protected]
Missouri Western and the Kansas City
Chiefs have announced that Western will
host an off season practice for the Chiefs
on June 12 at Spratt Stadium.
The practice will be a passing practice
featuring some of the Kansas City Chief
players. The players will not be in full
pads, but rather helmets and shorts. The
Chiefs cheerleaders and KC Wolf will also
be in attendance for fans to enjoy. Missouri
Western Vice President Dan Nicoson has
been appointed chair of the committee for
this event and he believes this will help
Western’s prominence.
“I think it will give us a lot of visibility in
the entire state because of people’s interest
in the Chiefs,” Nicoson said.
After the practice is over Chiefs head
coach Herm Edwards will address the
crowd with a brief message, then some
of the players will be available for autographs. The workout is scheduled for
approximately ninety minutes. Missouri
Western senior Jeremy Prudden believes
this is huge for the university.
“I think it will bring a lot more attention
to the school, especially people who are
Chief fans who don’t really know what goes
on at Western,” Prudden said.
This visit is not related to the Chiefs
thinking about moving training camp to
Missouri Western campus. This is going
to become an annual event at different
locations around the Kansas City area.
Western was the first location that was
picked by the Chiefs for this off-season
workout. Nicoson believes the strong relationship that Missouri Western has built
with the Chiefs helped play a role in their
selection. The relationship with the Chiefs
is not only through them visiting the campus, but with the alumni hosting a tailgate
the last few years at Arrowhead Stadium.
“I think it is also nice to know that the
relationship that Western has built with
the Chiefs, is being responded to in a nice
way and it’s something that we can take
pride in,” Nicoson said.
Not only are students excited about the
Chiefs visit, but many faculty members as
well. Head football coach Jerry Partridge is
hoping to get a few tips from Chief coaches,
though nothing has been confirmed yet.
“I hope to get close and maybe see some
coaching points from them,” Partridge
said.
This event is not only for the Western
family, but also for the St. Joseph community as well. St. Joseph is full of Chief
fans and this will be a fun way for them to
interact with their favorite team. Nicoson
believes this is a way for people to see their
favorite team.
“It’s not just for Western, but for the
whole community,” Nicoson said. “It gives
people a chance who normally don’t get to
see the Chiefs, a chance to see them.”
Not all of the details have been released
for the event. Western is not out to make
money, but it is unsure whether there will
be a cost. If there is a cost it will be a minor
charge.
This will be a great opportunity for the
campus to be shown off for the community,
as they can come cheer on the Chiefs and
see the beauty that is Spratt Stadium.
Softball splits doubleheader with Jennies
Gregor Avey
Sports Editor
[email protected]
The Missouri Western softball team split a home doubleheader against the Central Missouri Jennies, winning
the first game 9-6 and falling in the second game 9-5.
Mandi Nocita played well in both games as she hit two
home runs in the doubleheader. She also drove in three
runs in the first game. Then she added a another r.b.i. in
the second game.
In the first game the Griffons got of to a fast start as
Kori Bowser blasted a home run which led to a big inning
for the Griffons. They never looked back in the first contest.
The Jennies tried to mount a comeback, but it wasn’t
enough as the Griffons held on for the victory. The first
game wasn’t all good for the Griffons, as they allowed four
home runs to the Jennies. Jonnelle Berger also received
her first save of the season in the contest.
The second game also started with a bang for the
Marty ayers /Senior Photographer
Allison Jones fires the ball towards the plate in a recent home
Griffons, as Nocita started the game with a lead off home
game for the Griffons. She has been a key member for the team
run. The Griffons jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. The
this season.
game stayed close until the top of the sixth, when the
Jennies scored six runs. The Griffons could not mount a
come back in the game.
The Griffons record now stands at 16-13 (2-2) in the
MIAA. The Griffons are currently sitting at fourth in the
conference, but the season has just began.
The Griffons offense has fared well thus far this year.
The leaders so far this season have been Shannon Piovar,
who leads the Griffons in batting average at .365. Katie
Bruce who leads the team in runs batted in with 22 and
also in home runs with five.
The Griffons have also done well in pitching so far this
season. The leader of the staff has been Allison Jones who
leads the team in earned run average at 2.32 and also in
wins with eight. Berger has the lone save for the Griffons
this season.
The Griffons will be back on the road as they will face
conference opponent Emporia State on April 2. Then they
will face Nebraska-Omaha on April 4. Before wrapping
up the road trip with conference opponent Pittsburg State
on April 6.
The Griffons were 1-2 in the UNO Softball Classic at
print time.
Student athletes showcase skills on and off the court
With all the negative press given to student athlete these days,
well as she averaged 17.7 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game. Woods is a
I decided to focus on a positive. Many athletes here at Missouri
senior from Menifee, Ark., whose major is speech communication. She was also a
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Western juggle being an athlete and a student.
key player on the court for the Griffons, as she averaged nine points per game and
The women’s basketball team had two members named to the
4.6 assists per game.
MIAA Commissioner’s Academic honor roll, while the men had one
The men’s player named to the list was Keion Kindred. Kindred is a senior from
named to the list. The other sports at this school also had members
Los Angles, Cal., whose major is recreation major. Though his senior year didn’t go
of their teams named to the honor roll, it’s just basketball was the
as planned, he was still a key player on and off the court for the Griffons.
most recently named.
Being a student athlete is tough. The athlete has to practice nearly year round,
To be named to the honor roll the athletes must meet four criteria.
and to still be able to do well with their studies is beyond impressive.
The first requirement is the student athlete must have a grade point
In this day and age of athletes getting arrested or only showing up newspapers
average of at least 3.00. The second requirement is the student athfor negative events, it’s nice when positive events like this happen. Usually only
lete must have attended the school for at least two terms. The third
athletes are glorified by their athletic achievements, it’s a nice change of pace when
requirement is the student athlete must be a sophomore, junior or
they are glorified for their academic achievements.
senior. The fourth and final requirement is that the student athlete must be an active
All student athletes know that the odds are stacked against them to go play professionmember of the team, meaning they cannot be a red shirt or gray shirt.
ally in the sport that they are playing. That means they will need to obtain degrees that
The two members that were named from the women’s team were Jill Johnson and will work for them in the game of life. One thing is for sure: Woods, Johnson and Kindred
Chemia Woods. Johnson is a senior from Rockwell City, Iowa, whose major is organi- understand that and are on their ways to obtaining degrees from Missouri Western.
zational communication. She has been a key member for the Griffons on the court as
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