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University prepares to bring advising consultant to campus to review programLOGAN YOUNG COPY EDITOR
FacultySenate,withtheapprovalof
universityPresidentDr.KennethW.
Dobbins,willbringaconsultantto
objectivelyassessadvisingpracticeson
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity’s
campusthisspring.
Acommitteerecentlywasformedto
helpassesscurrentacademicadvising
oncampusandmadeaninitial
decisionthataconsultantwouldbethe
bestchoicefortheuniversitytohelp
evaluateand,ifpossible,improveon
thewaystudentsarecurrentlyadvised.
Aconsultantfirmhasnotyetbeen
chosen,butthecommitteehas
narroweditschoicesdowntothreeand
planstomakeadecisioninthecoming
weeks.
MicheleTapp,thedirectorofthe
CenterforAcademicAdvisingand
CareerServices,isamemberofthe
committeeandisinterestedtoseewhat
theconsultantwillhavetosay.
“Ourgoalisthatthey’llstudyus,”
Tappsaid.“[That]they’lltakean
in-depthlookatusandtelluswhat’s
working,whatmaybeisn’tworking,
howwemightwanttoimprove,looking
atwhatothermodelsthatotherschools
haveandjustgivingussuggestionsfor
howwemightbeabletoimprovethe
qualityofadvisingandimprovethe
studentexperience.”
AccordingtoTapp,thecommittee
hopestohavetheconsultanton
campusnolaterthanthemiddleof
April.Thecommitteewillgothrough
aboutatwo-monthprocesstoprepare
fortheconsultant’svisit,duringwhich
itwilltrytocompileasmuchinforma-
tionaspossibleaboutthecurrent
advisingstatus,fromstudentsurvey
resultstofacultyfeedback.The
consultantwillvisitforoneortwodays,
dependingonhowmanypeopleheor
sheneedstomeetwithoncampusto
gainenoughinsighttodevelopaplan
fortheuniversity.
CarolHeisserer,aseniorcoordina-
torintheCenterforAcademic
Advising,saidthatSoutheastneedsto
takeastepbackandlookatthebig
picturebeforeitstartstodelveinand
fixsmallerproblemsoncampus,and
thattheconsultantwillhelpputthat
bigpictureinperspectiveforthe
university.
Tappsaidthattheuniversityplans
tobecompletelytransparentwhenthe
consultantcomesinhopestoclearly
displaythestrengthsandweaknesses
ofcurrentadvising.Shehopesthatthis
transparencywillallowtheconsultant
todevelopthebestplanforthe
university’sadvisingstafftomove
forwardinthefuture.
“Weneedtoknowwherethe
problemsarebeforewecomeupwitha
diagnosis,”Tappsaid.
Thegoalofthecommitteeisto
developaplanandimplementthat
planwithinthreetosixmonthsof
receivingtheconsultantsreview.Tapp
saidthattheearliestavailabletimefor
thenewplantobeimplementedwould
bethefallsemesterlaterthisyearand
thatthesummermonthswouldbethe
easiesttimetoputtheplaninaction
andhavetrainingprogramssincethere
arefewerfacultymembersand
studentsoncampus.
Heisserersaidthatthetraining
programfortheacademicadviserswill
haveagroupapproach,acollaborative
methodwherealldepartmentswill
cometogetherandsharetheirsuccess
storiesandbestpractices.
“Ithinkit’sgoingtobenefitstudents
becauseitwouldprobablygiveusa
chancetohavemoreconsistencyinour
advisingacrosscampus,”Heisserer
said.“Ifwe’reallusingthesametools,if
we’reallawareofthesametools,
whetherwe’reprofessionalorfaculty
advisers,weallhavethesame
resourcesandknowhowtofindthem.”
Heisserersaidthatamasteradviser
programcouldbeintheuniversity’s
futureaswell.Thisinitiativewouldhelp
provideextratrainingforadvisersthat
enjoyadvisingandareinterestedin
improvingtheiradvisingskills.The
programwouldalsoofferincentives
andarewardsystemtorecognizethose
advisersthatareworkinghardtodo
theirjobswell.
“Ithinkitwillgivethem[the
advisers]thetoolsandtheconfidence
toconducttheiradvisingsessionsmore
effectively,”Heisserersaid.“Andsome
ofthemwanttodoitnowandjustdon’t
havethetoolsbecausewe’venothada
programmaticapproachtoshowing
themandtrainingthem.”
Tappsaidtheconsultant’sreview
willbehelpfulfortheprogram
consideringtheconsultanthasthe
abilitytobecandidandcompletely
honestwiththecommittee.This
honestywillhelpcreatethemost
effectiveapproachtoimproving
advisingasawholeoncampus.
“Ithinkwecanonlybenefitfrom
havingaconsultantcomeandtellus
whatwe’redoingrightandwhatneeds
improvement,”Tappsaid.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT PUBLICATION
Feb. 26 - March 4, 2014 Student run since 1911
Pulling it all togetherPreparation for “Peter Pan: The Musical” better known as “Hell Week” was full of exhausting rehearsals and stressful technical work. With the first show being premiering on Wednesday, the crew can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Read more on pages 8-9. +
BRIEFSEducate
Southeast presents Criminal Justice Day
TheDepartmentofCriminalJusticeandSociologywillhost
itsannualCriminalJusticeDayfrom9a.m.to3p.m.
Tuesday,March4,attheUniversityCenter.Therewillalso
besomekeynotespeakersat3:30p.m.attheAcademicHall
Auditorium.
Studentswillhavetheopportunitytovisitwithagency
representativesfromlawenforcement,corrections,
conservation,privatesecurity,thedivisionofyouthand
familyservices,rehabilitation,socialworkandmilitary.
ReadthefullstoryonlineatsoutheastArrow.com.
Correction
Actorsnamesandrolesweremisidentifiedinlastweek’s
front-pagestoryabout“PeterPan:TheMusical.”Emily
StricklinwassupposedtoplaytheroleofPeterPan,Danny
KellettwastoplaytheroleofWendy’sbrotherJohnandJohn
PletkawastoplaytheroleofanIndian.TheArrowregrets
theerror.
ACTIVE AIR FORCE SECURITY FORCES OFFICER CAPTAIN MICHAEL HOLTZ NAMED NEW HEAD OF THE ROTC PROGRAM. READ MORE ON PAGE 6.+
DOWNTOWN JAM BAND REGULARS, THE MIKE RENICK BAND, WELCOMES THEIR 10TH YEAR OF PERFORMING. READ MORE ON PAGE 5.+
Michele Tapp and Carol HeissererPhoto by Logan Young
VISIT SOUTHEASTARROW.COM TO VIEW OUR ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY OF “PETER PAN: THE MUSICAL.”
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THE BASEBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A 6-2 START THIS SEASON
BASEBALL starts regular season
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COMPETE
EATING DISORDER 5KThe Eating Disorder 5K will take place at 10
a.m. on Saturday at the Arena Park Pavillion 1
to end Eating Disorder Awareness Week.+
Southeast Missouri State baseball team is 6-2 in the 2014 season. Archive photos
Steve Bieser begins second year as baseball coach
NICK MCNEAL
ARROW REPORTER
TheSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity
baseballteamhasstartedits2014regu-
larseasonwitharecordof6-2under
second-yearcoachSteveBieser.
TheRedhawkswontheirfirstgame
oftheseason,whichwasthebeginning
ofthethree-gameseriesinTulsa,Okla.,
againsttheOralRobertsGoldenEagles.
“We’rerealpleasedwithourstart,”
Biesersaid.“Wewentintoaverytough
venueatTulsa,Okla.,againstOral
Roberts.Theyhaveastrongtraditionof
beingaverygoodballclubandwewere
abletotaketwooutofthree.Theteam
feltliketheyweregoingtogetofftoa
reallygoodstart,andtheywentoutand
playedverywellovertheweekend.”
Bieser’sfirstyearastheheadcoach
endedwiththeRedhawksgoing26-33
overalland13-17inOhioValleyConfe-
renceplay.
Biesersaidthathisexpectationsfor
theteamaretojustcontinuetogetbet-
terwitheverygamethatitplays.
“Ithinkthethirdgamethere[against
OralRoberts],wereallygotshutdown
offensivelyandweneedtocontinue
tomakeadjustmentsthroughoutthe
courseoftheseasontogetbettereach
game,”Biesersaid.“Weexpecttoplay
areallysolidgamedayinanddayout
andhopefullyastheseasongoeswecan
progressandgetbetter.”
SoutheastfinishedsixthintheOVC
standingslastyearandwasalsopicked
tofinishsixthagainthisseasonbyOVC
headbaseballcoachesandsportsinfor-
mationdirectors.
“Ithinkeveryteamhasonegoaland
that’stowinaconferencechampion-
ship,”senioroutfielderDerekGibson
said.“DayinanddayoutIjustneedto
gooutandgiveiteverythingI’vegotjust
likeeverybodyelseontheteam.Ithink
thatweallapproacheverydayinthe
exactsamemanner.”
ThestartingpitchersfortheRed-
hawksareAndrewCroucher,Christian
Hull,TylerIago,RyanLenaburgandAlex
Winkelman.
Iagohaspitched12inningsforthe
RedhawksandholdsanERAof1.50and
hehasalsorecorded13strikeouts.Heis
2-0thisseasonasastartingpitcherand
shutouttheIndianaUniversity-Purdue
UniversityFortWayneMastodonsinan
18-0seriesopeningwinonFridaywhere
headdednineoutofhis13strikeoutson
theseason.
TheRedhawkssweptathree-game
seriesagainsttheMastodonsathome
thisweekend.
JuniorsecondbasemanJasonBlum,
juniorrightfielderDaltonHewitt,junior
thirdbasemanAndyLenningtonand
seniorfirstbasemanMattTellorall
accountedfor10ormorehitsthusfar.
“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisget-
tingourguystogel,”Biesersaid.“We’ve
gotalotofnewfaces.Thegoodthing
aboutspringsportsisthatthey’vebeen
togetherforalmostanentireschoolyear
beforetheyactuallystartedtheseason.
Onceyoustarttheregularseason
thenyou’reonthefieldandourguys
areinadifferentfight.Aswecontinue
totrustoneanotherIthink[everyone]
willseethatwewillstartplayingbet-
terbaseballandthat’ssomethingthat
everyteamgoesthroughisyoujust
wanttoseethatcontinualprogression
ofimprovingeachandeveryday.”
Tellorhasbeenatbat31timesthis
seasonandhascomeawaywitha.355
battingaverage,11hits,onehomerun
andsevenRBIs.Heisthereturningstar-
teratfirstbaseasherecordedateam-
higheighthomerunslastseason,a
team-high46RBIsandtiedwithBlum
fortheteam-highinhitswith73last
season.
Hewittalsohadaposition-clinching
seasonlastyearasheledtheRedhawks
inbattingaverageat.345bytheend
ofthe2013seasoninhissophomore
campaign.
AccompanyingHewittintheoutfield
isGibson,whohasstarted98gamesfor
theRedhawksthepasttwoseasonsand
wasnamedasafirstteamAll-OVCout-
fielderhissophomoreseason.
The25timesthatGibsonhasbeenat
batthisyear,hehasscoredfourrunsfor
theRedhawksandholdsa.280batting
averagewithsevenhits.
DuringGibson’sall-conference
sophomoreyear,hehitfor.338with
sevenhomerunsand38RBIs.Hewas
alsonamedNationalCollegiateBase-
ballWritersAssociationNationalHit-
teroftheWeekandCollegeBaseballInsi-
der.comNationalPlayeroftheWeekon
May2,2012.
Beingaseniorthisyear,Gibson’s
roleasaleaderonandoffthefieldhas
enhanced.
“Idefinitelythinkthat[leadership]
comeswithage,butyoudon’thavetobe
aseniortotakepartinleadership,”Gib-
sonsaid.“Ithinkwe’vegotalotofpure
guysonthisteam.Itrytodomypart
andsetgoodexamplesonandoffthe
fieldandwe’reaverybalancedteam.”
BRIEFSSoftball
Softball losses three games over weekendTheSoutheastsoftballteamwent1-3duringtheBlueCity
ClassicinSouthhaven,Miss.,overtheweekend.
TheRedhawkslosttoLipscomb11-0butthenwenton
tobeatLoyola-Chicago13-3onSaturday.
FreshmanpitcherAubryDennoallowedfourhitsand
threerunsinfiveinningsagainstLoyola-Chicagowhile
collectinhthecomplete-gamewin.
PitcherKeairaSchillingallowedsevenhitsandrunsin
thefirstinningagainstLipscombandtooktheloss.
TheteamlostagainstBallState11-2andMemphis6-1
onSunday.
Theteamnowsitsat4-5andwillhosttheAll-Missouri
CancerClassiconSaturdayandSunday.
Gymnastics
Team posts season high scoreTheSoutheastgymnasticsteamscoredaseasonhighof
194.300onSundaytowinatri-meetagainstTexasWoman’s
andCentenary.TexasWoman’scameinsecondwithascore
of193.825andCentenarywasthirdwith190.435.
AlyssaTuckerwastheco-championoftheunevenbars
eventwithascoreof9.825.Shealsoearnedall-around
championtitlewithatotalscoreof38.850.
AshleyThomaswonthefloorexercisewithascoreof
9.775.
Thenextmeetisat6:30p.m.onMarch7against
MichiganattheHouckFieldHouse.
Women’s Basketball
Redhawks win against Jacksonville StateTheSoutheastwomen’sbasketballteamwon59-48against
JacksonvilleStateonSaturday.
FreshmanBriannaMitchellscored17pointsand
PatriciaMackhad21rebounds.
TheRedhawksare9-18overalland5-9intheOhioValley
Conference.
Men’s Basketball
Lucas Nutt breaks games-started recordTheSoutheastmen’sbasketballteambeatJacksonvilleState
87-70onThursday.
TylerStonescored28pointsandJakeriousBradley
scored15points.Hemade7of14fieldgoals.
NinoJohnsonchippedin14pointsand10rebounds
whilePaulMcRobertsscored14points,onestealandthree
rebounds.
TheRedhawkscontinuedtheirwinningstreakon
SaturdayandbeatUTMartin77-74.
FreshmanAntoniousClevelandmadeashotfromnear
halfcourtatthebuzzertogiveSoutheastthewin.
Theteamis15-13overalland6-8intheOVC.
LucasNuttbrokeSoutheast’salltimecareerrecordfor
startingingames.Saturdaymarkedhis102ndgame,which
beatthepreviousrecordofDerekWinan’s101from2001-05.
TheteamhostsAustinPeayonThursdayfollowedby
MurrayStateonSaturday.
Tennis
Tennis stops three-game winning streak
TheSoutheasttennisteamlostitsthree-gamewinningstreakonSaturdayagainstSt.Louiswhenitlost6-1. HeatherRobinsonwastheteam’sonlyvictorandwon6-3,7-5insingles. TheRedhawkscontinuedtoloseonSundayagainstSIUCarbondale4-3. Robinson,MelissaMartinandValeriiaNagoviticinaeachwontheirsinglesmatches. No.2playerNagoviticinawon6-4,7-5. Robinsonlostherfirstset3-6butralliedtowinthenexttwo7-6(10,8).Shehasateam-highsixsinglesvictories. Martin,playingattheNo.6spot,won7-5,6-4. Theteamis4-4andhitstheroadtofaceArkansasStateat1p.m.onMarch8.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI -COLUMBIA FOOTBALL PLAYER MICHAEL SAM MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HE IS GAY
SOUTHEAST discusses Michael Sam
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Athletic director believes gay players would be acceptedBAILEY MCCORMICK
STAFF WRITER
MichaelSam,footballplayerforUniversity
ofMissouriandpotentialNFLdraftpick,
hasbeenmakingheadlineswithhisrecent
announcementthatheisgay.Countlessstu-
dents,teammembersandcoacheshave
proventobesupportiveofSam,whocould
becomethefirstopenlygayplayerinthe
NFL.
Samannouncedtohisteamlastyearthat
hewasgay.Withhismostrecentannounce-
ment,Samhasreceivedencouragementand
backlash.Someareafraidthiswillaffecthis
careerwhenbeingconsideredfortheNFL,
buthisschoolhasbeensupportiveinhis
decisiontobeopenlygay.
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityhas
yettodealwithasituationlikethis,butitis
possiblethatinthefuture,Southeastwill
havetoencounterthisissue.Thefootball
coachesatSoutheastdidnotreplyto
requeststomakeacommentonhowthe
footballteamwouldhandleorreacttoa
similarsituation.
MarkAlnutt,theathleticdirectorat
SoutheastandaformerUniversityofMis-
sourifootballplayer,madeastatementinan
emailonhowhefeltthesituationwouldbe
dealtwithatSoutheast.
“Weeducateourstudent-athletesand
stafftohaverespectforothers,”Alnutt
wrote.“Thisrespectisduetothefactthat
everyoneisdifferentandcomefromvaried
backgroundswhichincludeage,ability,
nationality,racereligion,sexualorientation,
socioeconomic,etc.
“Wedonottolerateharassmentatany
level.IfirmlybelievethatiftheMichaelSam
situationhappenedhere,itwouldbevery
similartoMizzou,oneofacceptancefrom
withintheparticularsportprogram,athletic
departmentandtheUniversitycommunity.”
DanielEckert,presidentoftheGay
StraightAllianceoncampus,saidhedou-
btsitwouldbethateasy.WhileEckertiscon-
fidentthattheuniversitywouldsupport
anymemberofthegaycommunity,hesaid
therearenoofficialpoliciesinplacetopro-
tectanathleteortheuniversityfrombac-
klash.Eckertsaidthereasonisbecauseof
Southeast’slocation.Eckertbelievesthatit’s
possibletheuniversitywouldhavetrouble
handlingthebacklashthatmayoccurfrom
thesurroundingarea.
“Iwouldhighlydoubtthattheywould
allowsomeonewhoisopenlygaytobeon
theirteamsimplybecauseifanykindofdis-
criminationdidhappenagainstthem,if
theywerethreatenedorattacked,SEMO
hasnothinginplacetoprotect[students]
forthatsituation,”Eckertsaid.“Thisuniver-
sityisverybehindanyprotectionsforthe
LGBTcommunityinthatthere’snoco-habi-
tationsstuff,there’snothingintheconstitu-
tionforsexualorientationorgenderiden-
tityoranti-discrimination.SoIfeellikeeven
iftheywereOKwithhimbeingopenlygay,
theywouldn’tbeOKforhimtobeonthere
simplybecausehemightgetthreatenedor
hemightgetattackedandtheyhavenoway
toprotecthim.”
Eckertsaidhestillhopesthatifthiswere
tooccuratSoutheast,theuniversityasa
wholewouldoffersupportandencourage-
ment.Asamemberofthegaycommunity,
heisinspiredbySamandhopesthedeci-
siontocomeoutwillnotnegativelyaffect
hiscareer.
“Ithoughthewasreallybravetodo
somethinglikethat,especiallysincenot
toolongagotherewasafootballteamthat
gotonthenewssayingoutrightthatthey
believethatgaypeopleshouldn’tbeallowed
infootball,”Eckertsaid.“Ithinkitshowsthat
it’sworthittocomeoutbecauseIknowalot
ofpeoplearescaredbecauseofthereper-
cussions.ButIthinkintheendifyoudon’t
doitpeoplewon’trealizehowgoodofaper-
sonyouare.Peoplecan’tdenythatheisa
fantasticfootballplayer.”
“We do not tolerate
harassment at any level. I
firmly believe that if the
Michael Sam situation
happened here, it would be
very similar to Mizzou, one of
acceptance from within the
particular sport program,
athletic department and the
University community.”
Mark Alnutt
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‘ELEMENTS AND MOMENTS’ DESCRIBED AS ‘COLLECTION OF MUSICAL GEMS AND MAGICAL MOMENTS’
UNIVERSITY bands combine for concert
PERFORM
Â4ARROW•weekofFeb.26-March4,2014 PETER PAN: THE MUSICALThe show opens at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in
the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. Read a
full preview of the upcoming performance
online at southeastArrow.com.+
Martin Reynolds Submitted photo
Southeast Concert Band and Wind Symphony play togetherThe bands will play music ranging from the 18th century up to as recent as 2012KARA JUSTIS ARROW REPORTER
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity’sWindSymphonyand
ConcertBandhavebeenpreparingfortheirupcomingperfor-
mancesincethebeginningofthesemester.
Thetwobandshavebeenpracticingpiecesthataredescri-
bedas“acollectionofmusicalgemsandmagicalmoments”
ontheRiverCampuswebsite.
TheWindSymphonymostlyconsistsofmusicmajors
whomustauditionfortheband.TheConcertBandisprima-
rilynon-musicmajorsandisopentoanyonewithmusical
experience.
“We’regoingtocoverawiderangeofmaterialliketheBaro-
queperiodinmusichistory,whichwouldbethe18thcentury
allthewayupuntilpresentday—thingsasrecentas2012.
Therewillbeawidevarietyofthings,notonlystylewiseor
periodwise.There’salotofdifferentmusicbeingpresented,”
MartinReynolds,directorofbandsatSoutheast,said.
TheWindSymphonywillperformapieceentitled,“Variants
onaMediaevalTune”byNormanDelloJoio.
“It’slikeasetofvariationsonatheme.It’satunethatmost
peopleknowasaChristmastune.Composersthroughout
musichistoryhaveusedthattuneandwrittenvariationsonit.
Thisparticularpieceisoneofthosesetsofvariations.It’sthe
mainthemeplusfivevariations,”Reynoldssaid.
TheConcertBandwillperformapiecebynativeMissou-
riancomposerClaudeT.Smithcalled“IncidentalSuite.”
“IncidentalSuitehasthreedifferentmovementsinit,”Rey-
noldssaid.“Thefirstoneusesareallykindofadvancedcom-
positiontechnique.Thenthereisarealprettynocturne.A
nocturneisanightsong.Thelastsectionisarondo.Arondo
isamusicalformwherethethemekeepscomingback.So
thatparticularpieceisarealchallenge,andit’sareallycool
piece.It’sgotallkindsofdifferentthingsinitthatmakeit
interesting.”
Thisconcertisentitled“ElementsandMoments”because
ofthedifferentstylesofmusicthatwillbeperformed.
“Someofthemusicthatwe’replayingisconsideredtobe
likeclassicalliteratureforbands,”Reynoldssaid.“Justlike
classicliteraturebyclassicauthors,thesearelikeclassical
musicalpiecesfortheband.They’realsonotjustyourrun-of-
the-millpieceseither.They’reimportantintermsofourstu-
dentsknowingthemandtheaudiencebeingexposedtothem.
That’skindofwherethe‘moments’sideofitcamefrom.The
‘elements’partisreallytheideaofearth,fire,windandwater.
Basedontheelementsoftheearth.Notthatallofthepieces
ontheprogramfitthatbill.”
Thisisoneoftwoconcertsthatthesetwobandswillper-
formthissemester.“ElementsandMoments”isat7:30p.m.
onMarch.4intheDonaldC.BedellPerformanceHall.There
willbeanotherconcertattheendofApril.
“Some of the music that we’re playing is
considered to be like classical literature
for bands. Just like classic literature by
classic authors, these are like classical
musical pieces for the band.”
Martin Reynolds
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MANY LOCAL BANDS HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT THE MIKE RENICK BAND CONTINUES TO PLAY
BAND becomes mainstay after 10 years
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The music never stops for The Mike Renick Band
TYLER GRAEF ARROW REPORTER
It’sValentine’sDayattheRudeDogPubandbyaquarterto10
theMikeRenickBandhasfoundagroovehammeringoutThe
Police’s“MessageinaBottle.”
Sittingatatableinthecornerthere’sabearded30-something
wearingaslightfrown.He’snotlonely.Infact,there’sadark-
eyedbrunettecoziedupunderhisarm.Buthe’sfrustrated
tryingtoexplaintoastrangerjustwhattoexpectfromtheband.
Hesaysnottoworry,thathe’sheardthemplayplentyoftimes.
Hejustcan’tquiteputhisfingeronawaytodescribethem.“It’s
sorta.Oh,youknow—likeDaveMatthewsBand.”
It’sthestandardcomparison,andMikeRenickwelcomesit.But
whenconsideringthescopeoftheirfivestudioalbumsandcount-
lessliveshows,itseemswrongtopigeonholehisbandlikethat.
There’snoshortageofjambandsinacollegetownlikeCape
Girardeau.Butasotherbandshavecomeandgone,Renick’sis
enteringits10thyearofperforming.
Theiruninhibited,high-energyrompsacrossthelandscape
ofpopularmusichaveestablishedtheirreputationasoneof
Cape’sgo-to,good-timeacts.Butthebandmembersaremore
thanjustveteransofthedowntownbarcircuit.
They’veplayedThePageantinSt.Louis,avenuethatholds
upto2,000people,theGramophoneandColumbia’sBlue
Note;afactthatRenickrecalledwithsurprisingnonchalance
inhisofficeatKGKSradiostation.
“Obviouslyit’sneattoplayatbigger,well-knownvenues,
butIliketheintimacyofplacesliketheRudeDog,”Renick
said.“It’sjustafun,partyatmosphere.”
Intimateisright.TheRudeDogPubdoesn’tevenhavea
stage.Infact,patronspassrightthroughthebandastheywalk
inthedoor—asetupthatwouldbecomeproblematiconce
thingsgotintofullswing.
Thebarstartstofillupbythetimetheyfinishtheirfirstset.
ThecrowdisafewyearsolderthantheonegatheringfortheDJ
downthestreetatMixing10.It’sindicativeoftheuniquebond
Renickshareswithhisfollowers.Boththefanbaseandthefans
themselveshavegrownwiththebandoverthepastdecade.
“Thepeoplewhowerefirstcomingouttoseeusare30now,
youknow?”Renicksaid.
Mostaretheusuallate-20stype,butthere’sawhite-haired
manatthebarwhoswearsthattheMikeRenickBandisone
ofthemostreliableactsintown.HisnameisArchieandhe’s
livedinCapeforyears.Hestartshappilylistingareabandsof
asimilarcaliberliketheBigIdeaandtheWhistlePigs.When
herunsout,hecallsthebartenderovertovouchfortheCape
Girardeaumusicsceneandthrowinhistwocents.
Renick’snotshyaboutattributingthesuccessofhisbandto
thelocals’appreciationforlivemusic.Hesaidthateversince
hefirststartedperformingtherehasbeenaheavydemandfor
liveactsandthatdowntownvenueswerequicktocatchon.
“WhenIfirststartedplayingout,youhadplaceslikePort
Cape,theRudeDog,aplacecalledTheCamp,whichIthink
wasknockeddowntobecomepartoftheCasinoparkinglot,”
Renickrecalled.“Thenslowlyyouwouldseemoreandmore
placesstarttodothelivemusic.Peopleweren’tnecessarily
goingtowheretheclubDJwas.”
BackattheRudeDogPub,itcertainlylookslikethelocalsare
havingagoodtime.Thedancefloorgetsmoreandmorecrow-
dedastheirsecondsetcontinues.Thepatronswhoaren’tdan-
cingarequicktopointoutthatRenick’sisnotacoverband.The
FooFighters’“TimesLikeThese”isonlythesecondorthirdof
thenight.Theresthavebeenoriginalsongs,whichRenicksus-
pectsispartofwhythebandhasenjoyedlastingpopularity.
“Playingcoversisanimportantpartofashow,”Renicksaid.
“It’sagreatwaytodrawpeoplein…buttokeepthingsfresh,
weprefertoplayourownsongs.”
It’sanextensiverepertoire,andonethatthebandisproud
of,buttheyresisttheurgetoself-promote.Theyrarelyeven
mentionatitlebetweensongs.
“Ineversay‘Thisisoneofourownsongs,’andthenplay,”
Renicksaid.“Youjustplay.”
Tothemit’snotaboutthesongs—it’saboutthemusic.
Theyjustflowfromonetothenext.Onewomanbeginsto
sway‘onstage’amongthebandmembers,whomakesurethat
nobodydancingiseverleftwithoutabeat.
Untilsomebodystumblesintothedrumset.
Thebandjustshrugsitoff.Theyconsideritpartofthecharm
oftheRudeDog.Theyregroupandstartthingsbackup,glad
thecrowdisenjoyingtheshow.Therewasatimewhencrowds
wouldbethislargeevenforaThursdaynightgig,backwhen
Mixing10wasstillcalledDueNorthand“TheGreatRecession”
mighthavebeenjustanotherbadbandname.
Renickandhisbandwitnessedtheeffectsoftheeconomic
downturnfirst-hand.AlthoughdowntownCapewasnever
empty,itstillisn’tthesameasitusedtobe.ButRenickishappy
tosaythatithasreboundedinrecentyears.Thebandisalso
itchingtohittheroadagain.
“Wehaven’tgottenoutoftownasmuchasweusedto,”
Renicksaid.“It’ssomethingIwanttogetbackintothisyear.”
Asthenightstretchesintotheweehoursofthemorning,
theydon’tslowdown.Ifanything,thedrumsgetjazzier,the
bassgetsfunkierandthewailfromthatirrepressiblesaxo-
phonefillsthebar.They’rehavingfun.
Wherevertheydecidetogothisyear,theirfansneednot
worry.They’llbebacksoontoplaytheRudeDog.
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ROTC program gains new leaderDAVID BELLEVILLE ARROW REPORTER
TheAirForceReserveOfficerTrainingCorpsat
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityhasanew
leaderintheprogramwhobringswithhim
almost20yearsofactiveAirForceexperience
aswellasamultitudeofaccomplishments.
HisnameisCaptainMichaelHoltz,and
whilestillanactiveSecurityForcesOfficerin
theAirForce,hewillserveastheEducation
FlightCommander,ortheinstructor,forthe
18cadetsinSoutheast’sROTCprogram.
HoltzhasgonetoschoolinFloridaand
CaliforniaandworkedinMontana,Korea,
andonafewotherbases.
AfterhisstintinKorea,Holtzearnedhis
degreeincriminaljusticeinNovember2003.
“BasicallyIhadbeenworkingonmy
degreeincriminaljusticeoneortwoclasses
atatime,chippingawayatit,”Holtzsaid.
AfterHoltzreceivedhisdegree,andafter
movingfrombasetobase,hewasabout
tocompletehis10thyearasanofficerand
importantdecisionsweretobemadeabout
hisfuture.
“Iwasgoingtohitmy10-yearmarkandIwas
like,‘OK,IneedtodecideifI’mgoingtodothis
andkeepgoing,’becausebasicallyonceyouhit
10yearsyoumightaswellstayin,”Holtzsaid.
Afterapplyingforvariousjobs,including
theFBI,anopportunitycameaboutthat
Holtzdescribedas“perfecttiming.”
“Itwasrightafter9/11,sothemilitaryas
awholewasplussingupandofcoursethey
neededmoreofficers,”Holtzsaid.
HoltzwenttoOfficerTrainingSchoolin
GrandForks,N.D.,wheretheywerelooking
forSecurityForcesOfficers.
“Iputinapackagetoattend[OfficerTra-
iningSchool],gotpickedupandthenmy
firstassignmentoutofOTSwasbasedinAri-
zona,thenIactuallywentbacktoMalm-
strom,Mont.,whereIwasaflightcomman-
der,”Holtzsaid.
Holtz’sjourneydidnotstopasaflight
commanderinMontana,however.Hethen
wentontoserveatScottAirForceBasein
Illinoiswhereheoversawtheday-to-daylaw
enforcementandsecurityforce.Hewasthen
deployedtoIraqandmostlyrecentlyhad
multipledeploymentsintheMiddleEast.
Eventually,heendedupatSoutheast.
“ItookanassignmenttotheMiddleEast
forayearastheAnti-TerrorismOfficer,”
Holtzsaid.“Basically,whenyoudoaone-
yeartour,youvolunteerforit.Afterwards,
youbasicallygetyourpreferenceonwhere
you’reassigned.”
HoltzmarriedinJune2013,soafterhis
tourintheMiddleEast,hewantedtotakea
jobthatwassuitableforhisnewfamily.
“MywifewaspreviouslymarriedandI
havean8-year-oldstepsonwhoisadouble
lungtransplant,andsohisprimaryphysi-
cianisoutofSt.LouisChildren’sHospital,”
Holtzsaid.“Soinorderforustostaycloseto
St.Louis,Ihadtofindanassignmentaround
thearea.ROTCasawholecameopen,and
therewereassignmentsthatcameup.”
Thatiswhentheopportunitytoteachat
Southeastpresenteditself.Holtz’sfirstdayon
campuswasJan.13andhesaidheisstillget-
tingacclimatedwithhisnewsurroundings.
“Thestateoftheprogramwasactually
prettygoodconsideringitdidn’thaveapri-
maryinstructor,”HoltzsaidoftheROTC
programuponfirstarriving.“Itwasnotas
badasIthoughtitwasgoingtobe.Theysaid
theyhaven’thadaninstructorforthepast
sevenyears.”
Holtzislookingforwardtomovingthe
programforwardduringhisterm.
“Mygoalsaretohelptransitionthepro-
gramfromwherewe’reatnowtoanactual
classroom,”Holtzsaid.“Rightnowtheplan
istohaveaconsolidatedMissouriGoldVete-
ransandAirForcesectiondowninBrandt
Hall’sfirstfloor,eventually.It’sgoingto
becometheShowMeMilitaryandVeteran’s
Affairsareaandbasicallyifit’smilitaryor
veteransrelated,thatiswherewe’regoingto
be,aone-stopshopforanythingrelatedto
themilitary.”
FollowinghistimeatSoutheast,Holtzwants
tocontinuetofurtherhiscareerintheAirForce.
“Iwillbemeetingwithmymajorsboard
inDecemberanddependingonhowthat
fallsout,Icouldbepickeduptocommand
myownSecurityForcesQuadrant,butthat
wouldn’tbeforanotheryearoryearanda
half.ButI’mguaranteedatleasttwoyears
here,nomorethanthreeyears,”Holtzsaid.
AsfarasHoltz’spast,hehasalottoremi-
nisceon.Holtzhasworkedwithboththe
ArmyandAirForceinthepast.
“ThebiggestthingthattheAirForcehas
taughtmeisit’sallaboutleadership,”Holtz
said.“There’salottobesaidaboutsympathy
andempathy,butatthesametime,making
harddecisions,doingthingsoutofyour
comfortzone,neverknowingwhereyou’re
goingtobefromoneyeartothenext,you
neverreallygetcomfortable.You’recons-
tantlychallengedtodobiggerandbetter
things.”
Michael Holtz stands in front of a welcome sign at one of his bases during deployment. Submitted photo
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35 STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM
EMERGENCY preparedness degree ofered
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Southeast ofers new degree on how to be prepared when disaster strikesBRITTANY MYERS
ARROW REPORTER
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityisnowofferinganew
Bachelor’sofSciencedegreeinEmergencyPreparedness
thisyear.Thedegreewasfinalizedatthebeginningofthefall
semester.
JohnKraemerisanassociateprofessorandalsothedirec-
torfortheDepartmentofEnvironmentScience.Beforewor-
kingatSoutheast,Kraemerworkedinpublicandprivatesec-
torsfor16years.
“Iwantedtohaveworkexperienceandbringthattothestu-
dents,”Kraemersaid.“It’skindofwhatIalwayswantedtodo.”
Kraemersaidthathehasbeenworkingongettingthe
degreeavailableatSoutheastforawhile.
“We’vebeenworkingonthisideaforacoupleofyearsjust
tryingtogeteverythingtogether,andoneofthebigthingsis
thatweliveontheNewMadridfault,soitwouldmakesense
tohavesomethinglikethisdegreetobeoutthereforthestu-
dents,”Kraemersaid.
Withverylittlehypeaboutthenewdegree,Kraemersaid
thathecurrentlyhas35studentsinoneoftheclassesthathe
teaches.
“I’vegottenseveralphonecallsfromthepublicandthey’re
interestedalso,whoarealreadyworkingprofessionalandare
thinkingaboutcomingbackandgettingaseconddegree,”
Kraemersaid.
Thenewdegreewillhelpstudentslearnandpreparethem-
selvesforanydisasterorcatastrophethatmayoccurandalso
learnhowtocoordinatethroughvariouslevelsateitherthe
localcommunitylevel,business-endorregionallevel.
Studentspursuingthedegreegettoexperiencehands-on
learning.Kraemersaidthathehasstudentswhoarecurrently
workingfortheemergencymanagementinthecountyand
hasseveralstudentswhoaredoingalotofdifferenthands-on
jobsforhospitals.
“IhavestudentsrightnowthatareworkingforFEMA,”
Kraemersaid.“Soitwouldbeagoodopportunityforthe
studentstoworkatanylevelthattheywouldliketoparticipate
in,notonlypreparednessandresponsebutrecovery,too.”
Kraemerhopesthatthisnewdegreewillinterestagreat
numberofpeoplewhocangetthesebasicskillsthatwill
enablethemtogooutandfindjobs.
“There’sgoingtobea22percentincreaseinthejobmarket
through2016,”Kraemersaid.“Thatiswhat’sforecasted.After
that,wedon’tknow,butIsuspecttheywillkeepgoingup.Pri-
vatecompanieswillrealizethattheywillneedtobeableto
recoverfromanykindofdisasteroremergencythatmayhap-
pen.Thefastertherecovery,thebettertheeconomicarea
recovery,whichmeansbetterlivesinourarea.”
Acertificateisinthemidstofbeingprocessedrightnow,
whichwillrequireonly15hoursforstudentswhoareinteres-
tedinlearningaboutemergencypreparedness.Kraemersaid
thatitwouldbeinthepublichealth,environmentalhealthor
hospitalpreparednessareas.Thesestudentswillalsogetto
experiencesomeofthesamehands-onworkasthosewhoare
signedupforthedegree.
Anonlinedegreeisalsocurrentlyintheworks.
AllenGathman,associatedeanforonlinelearning,saidthat
hewouldliketohavethewebsiteupsoonthatwaystudents
whoareinterestedcansignupforonlinecourses.
“I’mworkingthroughmakingsurethatthecourseswillbe
there,”Gathmansaid.
AccordingtothedegreemapfortheEmergencyPrepared-
nessdegree,studentscanexpecttofindjobsorinternshipsat
placessuchashumanitarianorganizations,emergencymana-
gementservices,publichealthagencies,U.S.Departmentof
Agriculture,asaRedCrossemergencydirectorandmore.
“ItwillbehelpfulformanyofthefolksintheNational
Guard,”Kraemersaid.“Sothatwhenpeopleareout,theywill
getaccesstothedegree.That’sreallygoodbecausewhenwe
thinkofdisasters,wethinkoftheNationalGuardtoshowup
andhelp.”
ThedegreemapfortheEmergencyPreparednessstates
thatstudentsareexpectedtocomplete96hoursintheircurri-
culum,aminimumof120overallcredithours,completethe
universitystudiesprogram,CL001-004,WP003andMAPPat
thefreshmanandseniorlevels.
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‘Hell Week’: inside the final days of preparation
Costume designer Will Lowery, left, and director Aaron Tuttle discuss a vest in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
From left to right: Brendan O’Brien, Layne Collier, Alyssa Cooper and Emily Grosland flying during a scene in the play. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Anna Hebrank working on Mrs. Darling’s costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Peter Pan’s knife in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Will Lowery, the costume designer, discussing costumes during the costume parade. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Noah Hendry working on Smee’s pants. Photo by Alyssa BrewerOne of the costume racks in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
A drawing of some of the Native costumes. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Courtney Rigdon working on a native costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Devon Humiston working in the set shop. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Everyone on stage’s attention was turned toward a woman sitting front and center during a recent rehearsal for “Peter Pan: The Musical.” She was speaking to a group of people on stage playing the roles of natives and Lost Boys, along with the actress playing Peter Pan. Peter was originally supposed to fly during this scene, but is not anymore due to last-minute changes made in the script. The production has entered “tech week” also known as “hell week,” the final week of rehearsal. The entire crew works multiple long days in a row. During the rehearsal the looks of confusion and stress were common among the actors and directors as they prepared to practice the scene again, but this time without having to worry about positioning themselves in a way to avoid a flying Peter Pan. “It’s called ‘hell week’ because it’s the week that all of the different aspects of the show are coming together, and we’re trying to learn the tempo of the show backstage as well as compete with the tempo on stage,” Southeast senior William Humphrey, who plays a pirate named Starkey and an unnamed native in the upcoming produc-tion, said. “We’re bringing in costumes and makeup for the first time and seeing how long we have for quick changes and how things are going to go backstage and lighting and bring in the orchestra. It’s very exhausting, more so than all of the other weeks combined because we have four different aspects to bring in as well as a crew to work with. It’s not difficult, but your focus level has to be at 100 percent all the time. There’s no slacking off during this week, and with that you have that monkey on your back saying ‘You have ‘x’ amount of days left until you open up’ and you’re wondering ‘God, is this going to happen? Is this going to take off smoothly?’” Director Aaron Tuttle, who is also an instructor of acting, musical theatre and directing at Southeast, said that everyone will work 11-hour days on the Saturday and Sunday before the production begins Wednesday. “With your last week then you have tech, this entire time we’ve been working with just the actors, just the performers. We have one piano player who’s been playing all our music for us and we’ve been pantomiming the flying and all this kind of stuff even for this show, but you know like any show, you don’t have all of the props,” Southeast senior Jacob Buckenmeyer, who will be playing Captain Hook, said. The final weeks of practice take place where the show will take place. In this case, it’s the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus. “We haven’t had any set pieces for this yet because of the time we have to get in the Bedell. But when you get to that last week you’re getting costumes thrown at you, and you’re getting full orchestra thrown at you, which is much more jarring than one would think. You’re just used to hearing this guy on the piano play everything and then all of a sudden you get this giant orchestra and you’re like ‘Wow, that’s totally different from what I thought it would be.’ So you have costumes and set pieces and full orchestra. “You have mics now and flying and all of this kind of stuff, and you’re not faking quick changes anymore. You actually have to do them, so now your timing is a little bit different so you start to get a whole feel for your journey through the show. ‘Hell week’ is just your period to figure all this stuff out. You’ve been working on one
piece of the puzzle and now everything is getting thrown at you.” To top it all off, the crew is now having to adjust to working with a new lead because the person playing the role of Peter Pan changed two weeks before the opening of the show. “To be completely honest, casting is one of the last elements that we actually do here in the department,” Tuttle said. “The design of the show, working with the creative team, working with the costume designer, the scene designer, the lighting designer, talking with my music director and my choreographer to design the world of the show. That happened, probably, Oct. 1. By the time it actually came to auditions, we knew the type of people we wanted in the show and the type of world that we had and how to pick people from the auditions and cast them in the right spots.” Tuttle said the reason the department begins planning things so early is so it can have time to purchase mate-rials for sets, build the sets and ensure the people involved in the casting process know exactly what they’re looking for in the character. “We really try to look at the students’ skills and what we have available and combine those two things,” Tuttle said. Once the director knows what he or she is looking for as far as characters go, it’s time to start casting. “God the audition. I’m always nervous before an audition,” Humphrey said. “Before I state my name and everything the butterflies are kicking in.” Tuttle said that auditions began in December for Peter Pan. “The auditions are posted. They’re not necessarily posted on the main campus, but you can call and ask for it,” Tuttle said. “We encourage people from the community to come in. I try to give priority to Southeast theatre and dance students. Obviously that’s what they’re trying to get their profession in. Everyone who is in the show is a theatre and dance major at this point. We didn’t have anyone outside in the community really come and audition, but they’re more than welcome to. Honestly, we want to have more people in the community involved if we can.”Humphrey explained that there was a singing audition and a dance call after. Call backs were posted the next day. “We did call backs up in Room 403 in the Seminary Building. We went through music and did a little bit of scene work, which is something I don’t usually see for any of the other musicals because he really wanted to focus on telling the story,” Humphrey said. “So we would do the scenes leading up to the songs, and I really liked that process.” Once auditions are over and the cast is set, rehearsals begin. At the beginning of rehearsals each member of the cast rehearses between six and nine hours per day. Depending on the production, actors may have to go through combat training or other types of training for up to four hours a day. “When you get cast for a show you have to realize that those month and a half or two months this is your job, this is your dedication,” Tuttle said. “We try at Southeast to really focus on ‘This is how it would be in the profes-sional world.’ In a professional setting you would be rehearsing eight hours a day very easily. That is your job.”
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‘Hell Week’: inside the final days of preparation
Costume designer Will Lowery, left, and director Aaron Tuttle discuss a vest in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
From left to right: Brendan O’Brien, Layne Collier, Alyssa Cooper and Emily Grosland flying during a scene in the play. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Anna Hebrank working on Mrs. Darling’s costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Peter Pan’s knife in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Will Lowery, the costume designer, discussing costumes during the costume parade. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Noah Hendry working on Smee’s pants. Photo by Alyssa BrewerOne of the costume racks in the wardrobe department. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
A drawing of some of the Native costumes. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Courtney Rigdon working on a native costume. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Devon Humiston working in the set shop. Photo by Alyssa Brewer
Everyone on stage’s attention was turned toward a woman sitting front and center during a recent rehearsal for “Peter Pan: The Musical.” She was speaking to a group of people on stage playing the roles of natives and Lost Boys, along with the actress playing Peter Pan. Peter was originally supposed to fly during this scene, but is not anymore due to last-minute changes made in the script. The production has entered “tech week” also known as “hell week,” the final week of rehearsal. The entire crew works multiple long days in a row. During the rehearsal the looks of confusion and stress were common among the actors and directors as they prepared to practice the scene again, but this time without having to worry about positioning themselves in a way to avoid a flying Peter Pan. “It’s called ‘hell week’ because it’s the week that all of the different aspects of the show are coming together, and we’re trying to learn the tempo of the show backstage as well as compete with the tempo on stage,” Southeast senior William Humphrey, who plays a pirate named Starkey and an unnamed native in the upcoming produc-tion, said. “We’re bringing in costumes and makeup for the first time and seeing how long we have for quick changes and how things are going to go backstage and lighting and bring in the orchestra. It’s very exhausting, more so than all of the other weeks combined because we have four different aspects to bring in as well as a crew to work with. It’s not difficult, but your focus level has to be at 100 percent all the time. There’s no slacking off during this week, and with that you have that monkey on your back saying ‘You have ‘x’ amount of days left until you open up’ and you’re wondering ‘God, is this going to happen? Is this going to take off smoothly?’” Director Aaron Tuttle, who is also an instructor of acting, musical theatre and directing at Southeast, said that everyone will work 11-hour days on the Saturday and Sunday before the production begins Wednesday. “With your last week then you have tech, this entire time we’ve been working with just the actors, just the performers. We have one piano player who’s been playing all our music for us and we’ve been pantomiming the flying and all this kind of stuff even for this show, but you know like any show, you don’t have all of the props,” Southeast senior Jacob Buckenmeyer, who will be playing Captain Hook, said. The final weeks of practice take place where the show will take place. In this case, it’s the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus. “We haven’t had any set pieces for this yet because of the time we have to get in the Bedell. But when you get to that last week you’re getting costumes thrown at you, and you’re getting full orchestra thrown at you, which is much more jarring than one would think. You’re just used to hearing this guy on the piano play everything and then all of a sudden you get this giant orchestra and you’re like ‘Wow, that’s totally different from what I thought it would be.’ So you have costumes and set pieces and full orchestra. “You have mics now and flying and all of this kind of stuff, and you’re not faking quick changes anymore. You actually have to do them, so now your timing is a little bit different so you start to get a whole feel for your journey through the show. ‘Hell week’ is just your period to figure all this stuff out. You’ve been working on one
piece of the puzzle and now everything is getting thrown at you.” To top it all off, the crew is now having to adjust to working with a new lead because the person playing the role of Peter Pan changed two weeks before the opening of the show. “To be completely honest, casting is one of the last elements that we actually do here in the department,” Tuttle said. “The design of the show, working with the creative team, working with the costume designer, the scene designer, the lighting designer, talking with my music director and my choreographer to design the world of the show. That happened, probably, Oct. 1. By the time it actually came to auditions, we knew the type of people we wanted in the show and the type of world that we had and how to pick people from the auditions and cast them in the right spots.” Tuttle said the reason the department begins planning things so early is so it can have time to purchase mate-rials for sets, build the sets and ensure the people involved in the casting process know exactly what they’re looking for in the character. “We really try to look at the students’ skills and what we have available and combine those two things,” Tuttle said. Once the director knows what he or she is looking for as far as characters go, it’s time to start casting. “God the audition. I’m always nervous before an audition,” Humphrey said. “Before I state my name and everything the butterflies are kicking in.” Tuttle said that auditions began in December for Peter Pan. “The auditions are posted. They’re not necessarily posted on the main campus, but you can call and ask for it,” Tuttle said. “We encourage people from the community to come in. I try to give priority to Southeast theatre and dance students. Obviously that’s what they’re trying to get their profession in. Everyone who is in the show is a theatre and dance major at this point. We didn’t have anyone outside in the community really come and audition, but they’re more than welcome to. Honestly, we want to have more people in the community involved if we can.”Humphrey explained that there was a singing audition and a dance call after. Call backs were posted the next day. “We did call backs up in Room 403 in the Seminary Building. We went through music and did a little bit of scene work, which is something I don’t usually see for any of the other musicals because he really wanted to focus on telling the story,” Humphrey said. “So we would do the scenes leading up to the songs, and I really liked that process.” Once auditions are over and the cast is set, rehearsals begin. At the beginning of rehearsals each member of the cast rehearses between six and nine hours per day. Depending on the production, actors may have to go through combat training or other types of training for up to four hours a day. “When you get cast for a show you have to realize that those month and a half or two months this is your job, this is your dedication,” Tuttle said. “We try at Southeast to really focus on ‘This is how it would be in the profes-sional world.’ In a professional setting you would be rehearsing eight hours a day very easily. That is your job.”
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NAOMI BEVILL, SARAH PROCTOR, MARY O’CONNELL AND THE RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION WERE HONORED AT NO FRILLS 2014
RHA organization and staf receive awards
HONOR
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Members of the Residence Hall Association No Frills
2014 Executive Board. Submitted photo
Residence Hall Association hosts regional conference to discuss organizationJAY FORNESS
ARROW REPORTER
TheResidenceHallAssociationhostedaregionalconference
that150studentsfromsevenstatesattendedwithSoutheast
MissouriStateUniversitystudentsreceivingawardsand
recognitions.
RHAhostedtheNoFrills2014conferenceFeb.7-8at
SoutheastanditsorganizationwontheBuildingBlockRHAof
theYearAward.ConferencechairMaryO’Connellwasgiven
theSilverPinAward,whilemembersSarahProctorandNaomi
BevillwereelectedtotheRegionalBoardofDirectors.
TheconferencehasgotthenameNoFrillsbecauseitisthe
businessconferencefortheMidwestAffiliateofCollegeand
UniversityResidenceHalls,orMACURH,andissaidtonotbe
anyfun,althoughSoutheast’swasprobablythemost‘frilly,’
accordingtoProctor.
“It’sallstrictlyprofessional,”Proctorsaid.“Wehaveajoint
boardroomwherewegooversomethingslikewhoisgoing
tohostthenextNoFrills,andthenwehaveindividualboard
roomswhereallthelegislationandbidsarespreadout.”
NoFrillstookplacemostlyinDempsterHall,withtheope-
ningceremonytakingplaceinGlennAuditoriumandthe
boardroomscontinuinginDempsterclassrooms.Theclo-
singbanquet,however,tookplaceintheUniversityCenter
ballroom.
“WehavetheMACURHpolicybook,andithasallofthese
policiesonthingsthatwedoandwhywedothem,”Proc-
torsaid.“Sowhathappensisthateveryyearpeoplewantto
changethepolicies.It’sahugebook,sothereareatonofpoli-
cies.Sometimestheywanttoaddpolicies.Sometimesthey
wanttoalterthepoliciesthatarealreadythere.”
Duringtheconference,thepiecesoflegislationwerediscus-
sedandvotedon,andmemberschosebidsforvariousawards
andpositions.
“Thisyearwehaverestructuredanddonealotofdiffe-
rentthingsthanwe’vedoneinthepast,andsogoingthrough
thedifferentawardsyoucanbidfor,IranacrosstheBuilding
BlockRHAoftheYearAward,”Bevillsaid.“Thisisanawardto
showhowanRHAhastakentheinitiativetochangeandredo
alotofthingscomparedtotheyearbefore.”
Inthe20-pagebidthatBevillandhercommitteestarted
workingonatthebeginningoftheschoolyear,Bevillshowed
howRHAhadconstitutionalchanges,provideddoublethe
numberofevents,addedanadvertisingcommitteeandadded
representativetraining.
“Wewonthebuildingblockawardanditkindofsaysthat
wehavesolidifiedyourRHAandyouhavebuiltitupand
you’vedoneagoodjob,”O’Connellsaid.“It’slikethebuilding
blockswhereyoustackthemup.It’slikewestackedoursup
right,sowegotrecognizedattheregionallevelforthatwhich
wasreallyexciting,andthenthedirectorhaseightsilverpins
hehandsoutathisdigression.Hedoesn’thavetohandanyof
themoutorhecanhandoutalleightofthem,andIwasactua-
llyfortunateenoughtoreceiveoneofthesilverpins,andthat
isthehighesthonoryoucanreceiveonthenationallevel.”
ProctorandBevillconveyedtheirintentiontobidforposi-
tionsontheregionalboardofdirectorsinDecemberandsub-
mittedtheirbidsearlyinJanuary.
“Theregionalboardofdirectorsiskindofyourexecutive
boardfortheregion,”Proctorsaid.
BothProctorandBevillhadtopresenttheirbidinfront
ofaround50peopleattheconferenceandspeakaboutwhy
theydeservedthepositionandwhattheywoulddointhejob
beforeansweringtheaudience’squestions.
“ItwasreallyscarygettinguptherebecauseIdon’tdogood
withQ&As,”Bevillsaid.“Ifreakedout.That’s50people,and
that’sthemostIhaveeverdone.Ican’tevendoaninterview,
andthat’soneperson.”
Theybothfoundoutthattheywereelectedtotheregional
boardofdirectorsduringNoFrills’closingceremonyandwill
besworninatthenationalconferenceinMay.
Proctor’snewposition,regionalcommunicationscoordi-
natorofrecruitmentandretention,willentailhelpingcurrent
schoolsgrowandre-affiliatewithMACURHaswellastryto
addmoreschoolsintheregion.
“BasicallywhatI’llbedoingislookingatalltheschools
withinourregion,notjusttheoneswhoareaffiliated,butany
schoolthatisinourstatesandtrytogetmorepeopletobea
partofourorganization,MACURH,”Proctorsaid.“Itisabig
dealtohavethesepeoplecomein.”
Bevill,astheregionalcommunicationscoordinatorof
administrativedevelopmentandprogramming,willheada
committeefortheMACURHconferenceinthefallaswellas
giveprograminggrantstoRHAsintheregion.
“I’mkindofaminiadvisertothe[programingcommuni-
cationcoordinators]ofotherRHAs,”Bevillsaid.“Everyother
weekwehavewhatwecallaPCCchat,whichiswhereallPCCs
cometogetherwiththecurrentregionalcommunications
coordinatorofadministrativedevelopmentandprogramming
onSkype.I’llbethereasaresourceforthemiftheyneedhelp
withprogramingoranything.”
MICHAEL DAVIS LECTUREWesley Lowery spoke at the Michael Davis
Lecture last Wednesday. For the full story read
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BE at the Game. HEAR your Name. WIN CASH!
Big enough to meet your needs,
small enough to know your name.
#SEMOSayMyName
courtesy of MediCenter Pharmacy
Thursday, Feb. 27
Men vs. Austin Peay, 7 p.m. ($1,100 prize)
Saturday, March 1
Women vs. Murray State, 3 p.m.
Men vs. Murray State, 5:30 p.m.
Southeast Athletics is
selecting one student’s
name at random during
every men and women’s
home basketball game
this semester to WIN
CASH.
Unclaimed prize money
will be added to the
growing cash prize for
the next basketball
game. Student must be
present to win.
Tweet us a photo of you and your friends at a
Redhawks basketball game. We may use it in future ads! GoSoutheast.com
Last Chances to WIN!
Claire Critchlow - $1,000Jacob Day - $900
Jordyn Szepanski - $800Allison Wiles - $700
Jonathan Harrington - $600Elizabeth Lehmann - $500
Amy Pohlman - $400Timothy Gilmer - $300Anna Steffel - $200Elaine Hendrix - $100
THESE STUDENTS
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DR. ERIN FLUEGGE WOOLF PRESENTED HER PLATFORM ON THE VINTAGE NOW FASHION SHOW, A FUNDRAISER FOR THE SAFE HOUSE FOR WOMEN
ASSISTANT professor combines passions
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Southeast assistant professor crowned Mrs. Cape GirardeauMALANA BRADFORD ARROW REPORTER
SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityassistantprofessorErin
FlueggeWoolfrecentlyappliedforalocalpageantandwas
crownedMrs.CapeGirardeau.Earningthistitlemakeshereli-
gibletocompeteintheMrs.MissouripageantSaturdaywhich
isbeingheldinKansasCity,Mo.
Q: Have you done pageants before Mrs. Cape Girardeau?No,Ihaven’t.I’dalwayswantedtobecausemystepmom
inhighschoolwaslike,‘Erin,youshoulddothis,’andIwas
alwayslike‘Idon’tknow,’andsoIjustneverdid.Iwaslooking
for,anyofmystudentswouldtellyouthisthatI’malwaysloo-
kingfor,like,leadershipthings,especiallyforwomen.Idoa
lotofwomen’sevents,andsoIwaslookingupleadershippro-
gramsforwomenandthisMrs.Missourithingpoppedup.SoI
talkedtomyhusbandaboutit,andIwasthinkingyouknow,I
thinkI’dreallyliketodothis.
Q: How did you get started with this pageant?Thestatepageantistheactualpageant.Thislocaltitle,“Mrs.
CapeGirardeau”isanapplicationprocess.Sotogetstar-
ted,yousendinyourapplicationandtheygiveyouatitle.So
Ifoundoutalittlemoreaboutit,andIsentinmyapplication,
andthenfoundoutIwasselected,foundoutIwasMrs.Cape
GirardeauandIwentforit.Thepageantactuallyhappensat
thestatelevel,sothereisnoMrs.CapeGirardeaupageant.
Thisisdifferentinseveralways.
Q: What does the title Mrs. Cape Girardeau entail, other than just advancing to Mrs. Missouri?
Theapplicationprocessgivesyouyourtitle,butnotonlydo
youjustgetatitle.Toapplyyouhavetohaveaplatform,which
isoneofthereasonsthatthispageantisdifferent.Mypageant
platformistheVintageNowFashionShow,andsothat’safun-
draiserthatPastimesAntiquesdoesandit’sfortheSafeHouse
[forWomen].Sowegettoraiseawarenessforourplatform.
OnceIhadmytitleIwenttoaworkshopinKansasCityand
theytolduswhattoexpectaboutthepageant,andwhatwe
needtobedoing.WhenIcamebackfromthatitwaslikefull-
forcepress,likewhatcanIdo,howcanIraisemoreawareness
andstufflikethat.
Q: How did you choose your platform?Allofthosethings,arethingsthatIlove:fashion,business,
entrepreneurship,agoodcause,women’sempowerment,
education,soitwasaverygoodmatchforme.
Q: What is the process at the Mrs. Missouri pageant and how does the platform fit into that?
Atthepageanttherearethreethingswegetjudgedon.The
interviewisthebiggestpart,it’s50percentofthescore.Then
youhaveyoureveninggowncompetition,andthat’s25per-
centandthenyouhaveyourswimsuitandthat’s25percentof
yourscore.WhathappensisonThursdayallofthecontestants
goonsortofanightonthetowninKansasCity,sothatshould
bealotoffun.
ThenwerehearseonFridaymorningandthenFriday
afternooniswhenwehaveourinterviews.Everybodysays
that’swhatmakesorbreaksyou,soI’mreallyexcitedabout
it.Thenthenextdaywepracticealittlebit,andthenhavethe
pageant.Wehaveouropeningnumber,thencomeoutinour
interviewoutfit,andtheyaskusonequestionaboutourplat-
form.Thenwegetchangedandcomeoutinourswimsuits,
getchangedagain,comeoutinoureveninggown.Thenthe
finaltopfewgetaskedthebig-ticketquestiononstage.
Q: If you win Mrs. Missouri, what happens after that?Theexcitingthingformeisifyouwinyouactuallygettocom-
peteforMrs.Americaandthenifyouwinthatyougoonto
Mrs.World.Itkeepsgoing.ButwhatI’mreallymostexcited
aboutis,yes,I’mgoingtohaveagiantpartyifIwin,butthen
I’vealsogotsomeideasintheworksforsomethingofachari-
tableorganizationthatIwanttostart.It’safashion-basedcha-
ritythatI’mgoingtostart,tohelpwomenwhoaredownon
theirluckobtainprofessionalworkclothingbecausethatcan
beveryexpensive.Peoplehaveasked,whatdoyoudoifyou
don’twin?AndIsay,haveagiantpartyandstartmyorgani-
zation,likeI’mdoingiteitherway.Thereissomethinginthe
worksbecauseit’sallofthethingsIbelieveinwithhelping
peopleout.
Q: How are you feel-ing about the pageant?I’msoexcited.I’mjustsoexcited.It’sbeenreallysuchaneat
learningprocessformebecause,likeIsaid,I’veneverdone
thisbefore.Sowhenyoutrysomethingnew,there’sallthis
stuff.Imean,IthoughtIwasaprettygirlygirlandthere’sstuff
thatIhadnoidea.It’sbeenfunforme,onmultiplelevels.
SomeofitisIlovefashion,soit’sbeenfunshoppingfor
dressesanddoingallofthis.Otherthingsithasbeengoodfor
mebecauseIteachbusinessclasses.Iteachmanagement,
leadershipnegotiation,thingslikethat.I’vebeenputtingall
ofthatintopractice—askingforsponsors,askingforoppor-
tunitiestomeetwithpeople,justreallypushingmyselftotry
newthings.It’sbeenexciting.Finally,it’sjustfun.Peoplewill
tellyou,I’malwayslookingforsomethingandthemainthing
isIgettogivebacktoVintageNowandgivebacktothesafe
house.
Q: Has getting prepared been a challenge with working?Yes.I’llsayaqualifiedyes.There’sbeensomanythingsgoing
on,butasanybodywhoknowsmewouldtellyou,Iwouldn’t
wantitanyotherway.I’mverycompetitive.Ilovestufflikethis,
butIwillalsosayI’vereallylaidmyselfouthere.I’vetriedall
kindsofdifferentthings.I’mpracticing,I’mresearching,I’mrea-
chingouttogroups,I’mlearningsomuch.EverythingI’vedone
hasbeenabsolutelyworthit,likeAbrahamLincolnsaid,‘Iwill
studyandgetready,andperhapsmychancewillcome.’Ifeel
likethat’swhatI’mdoingrightnow.Yeah,it’sbeentough.Yeah,
there’sbeenlotsofhoursthatI’vespentonit,butI’mexcited.
Q: Is there anything else about this process that you would like to say?I’lljustsayit’sbeenfun,it’sbeenexciting.Gettingtheexposure
willeventuallyhelpmycause.Ithinkforme,it’sjustexciting
gettingtomeetsomanypeople.AdaythatIgettomakeanew
connectionisagooddayforme,ofanysort—ifit’smejust
helpingsomeoneorsharingmycauseoranythinglikethat.
I’malwaysthinkingaboutpayingstuffforward.
Assistant professor Erin Fluegge Woolf has been crowned Mrs. Cape Girardeau. Submitted photo
What are you looking most forward to when the weather warms up?
Samantha Demarco Probably going on a picnic with my fiance.
Racharla Vikas Not having to run out to the shuttle bus.
Akula Arun Being able to spend more time outside because the parking is bad.
Scott Jones Going fishing and hunting.
PHI BETA SIGMA QTNA FORUMQuestions That Need Answers is a weekly forum
series. This week students will discuss
appearance: How Good Do You REALLY Look? at
7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the UC Tribute Room.+
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ALEJANDRO SHRIMPLIN, A 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD WITH AUTISM, PLAYS AND LEARNS WITH STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
ASSIST with Autism members volunteer
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HELP
Top: Southeast student and member of Assist with Autism Ally Heller poses with Alejandro Shrimplin, 4-year-old autistic child she has been working with for the past two months. Submitted photo Bottom: Jamie Norrenberns (left) and Sarah Derkos (right) represent Assist with Autism at a student fair. Submitted photo
Students help autistic child with Son-Rise ProgramJAMI BLACK DESIGN EDITOR
Foundersoftheon-campusorganizationAssistwith
AutismandSoutheastMissouriStateUniversitystudents
SarahDerkosandJamieNorrenbernsaretwooutofthe
10studentswhovolunteertovisittheShrimplinhouse-
holdonadailybasis.The10studentssplituptheweek
intotwo-hourshiftswheretheyworkwith,playandteach
AlejandroShrimplin,a4-year-oldchildwithautism.
WhenAlejandrowasdiagnosedwithautisminOcto-
ber2013,hisfamilydidnotknowanythingaboutthe
disorder.Alejandro’smother,CarmenShrimplin,atten-
dedtrainingforparentswithchildrenwithautismin
Massachusettsafterthediagnosisinhopesoflearning
moreaboutautismandhavingquestionsanswered.
“WhenIwenttothetrainingtheygavemehopeand
theywereveryoptimistic.Igotalotofencouragement
becauseImetalotofparents,”CarmenShrimplinsaid.“I
gothealingformyselfwhenIwasthere.”
Shrimplinwasalsotaughthowtoacquiregoodvolun-
teersatthetraining.AfterreturningtoCapeGirardeau,
sheknewshewantedvolunteersfromSoutheast.
“Carmenreachedouttoawholebunchofpeople
whoworkattheuniversityandIfoundoutsheneeded
helpthroughmyadviser,”Derkossaid.“Shegaveusthe
opportunityandthat’swhenwecalledCarmen,andwe
metupwithhertogetthingsgoing.”
Whileworkingtheirtwo-hourshiftseachweek,the
studentsuseatreatmentcalledtheSon-RiseProgram.
Itisamethodoftreatmentdesignedtohelpcaregivers
enablethechildrentoimproveinallaspectsoflife.The
programplacesemphasisonjoininginandmimicking
theactionsofthechildandprovidinganon-judgmen-
talatmosphere.Intheplaytherapyroom,thestudents
mustbeexcitedandexpressiveatalltimestokeephis
attention.
“Youhavetobesogoofy,andyoulooklikeamess
sometimesbecauseyou’rejusttryingtokeepthem
engagedandworkoneyecontact.Soyou’rereallycrazy
andyou’rereallyloud,”Derkossaid.“It’salotofenergy
andalotofbouncingaround.”
TheSon-RiseProgramiseffectivebecausethechildis
forcedtoengage,interactandbuildrelationshipswith
people.ThestudentshavebeenworkingwithAlejandro
usingtheprogramforthepasteightweeks.
“It’ssoamazinghowmuchhehasprogressed,”
Norrenbernssaid.“Heissuchanaffectionatelittleboy,
makingitsoeasytoworkwithhim.”
Despitehowmuchthestudentsmayenjoyworking
withhim,communicatingandgettingthroughtoAle-
jandrocanalsobechallenging.Alejandroisnon-verbal,
hehasdifficultiesexpressingwhathewantsandthestu-
dentsoftendonotunderstandwhattheyneedtodoto
meethisneeds.
“You’vepushedyourself,sowhenalittleboyissitting
nexttoyou,andhecan’texpressifhe’shappyorsador
mad,it’sreallyhard,”Derkossaid.
TheSon-RiseprogramalsohasaFacebookgroup
whereShrimplinisabletoconnectwithparentsinsimi-
larsituationsfromallaroundtheworldtosharestories
andgetherquestionsanswered.
Shrimplinlearnedthatautistictendenciescanbe
improvedwithachangeofdiet.SincelastApril,Alejandro
hasbeenputonaglutenfreeandcaseinfreediet.
“He’sgotsomedayswhereheisveryhyper,butIattri-
butethattoalotofthefoodsthatheeats.Sodefinitelya
gooddiethashelpedtremendously,”Shrimplinsaid.
Withtheknowledgeandhelpsheacquiredthroughher
resources,Shrimplinhasbeenabletoprovidethebest
situationpossibleforherson,andthevolunteersfrom
Southeasthavehelpedherinmorewaysthanshecould
everimagine.
“Thestudentshavebeenananswertoprayer,”Shrim-
plinsaid.“Ijustfeelvery,veryblessed,andIthankGod
foreachandeverysinglegirlthatcomesinhereeveryday
tohelp.”
CHOOSING THE RIGHT MAJORIn Best Practices When Choosing the Right
Major, students will discuss topics related to
choosing a major, course selection, etc. The
event will be at noon on March 5 at the UC.+
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A-TEAM
ALEX FRISBY
A-TEAM MEMBER
Areyouandyourfriendsalwayssearchingforsomething
funtodooncampus?Well,I’vegottheperfectactivityfor
youandthreeotherfriends.GoplaywallyballattheStudent
RecreationCenter-North!
NowIdon’tknowaboutyou,butI’veneverbeenahugefan
ofgoingtothegymtoplaysometypeofgame.Igotothegym
torunonatreadmillandmaybedosomecoreworkouts.It
wasn’tuntilafewweeksagothatmyfriendsintroducedme
tothegamewallyball.AtfirstIwasreluctanttoplayuntilthey
explainedtomethatitwasalotlikevolleyball.Iplayedvolle-
yballallthroughjuniorhighandhighschoolandI’vemissed
playingsinceIcametocollege,soIagreedtotryitout.Once
westartedplayingIhadablastandhavewantedtogoback
everydaysince.It’stheperfectwaytorelievesomestressand
laughwithfriends.
Unfortunately,however,therehastobeatleastfourpeo-
pletoplayifyouwantittobefun,soI’veonlybeenabletogo
backwiththemoneothertime.However,Iplanonmaking
thatapartofmyworkoutsthissemester,soifanyofthose
threepeoplearereadingthis,getreadyforit!
Ireallyenjoygettingtospendtimewiththepeoplethat
introducedittome.Thatbeingsaidifyouhaven’tgoneand
playedwallyballyouneedto!It’sadifferentwaytoburn
caloriesthanjustrunningonthetrackforanhourplusit’s
freeandyou’llgettoenjoytimewithyourfriendsdoing
somethingdifferent.
MADISON BOEMECKE
A-TEAM MEMBER
WithallthegreatactivitiesthatStudentActivitiesCouncil
putsonthroughouttheyear,theLateNightBreakfastisdefi-
nitelyoneofmyall-timefavorites.Whodoesn’tlovepan-
cakesandsausageat10p.m.?Thebuffetisstockedfullwith
eggs,biscuits,fruit,cookiesanddonuts.Withamenulike
that,theLateNightBreakfastissurelyapopulareventallover
campus.Notonlydoyougetabuffet-stylemealfullofdeli-
ciousbreakfastfoods,thereisalsoacomedianthatperforms
whileyoueat.Itdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanthis,folks.Ilove
togatherabiggroupofmysororitysisterstogoandenjoy
yummytreatsandevensomelaughsalongtheway.
UsuallytheLateNightBreakfastcomestowardtheend
ofsemesters,rightbeforefinals,whichIthinkisagreatway
totakeabreakfromstudyingandrelievesomestressbefore
exams.
Thecomedianisusuallyprettygoodaswell.Oneyear
theyhadanimprovgroupperformduringtheLateNight
Breakfast,anditwasamazing.Everythingtheydidwasbased
ontheaudienceandnothingwasrehearsedbeforetheshow.
Itwasfunandtheentireroomreallyenjoyedit.
SACdoesagreatjobbringinginentertainmentactsfor
theseevents.KudostoSACforalloftheirhardwork.
Therereallyisn’tanythingbetterthanfreefoodandenter-
tainmenttohelpyourelaxbeforetakingfinals.Thatiswhy
theLateNightBreakfastisNo.1onmylistforfavoriteevent
everatSEMO.
MAURICE BURNS
A-TEAM MEMBER
Sincemovingoffcampus,IkeeptheamountoftimeIspend
hikingitshillstoaminimum,butthethingthatalwaysdraws
mebackaretheeatingoptions.Morespecifically,eating
optionsfundedbytheswipeofacardholdingmoneyI’llpay
inthefuture,whichforwhateverreasonmakesitallthemore
satisfying.
WhenImademydecisiontoattendtheuniversity,itwas
solelybasedonthefactthatI’dbeabletoenjoyPapaJohn’s
andChick-fil-Aonaregularbasis.Havingtheoptiontoeat
pizzaandchickensandwichesfromtwoofmyfavoritefood
chains,thoughhighlyunhealthy,iswhatinitiallydrewmeto
thecampusandcontinuestodosotothisday.Sincethen,
thecampushasaddedbothaStarbucksandaSubway,which
hasdefinitelyaddedtoitsappeal.I’mahugefanofcoffee
andthoughI’vetriedtostayawayfromSubwaysincereading
abouttheirprocessedmeatandbreadmadeofthesame
materialasyogamats,theystillhavethemostdeliciouscoo-
kiesandtheirfootlongsareonly5$prettymucheverymonth
ofyear,soI’mthereeightdaysaweek—twiceonthedays
I’mreallyhungry.
WhileIobviouslyenjoythehigherprofilediningoptions,
whenfeelingnostalgicI’mnotabovepiggingoutatthe
Towersbuffetamongsttheunderclassmen.Everynowand
thentheunlimitedBlueMountainPoweradeandmedio-
crebutstrangelysatisfyingpizzacallmyname.Thebiggest
downsidetoeatingatTowersisdecidingwhichcerealto
choose.It’softenathreewaytiebetweenCocoaPuffs,
CinnamonToastCrunchandLuckyCharmswithchoco-
latemilk,whichalwaysendswithmegettingabowlofall
three.
Thefoodoncampusprovidesanicechangeofpacefrom
hotsauceandRamennoodleswithouthavingtospend
moneycurrentlyinmybackaccount,soeventhoughIhave
tomakeanextraappearanceoncampustopurchaseit,it’s
alwaysworthit.
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