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STUDENT PUBLICATIONMarch 26 - April 1, 2014 Student run since 1911

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Southeast’s week of student serviceAftermorethanadecadewithoutavolunteerweek,

CampusLifehasdecidedtoputtogetheraweektohelp

promotecommunityserviceandgetstudentsatSoutheast

torolluptheirsleevesandlearnabouttheneedfor

volunteersintheCapeGirardeauarea.

ThespecialvolunteerweekisknownasSoutheastServes

andwillrunfromApril2-5.LastyearCampusLifecollected

arecordofmorethan68,000volunteerhoursdoneby

students.

ReadthefullstoryonlineatsoutheastArrow.com.

Hire

Residence life seeks graduate assistantsTheOfficeofResidenceLifeatSoutheastMissouriState

Universityislookingforgraduateassistantswhocanbegin

workonAug.1.Theopenpositionsincludetwograduate

halldirectors,agraduateassistantforadministrative

operationsandagraduateassistantformarketingand

publicityoperations.Allarefull-timepositions.

Ifinterested,studentsmustsendacoverletter,resume

andthecontactinformationforthreereferencesto

[email protected]

personintheOfficeofResidenceLife,locatedinTowers

Room102.

ApplicationswillbereviewedafterApril4andwill

continuetobelookedoveruntilallpositionsarefilled.

Remember

Brittney Seabaugh memorial trivia nightTheCollegiateFarmersBureauheldthethirdannual

BrittneySeabaughMemorialTriviaNightonWednesday,

March12,inhonorofformerSoutheaststudentBrittney

Seabaugh,whodiedonNov.7,2011,inherhomeofa

seizure.

SeabaughwasajunioratSoutheastmajoringinanimal

scienceandpre-veterinarymedicine.Seabaugh’sfamilyis

invitedtoattendthetriviaeventeveryyear.

ReadthefullstoryonlineatsoutheastArrow.com.

Perform

Scooby-Doo Live musical coming soonScooby-Doo,alongwithShaggy,Fred,DaphneandVelma

willbesolvingamysteryoftheirowninthenewfamily

musical‘Scooby-DooLiveMusicalMysteries’atSoutheast

MissouriStateUniversity’sShowMeCenteronMay2.

Oneofthelongest-runninganimatedtelevisionseries,

Scooby-Dooandthegangwillbattlemysteriousghostsina

newmusicalpresentedbyWarnerBros.Consumer

ProductsandLifeLikeTouring.

Ticketsrangefrom$17.50to$60.Ticketsareonsalenow

andcanbepurchasedattheShowMeCenterboxoffice,

onlineatshowmecenter.bizorbyphoneat573-651-5000.

Zumbathon raises funds for mission tripJAMI BLACK DESIGN EDITOR

TheNationalStudentSpeech-Lan-

guage-HearingAssociation,the

professionalstudentorganizationfor

anyonemajoringinspeechlanguage

pathologyoraudiology,ishostingtheir

secondannualZumbafundraiser.

Theeventwillbeheldat6:30p.m.

onApril1andcosts$5toparticipate.

Allproceedswillgotowardamission

triptoJacaranda,Kenya,hostedbythe

localmissionsorganizationAutism

AdvocatesforAfrica.FourSoutheast

MissouriStateUniversitystudentswill

begoingontheannualmissiontripto

Kenyathissummer,twoofwhichare

NSSLHAmembers.

“Basicallyit’slikeonegiantdance

party.Therewerewillbeacertified

Zumbainstructor,anditwillbeabout

200peoplejustfollowingtheinstructor

anddoingthesamedance.It’salotof

fun,”NSSLHApresidentEllenFolley

said.

Folleyexpectsalargeturnoutforthe

fundraiserandishopingtoraiseas

muchaspossibleforthestudentsgoing

toKenya.

ThisisthefirstyearAutism

AdvocatesforAfricaistakingmembers

ofNSSLHAandspeechlanguage

pathologystudentswiththem.

“Therearesomanyofthekids[in

Kenya]thatdohavecommunication

deficitsandthereisonlyonespeech

therapistintheentirecountry.We

foundthatoutlastyear,”Autism

AdvocatesforAfricapresidentMichelle

Outmansaid.“That’sadevastating

statistic,soitisveryexcitingthatwe’re

goingtobeabletobringtwocommu-

nicationdisorderstudentswithusthis

year.”

Atotalof12peoplearegoingonthe

trip,includingmissionaries,music

therapists,autismtherapistsand

speechlanguagepathologists.Theywill

volunteerataschoolforchildrenwith

specialneedsinJacaranda,Kenya.

Duringthemissiontrip,the

volunteerswilltypicallystayforoneto

twoweeks.Theywillfirstassessthe

needsofthechildrenandspeaktothe

primaryeducatorsandtherapists

abouthowtheyworkwiththechildren.

Theywillthenorganizesportsgames,

paintingworkshops,timetohelpthe

studentswithhomeworkandconduct

musictherapy.

“Oneofthelittleboysweworked

withlastyearhassignificantcerebral

palsy,andourvolunteerswereableto

workwithhimandhestartedrepeating

soundsforthefirsttime,”Outmansaid.

“Thatwassoexciting.”

Thegroupislookingforwardto

teachingandworkingwiththechildren

attheschoolagainthisyearinhopesof

achievingsimilarresults.

“Wedoallofthesethingswiththe

children,butthenwearealsoteaching

theirtherapistsandtheireducators

waystoworkanddoadaptivetypesof

thingsintheclassroom,”Outmansaid.

Thegroupalsotakestherapy,

educationmaterialsandanythingelse

thatmaybenefitthemtogivetothe

studentsandteachersattheschoolin

Jacaranda.

“MusicissuchahugepartofAfrican

cultureandwewereshockedtofind

outthattheyliterallyhadnoaccessto

anyinstrumentsthereattheschool,”

Outmansaid.“Onebrokenpianoisall

thattheyhad,soweleftaguitarfor

themandwelefttensetsofcastanets,

rhythmsticksandshakers,sowe’re

hopingtoaddtothosethingsthisyear.”

Thetripisnotonlyopento

therapistsbutanyonewillingtoserve.

“Anyoneiswelcometoapplytogo

onamissiontripwithus,andyoudon’t

havetohaveanyspecificskillexceptfor

awillingandservantheartbecausejust

thefactthatyougoandyoushowup

thereissuchablessingforthem,”

Outmansaid.

Thefundraiserisopentothe

generalpublicandticketscanbe

boughtbeforetheeventbycontactinga

NSSLHAmemberorcanbeboughtat

thedoorthenightoftheevent.T-shirts

maybepre-orderedfor$10.A student at the special needs school in Jacaranda, Kenya. Submitted photo.

TRACK TEAM HEADS INTO ITS OUTDOOR SEASON WITH HIGH HOPES. READ MORE ON PAGE 2.+

A day in the life of Greg FelockPut yourself in the shoes of Southeast Missouri State University’s Student Government Association Vice President Greg Felock. Visit pages 8-9. +

MARKETING MAJOR LINDSEY BERRY TRAVELS BACK TO SOUTHEAST AFTER SPENDING A SEMESTER IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. READ MORE ON PAGE 12.+



THE WIN MARKED THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WIN SINCE 1996

MEN’S track team wins OVC Championship

COMPETE

RUGBY CLUB

Read about the Southeast Missouri State

Univeristy rugby club and its tournaments

online at southeastArrow.com.+

Track begins outdoor season at Alabama RelaysNICK MCNEAL

ARROW REPORTER

TheSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity

trackteamhasalreadyhadmuchsuccess

thisseasonwithawinattheOhioValley

ConferenceIndoorChampionship.The

teamwaslookingtoaddontoitsaccom-

plishmentsastheoutdoorportionofthe

seasonstartedwhenittraveledtoTus-

caloosa,Ala.forthethree-dayAlabama

Relaysmeetlastweekend.

Themen’steamplacedsecondatthe

meet,andjuniorChrisNavarrowonthe

decathlonwithatotalof6,577points.He

placedfirstinshotput,highjump,javelin

throwandthe110-meterhurdles.

JuniorReggieMilleralmostbrokethe

schoolrecordinthehighjumpwithaleap

of7feet,1/4inchesandfinishedsecond

overallintheevent.

Themen’steamwasalsoledbyjunior

BlakeSmithwhoparticipatedinthe

NCAAIndoorChampionshipsforthe

longjumponMarch14wherehepla-

ced14thwithajumpof25-51/2.Hewas

alsonamedthe2014MaleAthleteofthe

IndoorTrack&FieldChampionship.

“IreallyneverthoughtI’dbehere

honestly,”Smithsaid.“Iusedtowatchit

onTVandstuffandnowIguessI’mhere,

soit’sawesome.”

SmithhelpedthemenwintheOhio

ValleyConferenceIndoorChampionship

bywinningthelongjumponDay1with

adistanceof25feet,4.5inches.Healso

tookfirstplaceinthe55-meterdashwith

atimeof6.27seconds.

SmithsaidthathegivesglorytoGod

eachtimethatheperformsbecausehe

gavehimtheathleticabilityanddetermi-

nationtocompetetothebestofhisability.

SoutheastcoachEricCrumpeckerwas

namedastheOhioValleyConference

Men’sCoachoftheYearfollowingthe

indoorseason,whichwashissecondOVC

CoachoftheYeartitle.

“We’reaprettywell-roundedteam,”

Crumpeckersaid.“Inthesixyearsthat

I’vebeentheheadcoachit’sdefinitelythe

bestmen’steamwe’vehad.We’vegotgood

peopleineveryeventandtheyallwent

outandtookcareofbusiness,anditwas

justafunyearthisyear.”

Crumpeckerwonthehonorlastsea-

sonastheWomen’sCoachoftheYearafter

theywontheOVCIndoorChampionship.

Thisishissixthseasonastheheadcoach

andhis23rdyearasacoachoftheRed-

hawks.Heworkedasanassistantunder

formercoachJoeyHaines.

Themenhadn’twontheOVCcham-

pionshipsince1996andwonbyscoringa

teamtotal161pointswithEasternIllinois

cominginsecondwithascoreof144.

Millerwonthehighjumpeventand

placedsecondinthetriplejumpevent.

MillerwasnamedtheOVCMaleField

AthleteoftheYearlastseasonandbroke

theindoorschoolhighjumprecord.He

alsotook17thplaceinhighjumpatthe

NCAAOutdoorChampionship.

ThewomenledafterDay1oftheOVC

championshipbutfinishedfourthwitha

scoreof81.

TennesseeStatetookhometheOVC

championship.

SeniorthrowerCourtneyGapeluwon

theshotputeventwithanOVC-record-

breakingthrowof51-41/2.

“Ourwomen’steamwillperformalot

better[outdoor]thantheydidindoors,”

MattKoelling,thejumpcoachfor

Southeast,said.“PlusTennesseeStatejust

hadagreatmeetindoors,sowe’relooking

forwardtotryingtowinbothwomen’s

andthemen’s[OVCchampionships]

outdoors.”

Goingontotheoutdoortracksea-

son,Smithhascompetedinatotalof15

outdoormeetsandwilllooktoaddonto

hisaccomplishmentsforhisjuniorcam-

paign.Hebeganhisoutdoorseasonby

placingthirdinthe100-metereventat

theAlabamaRelayswithatimeof10.73

seconds.

Crumpeckerstatedthathisteamis

typicallyabetteroutdoorteam.

“We’rebetteratthe10K,especiallyon

thewomen’ssideandacoupleofmore

throwingevents,whichwe’restrongin,”

Crumpeckersaid.“Itshouldtranslatethat

wehaveabetteroutdoorseaosn,especia-

llyattheconferencelevel.”

Southeastwillbeledbyjuniorthrower

andfirstteamall-americanKevinFarley.

Farleybroketheschoolshotputrecord

withhistopthrowof61-113/4.Hewas

alsotheChampionshipMVPandAthlete

oftheYearintheOVCOutdoorCham-

pionshiplastyear.

Farleywontheshotputeventwitha

throwof58-1thisyearintheOVCIndoor

Championship.

“Ithinkourteamwilldoreallywell,”

Koellingsaid.“We’resetupforoutdoors.”

BRIEFSGymnastics

Team wins MIC ChampionshipTheSoutheastMissouriStatewomen’sgymnastics

teamwontheMidwestIndependentConference

championshiponSaturdayatIllinoisState.

Thewomenfinishedwithafinalscoreof

195.275followedbyTexasWoman’s,Lindenwood,

Illinois-Chicago,IllinoisStateandCentenary.

Tennis

Redhawks lost to Eastern KentuckyTheSoutheastwomen’stennisteambeatMorehead

State4-3onSaturday.

TheteamremainedundefeatedintheOVCplay,

butthenlosttoEasternKentucky7-0onSunday.

Theteamisnow9-6overalland3-1inOVCplay.

TheRedhawkscontinueplayat2p.m.Wednesday

atUTMartin.

Baseball

Team loses against Morehead StateTheSoutheastbaseballteamlosttwoofthreegames

againstMoreheadStateovertheweekend.

OnFriday,theteamlostinthe11thinning9-8and

lost6-1onSaturday.

SophomoreAndyLackwastheonlyRedhawkto

scorearunonSaturday.

Theteambouncedbackandwonagainstthe

EaglesonSunday7-1.

TheRedhawksimprovedto14-9overalland7-2in

conferenceplay.

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INTRAMURAL REFEREES ARE NEEDED FOR BASKETBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL

A day in the life of a student referee


PLAY

Students make the call to become intramural refereesDAVID BELLEVILLE

ARROW REPORTER

Thesoundofthebuzzersignalingthestart

ofanintramuralbasketballgamewasalso

thesignalforreferees,sophomoreJacob

ShockleyandfreshmanMarkCushing,to

clockintowork.Witheachofthemhaving

intense,stone-likelooksontheirfacesas

playgotunderway,itseemedasthough

nothingcouldturntheirattentionfrom

whatwashappeningonthecourt.

Anythingcouldhappenduringthecourse

ofanintramuralgame.Willafightbreak

out?Willfansgetintosomesortofalterca-

tion?Willafanorathletearguewitharef?

Thisparticulargamehappenedtobeapla-

yoffgamebetweentwofraternities,Sigma

PhiEpsilonandThetaXi,onWednesday,

March12,withachampionshipwithin

reach.Alotwasatstakeforthetwoteams,

andShockleyandCushingwereawareofthe

circumstances.

“Justhavethemnotfight,”Cushingsaidof

whathecanpreventduringanintensepla-

yoffgame.“Youjusthavetowatchthehard

foulsandthattrashtalkingwitheachother.”

Thisparticulargamewentsmoothlyfor

thetworefereeswithnoaltercationsbet-

weentheathletes,fansorreferees.Inagame

likethis,bothShockleyandCushingenjoy

interactingwiththeplayersonthecourtto

keeptheirfocusonthegame.

“Ijustinteractwiththem,youknow,kind

oftalktothemduringplay,laughandhavea

goodtimewithit,”Cushingsaid.

Sometimes,however,gamesdon’tgoas

wellandtrashtalkingbecomessomething

thatrefereesmustlistencarefullyfortopre-

ventanyfurtheraltercation.

“Italldependsonwhattheysay,”Shoc-

kleysaid.“Iftheystartsayingreallyuns-

portsmanlikestuffthenyouhaveto‘T’them

upordosomething,butifthey’relike‘Oh,

getthatoutofmyhouse,’orsomethinglike

thatthenit’sallright.”

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversityoffers

manymoreintramuralsportsthanjustbas-

ketball,includingflagfootballandsoftball,

bothofwhichseniorAlexMeuryhasbeena

refereeforandbothofwhichofferdifferent

challenges.

“Youhavetoworryaboutthefans

becausethefanscangetrowdyandtheycan

interruptthegameplay,”Meurysaid.“You

havetoworryaboutbeingingoodposition

becauseifyou’renotintherightspotthen

youcan’tmakeanaccuratecall,andtheywill

tearyouapartforthat.”

Howeverrowdyfansmayget,Meury

believesitisimportantforfanstobeatthe

gamestohelptheirteamtovictory.

“Ifyouhavemorefans,it’sgoingtohelp

yourteamwithenergy.You’regoingtobe

moreexcitedtoplaybecauseyou’repla-

yingforpeopleandyou’replayinginfrontof

people,”Meurysaid.“Ifyouhaveafull,pac-

kedbenchorbleachersbehindyou,itaddsa

levelofintensitytoyourgame.”

Meurysaidthattheincreasedintensity

thatthefansbringtothegamealsotransla-

testotheofficial.

“Alleyesareonyoubecauseultimately

youarethejudgeandthejury,”Meurysaid.

“Ifyoumessup,you’reundermorescrutiny.

Moreeyesarewatchingyou,soyouhaveto

keepcomposureandjuststayfocused.You

can’tlosetrackofwhat’sgoingonbecauseif

youdo,you’reinbigtrouble.”

Oftentimesarowdyfanoraplayerwrap-

pedupinthethrillofthegamewillargue

withareferee,accordingtoMeury.

“Youtrytoexplaintothemthebestthat

youcanabouttherulesbecauseultimately

it’stherulesthatmatter,”Meurysaid.“Ifit

isajudgmentcall,meaninglikeifit’saplay

atfirst,ifhe’southe’sout,youcan’toverrule

that.Butifitisadiscrepancywitharulethey

canpetitionthatcallandbringouttherule

book.”

Iftherulebookdoesneedtocomeout,

AdamBiederman,intramuralsupervisor,

fieldstaffdirectorandsenioratSoutheast,

istheretohelpmakethecorrectcall.His

dutiesdonotjustincludehelpingwithrule

disputes,however.Biedermanworksinthe

intramuralofficewhereheistoreportany

on-fieldincidents,keepscoresandtimesfor

intramuralgames,checkplayersintogames

andhelptotrainthereferees.

Thetrainingthatpotentialrefereesmust

gothroughisathree-dayprocess,according

toBiederman.

“Theygotomeetingsandlearnaboutthe

rulesandtakeatestafterthat,”Biederman

saidofthetraining.“Theygotoasecond

meetingaftertheytaketheirtesttoseehow

theydidandgoovermorespecificrules,and

onthethirddayweactuallygoouttothe

fieldsanddothesport.”

Onceonthefield,supervisorshelpteach

therefereeswhattodoasthegameisplayed

live.Afterthetraining,refereesarereadyfor

theiron-fieldduties,whereBiedermansaid

confidenceiskey.

“Beconfidentinyourselfbecauseeven

ifyoumaketherightcall,you’restillmost

likelygoingtogetyelledatbysomepeo-

ple,”Biedermansaid.“Youcan’tover-think,

orthinkthatyourcallwaswrongbecause

youcanstartmakingothercallswrong.So

juststickwithyourselfandmakethecallthat

youthinkistherightone,andstickwithit

anddon’tchangeitbecauseifyouchangeit,

they’llreallystartharassingyouprettygood

anditcouldbealongnightforyou.”

Regardlessofpossiblescrutinyandalter-

cations,Biedermanencouragesanyonewith

abackgroundandbasicknowledgeofsports

tobecomeanintramuralreferee.Forthose

thathandlethepressurewellanddoagood

job,Biederman,alongwiththeothersuper-

visors,areaskedtorecommendthebestto

officiateplayoffandchampionshipgames.

ShockleyandCushingwerebothhono-

redwiththetasktobeplayoffgamerefe-

rees.AfterthegameendedbetweenSigma

PhiEpsilonandThetaXi,thetwohadthe

chancetotakeashortbreakontheblea-

chersandlookoutontothecourtwhere

twomorefraternities,PiKappaAlphaand

SigmaChi,werewarmingupforthestartof

anotherplayoffgame.ShockleyandCushing

weretorefthatgametoo,andwithintense,

stone-likefaces,theytookthecourtonce

againtoawaitthebuzzerandclockback

intowork.

“More eyes are watching you,

so you have to keep

composure and stay focused.”

Alex Meury

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MORTEN LAURIDSEN HAS TAUGHT MUSIC IN CALIFORNIA FOR OVER 40 YEARS

LOCAL choirs screen movie about composer


PERFORM

An image of Morten Lauridsen taken from a promotional flyer for “Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen.’ Submitted photo

River Campus screening ‘Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen’

ZARAH LAURENCE ARROW REPORTER

TheUniversityChoiratSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity

willjointogetherwithCapeCentralHighSchoolandJackson

HighSchool’sconcertchoirsonMarch27foramoviescree-

ningaboutthelifeandworkofAmericancomposerMorten

Lauridsenandasubsequentvocalperformance.

Lauridsenhasbeenaprofessorofcompositionformore

than40yearsattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaThorn-

tonSchoolofMusicandisbestknownforhischoralworks.He

iscurrentlylistedasoneoftheuniversity’sDistinguishedPro-

fessorsofComposition.

“Hismusicissungallovertheworld,”Dr.PeterJ.Durow,

directorofchoralactivitiesatSoutheast,said.“Choirsfromall

differentcountriessinghismusic.It’ssomethingIthinkthat,

asAmericans,wecanbekindofproudof.”

Thefilm,entitled“ShiningNight:APortraitofComposer

MortenLauridsen,”documentsLauridsen’sexperiencesand

theireffectonhismusic.Themovieincludesinterviewswith

othermusiciansaswell,includingmanydiscussinghisimpact

ontheirownmusicalcareers.DirectedbyMichaelStillwater,it

isthefirstwithintheseries,“InSearchoftheGreatSong,”from

ASongWithoutBordersproduction.

Thedocumentarydebutedin2012andwontwoBestDocu-

mentaryAwardsthatsameyearattheD.C.IndependentFilm

FestivalandtheEugeneInternationalFilmFestival.Thefilm

alsowonanAudienceChoiceAwardattheSanJuanIsland,

Wash.,FridayHarborFilmFestivalin2013.

“ShiningNight”willbeheldatSoutheast’sRiverCampusin

theDonaldC.BedellPerformanceHallat7:30p.m.Thefilm

willbeshowninacondensedversionandwilllastaboutan

hour.Thechoirswillfollowupbysingingbothindividually

andcombinedfora30-minuteset.

Duroworganizedtheeventafterseeingascreeningofthe

moviebackin2012attheChorusAmericaConferenceinMin-

neapolis,Minn.Hehadfriendswhohaddonethesamebefore

himandtheeventwasasuccess.

“I’vehadsomefriendswhohaveshownit,andit’sbeen

wonderfulforthestudents,averyeducationalopportunity

forthemtobeabletoconnectonadeeperlevel,”Durowsaid.

“Ratherthanjustsingingthenotesandrhythmsand‘thisis

musicbysomedeadwhiteguy,’thisisactuallysomeonewho’s

aliveandwantingtolearnabouthim.Ithinkhe’saninspiring

person.”

TheUniversityChoirwillsingtwopiecesbyLauridsento

startofftheconcertportionoftheevent.AccordingtoDal-

tonManche,musiceducationmajorandUniversityChoir

electedpresident,“LamentforPasiphaë”and“ONataLux”

invokeverydifferentmoodsthroughtheircompositions.The

“LamentforPasiphaë”includeswordsfromapoembyRobert

Gravesandhasabrasher,moredissonant,bigopeningsound.

“ONataLux,”ontheotherhand,isanacappellapieceand

goesbacktothegentlerhythmpeopleoftenassociatewith

Lauridsen.

“Wehavethreesongsthatwearedoing,andtheyallthree

soundcompletelydifferentfromthemselves,”Manchesaid.

“Lauridsenwasreallygoodatalwaysmixingthingsupwith

pieces.”

CapeCentralHighSchoolwillgoonwith“Dirait-on,”asong

frompartofthecomposer’scycle“LesChansonsdesRoses.”

Thetextofthisentirecycleand“Dirait-on”itselfcomesfrom

FrenchpoetrywrittenbyRainerMariaRilke.JacksonHigh

SchoolwillsingfromLauridsen’s“Nocturnes”anotherpoem

ofRilke’scalled“SaNuitd’Été.”

Allthreechoirswilltakethestageforthefinale,“SureOn

ThisShiningNight,”withlyricsfromapoembyJamesAgee,

thatdescribesthedarknessandvastnessoftheworld.

BothDurowandMancheadmitthatthisisn’tatypicalcon-

certevent.Showingamovieaspartofavocalperformanceis

notnormallyheardof,especiallyatthecollegiatelevel.

“Ihopepeoplewouldcome;it’sdifferentthanaregular

choirconcert.It’sreallyascreeningofamoviethat’swonalot

ofawards,andontopofthat,you’llgettohearsomelivesin-

ging,”Durowsaid.

Durowhopesthatthefilmcanbringinthosewhowouldn’t

normallygotoachoirconcertandthattheshowingwillpro-

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A day in the Life JAY FORNESS ARROW REPORTER

Greg Felock introduces Nicholas Sparks as part of the University Speaker Series. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

tudent Government Association Vice President Greg Felock hurried

in to the University Center as President Benny Dorris told him that

the copier jammed when others tried to make 50 copies of the SGA

agenda. Felock darted toward the copier without hesitation to fix the problem.

In the past hour, Felock had rushed from an SGA Executive Board meeting

to introducing Nicholas Sparks at the Show Me Center and then back to the

Center for Student Involvement in the University Center, leaving his job of

organizing the SGA senate meeting to Dorris.

While Felock cleared the paper jam, loaded paper into the copier and started

making more copies, Dorris joked that whenever Felock couldn’t be there to

set up the senate meetings, they should just be canceled.

Felock is the only three-term vice president in the history of SGA at Southeast

Missouri State University and has ran senate meetings and been an influential

voice for Southeast students since he was a sophomore.

“Whenever you are new, like when I first took over this position, there

were some rough days,” Felock said. “Things like this would happen, and the

position just overall was really stressful. So now, it is all easy.”

Within the matter of minutes, Felock had gone from speaking to a mil-

lionaire author to fixing a copier.

“That’s about my life,” Felock said.

Felock’s final term in SGA is winding down. He will graduate in May and

plans to go on to medical school. On Monday, March 10, the Arrow followed

him for an entire day.

Felock’s day began with a drive back from his home in St. Louis before

heading straight toward his office in the Center of Student Involvement at

the University Center, where he wrote the SGA senate agenda before going

to his 12 p.m. class.

“Usually I don’t do that until more of the afternoon or evening, but because

of budget review and Nicholas Sparks, I’m missing a lot of time that I usually

have,” Felock said. “So I came up and made the entire agenda.”

As vice president, Felock is the chair of the SGA senate and has to organize

and run its meetings every Monday at 8 p.m. The week’s agenda included

funding resolutions, student organizations to be recognized and the approval

of the revised Student Activities Council constitution.

“This is never actually finished until after [the SGA Executive Board meet-

ing] because exec is when we look at the discretionary requests and approve

amounts for that,” Felock said. “So after exec is when I fill in the final numbers,

print it out and make usually about 50 copies for the room.”

While in his office, he got an email including his speech to introduce Sparks

as part of the University Speaker Series. Felock characterized it as a “pretty

normal morning,” before heading over to his only class of the day, Intro to

Evolutionary Biology, at noon.

During the class, Dr. Michael Taylor talked about how there can be no one

definition for what a species is because our biological landscape is too diverse

to be able to accurately narrow it down. He then went on to talk about how

new species can evolve and ended his lecture by explaining how to interpret

Phylogenetic trees that show the correlations of descendant and parent species.

“Its basically your basic, run-of-the-mill Intro to Evolutionary Biology,”

Felock said. “For me, it is a biology elective. It doesn’t really relate to exactly

what I want to do or the next step in my life, but it fills an upper-division

biology credit.”

Felock is a pre-med student majoring in biomedical sciences with minors in

both chemistry and Spanish. He has yet to decide where he is going to medical

school, but he plans to study pediatric oncology.

After the class ended at 1:15 p.m., Felock checked in with Dr. Walt Lilly, with

whom he does fungal biochemistry research, to see if a new compound came

in for protein analysis tests for the next day. He then stopped by his room in

the Lambda Chi Alpha house, grabbed dress clothes to change into, got gas

and a soda from Rhodes and got to the University Center for work by 2 p.m.

Felock has worked as a student assistant in UC 202, Campus Life and Event

Services, since January. On Monday, he worked from 2-3:30 p.m., but he is

scheduled to work 11 hours a week.

“Right now I am going through all the old Greek Life files and scanning them

through and consolidating them onto an electronic copy so we can get through

all the old paper copies and make space and clean up a little bit,” Felock said.

Along with making electronic copies, Felock has also put some key infor-

mation into spreadsheets.

“I think the earliest I’ve seen is like 1987 and they go up to about 2010-ish,”

Felock said. “It’s everything from grades to housing contracts to judicial stuff,

just anything and everything. I’m just making sure that if we are throwing it

away, that we have it on file if it is important enough to keep and have record

of. Then we will probably hand this off to Greek Life when I’m done with it

so that it’s all in one place because right now we have Greek Life stuff in three

different offices, and we are trying to put it together into one.”

This day, Felock was looking at Pi Kappa Alpha records from the 1991-1992

school year. He found that they used to lease the Greek housing to chapters,

instead of just having members pay room and board.

“This is kind of like my ongoing project for when I don’t have any other

tasks to work on,” Felock said. “Usually I answer the phone and do what is

at hand for whatever project we are working on. Sometimes it is hanging up

fliers or making a poster. It is something different every day, but when there is

downtime, this is what I am doing. Just slowly going through the mountain of

files we have back there and scan them through, then recycle them. I’m never

bored. I’m always doing something.”

Felock left right at 3:30 p.m. to go upstairs to the budget review meeting,

which started at the same time.

“Budget review is the process by which our university sets the budget each

year,” Felock said. “We look at what it would take just to make the university

run continuously, as is now. Then we take any additional money and allocate

that out to any improvements, whether it’s new staffing, different positions,

different scholarships and a lot of different stuff.”

The members on the committee include representatives from various

departments across campus, including student government. Yet Felock, along

with Dorris and SGA treasurer Nick Maddock, are the only students on the

committee.

“Today what we actually did in budget review is look at different requests

from every division, and student government is one that is allowed to come

forth with different requests for different things,” Felock said. “So we looked

at those today, and we will vote on those later on when we actually balance

a budget.”

After budget review ended at 5 p.m., Felock got food — that he would never

have time to eat — from Papa Johns at the University Center, went downstairs

to his office to change a few things on the senate meeting agenda and then

went back upstairs to be at the executive board meeting by 5:30 p.m.

“One of the bigger things that we need to do is deal with the discretionary

account,” Felock said. “Kind of like how the funding board decides what we

vote for in senate for student organization requests, we do the same thing

with discretionary requests. Other than that, we deal with any other differ-

ent type of issue. The meeting that we are having today, we are meeting with

a couple of administrators, and it is still mostly funding things we are going

to be talking about.”

The executive board consists of Dorris, Felock and Maddock along with a

series of appointed positions including a secretary, a chief of staff and three

committee chairs.

“We were really, really short on time. We had a lot to cover in the hour

and a half, so I don’t think we got everything done,” Felock said following

the meeting. “We are actually meeting again on Wednesday to do some more

funding stuff and will probably discuss a lot of other things, too.”

During the meeting, the board heard a few discretionary requests, but

the majority of the meeting involved a few administrators presenting some

initiatives SGA could fund next year.

As soon as the meeting ended at 7 p.m., Felock had to drive over to the

Show Me Center to introduce Sparks at 7:30 p.m.

“It’s not the first time I’ve done this stuff. It’s still always kind of weird

actually speaking in front of a thousand or so people,” Felock said. “I’m sure

I’ll get some butterflies before, but as far as [the speaker series], I introduced

Michael J. Fox my first year and last year I did Michelle Kwan. I’m a little

experienced, but it is still always kind of weird.”

By 7:06 p.m., Felock was waiting outside of Sparks’ green room in the hall-

way. Felock got a copy of his speech at 7:20 p.m., and then promptly at 7:30,

Sparks came out of his room to go give his speech. After a few pleasantries

with Sparks on the way to the stage, Felock gave his two-minute introduction

and was on his way back to the UC by 7:36 p.m.

After fixing the copier when he got there, Felock sent Dorris upstairs with

the agendas already printed and stayed to finish making copies for every sen-

ate member and visitors to the meeting. Felock noted that in the three years

he has ran senate meetings, he could count the times they had to start late

on one hand. So when he finished the copies and saw that it was 7:59 p.m.,

Felock ran up the stairs to make it to the senate meeting on time.

At senate, Felock started the meeting by proudly stating that he made it on

time, which got some applause. He then continued down the agenda, keeping

the meeting in order by calling on people to speak and moving discussions

along.

“By far the worst thing about being vice president is that you are so attached

to all of it,” Felock said. “You’ve gotten everything together when you set the

agendas. You are so intimately involved, but at the same time, once you get

to senate, you are not allowed to have an opinion or really speak because

you are the chair. You are kind of that objective third party, which just sucks

sometimes.”

At the meeting senators voted to fund various student organizations before

discussing the various projects SGA had developed for the next school year,

including Involvement Ambassadors, CTA Safe Ride and Southeast at a Glance.

“It was very productive,” Felock said. “We hashed out a lot of different

ideas that we have worked on for a long time and we have discussed all these

different concepts in detail, but we have never really discussed how we are

going to go about them in the future.”

Felock ended the meeting with the pun of the week, “If there’s a competi-

tion for the best mannequin, there would be stiff competition.” Felock has

read a pun every meeting since he first was vice president three years ago,

saying “the lamer, the better.”

After cleaning up the meeting room and talking with a few senate members,

Felock took one last trip to his office before finally being able to go home at

10 p.m. at the end of a long day.

“By far the worst thing about being vice president is that you are so attached to all of it. You’ve gotten everything together when you set the agendas. You are so intimately involved, but at the same time, once you get to senate, you are not allowed to have an opinion or really speak because you are the chair. You are kind of that objective third party, which just sucks sometimes.”Greg Felock

Greg Felock waits until his cue to go introduce Nicholas Sparks at the Show Me Center. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

Greg Felock attends his Intro to Evolutionary Biology class. Photo by Alyssa Brewer

of three-term SGA Vice President

Greg Felock

7:30 a.m.:Leave home in St. Louis to

drive to Cape Girardeau

10 a.m.:Write SGA Senate Agenda

Noon:Attend Intro to Evolutionary Biology

2 p.m.:Go to work at the UC as student assistant

3:30 p.m.:Go to SGA budget review meeting

5:30 p.m.:Go to SGA Executive Board meeting

7:30 p.m.:Introduce Nicholas Sparks

at the Show Me Center

8 p.m.:Go to SGA Senate Meeting

10 p.m.: Go home

S

Greg Felock attends the SGA senate meeting. Photo by Alyssa Brewer



PITTER’S IS REACHING OUT TO CUSTOMERS BY CREATING A DAILY HANGOUT

LOCAL bar embraces becoming a ‘barcade’

ENJOY

Top: Shawn Weil, Adam Maness, Bjorn Ranheim and Sydney Rodway make up the 442’s. Bottom: The 442’s practice outside. Submitted photos

Symphony meets jazz to create original soundJORDYN ADEN ARROW REPORTER

TwomembersoftheSt.LouisSymphonyandtwoofSt.Louis’

bestjazzmusicianshavejoinedtogetherintoonedynamic

quartettoformThe442’s.

ThegroupwascreatedinSt.Louisin2012.Membersofthe

bandincludeBjornRanheimandShawnWeilfromtheSt.

LouisSymphonyaswellasAdamManessandSydneyRod-

wayfromtheErinBodeGroup,whichisaworld-renowned

jazzbandfromSt.Louis.The442’smusichasalsofeaturedjazz

vocalistErinBode.

Manessistheband’scomposer,guitaristandkeyboardist.

Hestartedplayingpianoatage10andbeganplayingprofes-

sionallywithseveralSt.Louisjazzartistsbythetimehewas16.

Roadwayplaysthedouble-bass.However,hespentmuchof

hismusicalcareerasajazzsaxophoneplayer.In2004,Rodway

boughtanuprightbassandbeganlearninghowtoplaysothat

hewouldbeabletoaccompanyhiswife,Bode,inhermusical

journey.

ThecellistofthegroupisBjornRanheim,whohasbeena

memberoftheSt.LouisSymphonyOrchestrasince2005.He

alsohasbeenpartofseveralothersymphoniesandorchestras

acrossthecountryincludinginAtlanta,Cleveland,Detroitand

Baltimore.Asasoloist,hehasperformedwiththeNewWorld

Symphony,ColoradoMusicFestivalandtheNationalReper-

toryOrchestra.

Weil,theviolinist,alsohasbeenamemberoftheSt.Louis

SymphonyOrchestrasince2005.HealsoperformsintheSun

ValleySummerSymphonyinIdahoandisontheviolinfaculty

oftheEasternMusicFestivalinNorthCarolina.Weilwasalso

theco-concertmasteroftheNewWorldSymphonyforfour

seasons.

Althoughthefourmencomefromdifferentmusicalback-

grounds,whentheyjointogethertheycreateastylethatisall

theirown.MusichistoryandliteratureprofessorDr.Jeffrey

Noonandescribedtheband’smusicalstyleaspopmusic“in

thesensethatthepiecesthattheyplayareaccessible,”or

generallyenjoyableformostpeople.However,hesaidtheir

musicisalsosomewhatsophisticated.AccordingtoNoonan,

theirmusiccanoftenbeopen-endedwhenitcomestodeter-

miningaspecificgenre.

“I’veheardthemabunchoftimes,andit’salwaysalittlebit

different,”Noonansaid.

AccordingtoNoonan,The442’sisabandthatcanbeenjo-

yedbyallages.Heclaimsthosewhoareinterestedinnewand

innovativemusicwillappreciatetheirsoundandwhatthey

bringtothestage.StudentswholistentotheElliotPotterShow

onKRCUwillalsolikelyfindThe442’smusicinterestingand

delightful.

Noonanhopesthatstudentsintheperformingarts

departmentwhohearThe442’srecognizethattheirgenre

ofchoice,whetheritbejazz,classical,contemporaryor

somethingelse,shouldn’tlimitthemprofessionally.

“Toreallybeasuccessfulmusician,you’vegottobecomfor-

tableindifferentareas,”Noonansaid.“Partofmygoalisto

…demonstratetoourstudentsthattherearepeoplewhoare

atthetopoftheirgameinthejazzfieldand…intheclassical

fieldwhofindawaytocometogetherandcreatesomething

newanddifferent.”

The442’swillworkwithstudentsoncampusallmorning

andafternoon.Thestringmusiciansofthebandwillworkwith

studentsthatplaystringinstrumentsandthejazzmusicians

willbeworkingwiththejazzband.Bode,whowillbeaccom-

panyingThe442’s,willmostlikelyworkwithstudentswhoare

vocalists.

The442’swillbeperformat7:30p.m.onApril1inthe

RobertandGertrudeShuckRecitalHallattheRiverCampus.

Generaladmissionticketsare$10forgeneralpublic,$9for

seniorcitizens,facultyandstaffand$3forSoutheaststudents.

Ticketsareavailableforpurchaseattheboxofficelocatedin

theCulturalArtsCenterattheRiverCampus.

A customer at Pitter’s enjoys a game of pinball. Photo by

Tyler Graef

Pitter’s rechristened as downtown’s first ‘Barcade’

TYLER GRAEF ARROW REPORTER

IfJJSeabaughhadseentheyoungpeople,tonguessticking

out,hunchedovertheglowingpinballmachines,it’ssafeto

sayhewouldhavesmiled.

Granted,hesmilesalot,butthewaytheywerefocusedand

shookdownspectatorsforsparequartersseemedlikeagood

sign.ItseemedtosuggestthathisdecisiontoexpandPitter’s

CaféandLoungeintowhathe’sdubbedCapeGirardeau’sfirst

“barcade”wasagoodidea.

ButtheownerofwhatisnowPitter’sBarcadeandPerfor-

mingArtsCentercouldn’tseetheplayersbecauseitwasWed-

nesday–OpenMicNight–andhehadjumpedonstagetoplay

drumsforanimpromptupickupbandwhojokinglycalled

themselves“TheDicks.”

JJ’sbrotherTimexxcouldn’tseethemeither.Hewasbusy

manningthesoundboard,noddingandslidinganequalizer

knobwheneveraguitarhadtoomuchfeedback.

Earlierthatafternoon,thepairofbeardedbrotherssat

downtotalkabouttheevolutionofthebarastheywaitedfor

morevintagearcadegamestobedelivered.

“Travelingaround,Isawsomeplacesinothercitieswhere

someoftheoldvintagegameswerecomingbackandI

thought,‘Man,that’sareallygoodidea,’”JJSeabaughsaid.

Heexplainedthatinsteadofjustbeingopenintheeve-

ningsandbeingknownstrictlyasaconcertvenue,hewan-

tedtomakePitter’saplacewherepeoplecouldhangoutin

thedaytime,aplaceforconversationandvideogametour-

naments—alaid-backandfreshtakeontherun-of-the-mill

wateringhole.

“WhenIstartedPitter’soriginally,IwantedtoofferCape

somethingdifferentthanwhatdowntownalreadyhad,”JJSea-

baughsaid.“We’realwayslookingtofindthatnewchangeto

keepusseparatedfromthecafesandthecoffeeshopstotryto

maintainthereputationwe’vebuiltoverthelastfouryears.”

Hehopesthatthevintagegamesandthedebutof“Pitter’s

Pizza”bytheslicewillonlyservetoenhancethatreputation.

Theymaybeexpandingthebusinessmodel,butwhat’s

importanttotheSeabaughsisthattheatmosphereremains

unchanged.

“It’snotuncommontocomeinhereandseeaguyfrom

abluegrassbandandadudefromadeathmetalbandand

somebodyfromahairbandallsittingaroundtalkingabout

music,”TimexxSeabaughsaid,explainingthatthat’sthetype

ofinteractionPitter’swasmadetofacilitate.

Whetherit’spaintingsbylocalartists,bandstickersor

hand-scrawledgraffiti,localartcoversthewalls.Ahandfulof

localbandswerebornonthePitter’sstage.JamieGoochplays

guitarforonesuchoutfit,BEEF,andexplainedwhyPitter’srole

intheCapeGirardeauartcommunityissoimportant.

“They’retheonlyplacewhereyoucangoandplayoriginal

materialwithouthavingaCDoranestablishedname.They’ll

giveyouashotwhennobodyelsewill,”Goochsaid.“Notonly

dotheybringinbig-namenationalacts,buttheyalsogivethe

littleguysashot.”

It’sunlikelythatPitter’sopen-mindedatmospherewilleva-

porateinthelightofday.Eventhebuildingitselfhasdecades

ofhistoryasarendezvouspointforlike-mindedeccentrics,

whatTimexxSeabaughdescribesasCapeGirardeau’s“young,

creativeandenergetic”crowd.

DuringProhibition,811Broadwaywasaspeakeasy.Asur-

vivingroulettewheelnowhangsoppositethebar,repain-

tedwiththePitter’slogo.Afterthat,itwasateenagejazzclub

whereit’srumoredayoungElvisPresleycameupstairsand

soldrecordstothekidsonhiswaythroughtown.Sincethen

it’sbeenabeatniklounge,ahippybarandacoffeehouse

beforebecomingPitter’sin2010.

“Backintheday,itwasaplacewherekidswouldcome

afterschooltoplaythatcrazyjazzmusic,”TimexxSeabaugh

explainedbeforeaddingthateventhoughit’sconstantlyevol-

vingwiththezeitgeist,nottoomuchhaschanged.Nowafter

monthsofrenovations,thekidsonceagainhaveaplaceto

hangoutafterschool.

Bothbrothersaremusicians.JJ’sband,TheMonstars,grew

fromaparticularlysuccessfulOpenMicNightexperimentand

TimexxisinabandcalledHermanZeGermanwithHerman

RarebellofScorpions’fame.Theirmusicalrootsandeclectic

tasteshelpexplainwhy,whentheysawalackofvarietyinthe

downtownmusicscene,theytookituponthemselvestopro-

videmore.

JJ,whohasbeenbookingshowssincehewas17,started

bringinginasmanyout-of-townactsaspossible.

Fromnational-touringalt-rockersHawthorneHeightsto

rapperAfromanandallthelocalactsinbetween,theshowsat

Pitter’stendtobeeverybitasrefreshinglyunpredictableasthe

patronswhoshowuptoseethem.

LikethegirlswhodancewithhulahoopsasJJandhisnew

friendsdelvedeepintoareggaetakeonBillWithers’“Ain’tNo

Sunshine.”Peoplesitandwatchthemturningandgyrating,

passingthehoopbackandforthtotwirlaroundelbowsand

ankles,butnobodybatsaneyelash.It’sWednesdayatPitter’s.

OpenMicNightisaplacefornewthings.

DAY OF PERCUSSIONRead about Shane Mizicko’s percussion clinic that

was held on March 8 at southeastArrow.com.+


REAL PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRIES USE INFINITY COVE TO HELP CREATE GOOD BACKGROUNDS FOR THEIR PHOTOS

STUDENTS receive hands-on experience

BUILD


Photography professor Bradley Phillips standing in front of the infinity cove. Photo by Brittany Myers

New infinity cove for photography students built

BRITTANY MYERS ARROW REPORTER

Atthebeginningofthefallsemester,assistantprofessorof

photographyBradleyPhillipsthoughtitwouldbefuntosee

hisclassroomhaveaninfinitycove,whichisatypeofback-

dropusedinphotography,sothathisstudentswillgetbetter

experienceinthephotographyfield.

PhillipshasbeenworkingatSoutheastMissouriStateUni-

versityforabouttwoyears.BeforecomingtoSoutheast,Phi-

llipsattendedtheStateUniversityofNewYorkinBuffalo,N.Y.

TheinfinitycoveisintheSerenaBuildingRoom202.Itisa

typeofphotographystudiothatisastructuremadeofwood.

Itswoodenstructureallowsittobepaintedorrepaintedif

needed.Photographyandcommercialshootingindustries

usethesetohelpcreateagoodbackground.

Manytimesphotographerswillusepaperbackdrops.

Thepapercomesrollingdowninanaturalcurve.Phillips

saidthatthereisaproblemwhenitcomestousingpaperfor

photographers.

“Oneisthatitisverydelicateandgetsdentedashumidity

getstoit,”Phillipssaid.“Sowhenaphotographerusesit,those

flawsstarttoshowthrough.”

Thereasonbehindbuildingtheinfinitycoveisbecauseof

thefirmsurface.Phillipssaidthereasonitiscalledaninfi-

nitycoveisbecausehowthewallsarecurved.Thecurving

ofthewallsallowslightstobeputintoeithercreateoravoid

shadowing.

“Soinoneend,it’sareplacementforthetraditionalpaper

sweepstypicallyusedinstudiophotographyanditalsoprovi-

desbetteroptionstoworkwith,”Phillipssaid.

StudentsDustinCulverandMarkCarltonbuilttheinfinity

covewiththehelpofindustrialengineeringprofessorJohn

Dudley.Theinstructionstookacoupleweekstocomplete,

andthenconstructionwentonfromthere.

Carltonisstudyingengineeringtechnologyandsaidthathe

wouldliketoseehowitfunctionswhenitisfinishedbecause

hedoesn’tknowthatmuchaboutphotography.

“Theyhadveryquicklyinthefirstfewweekshadallthe

plansdrawnup,howmuchitwasgoingtocostforallofthe

piecesandverydetailedontheprojectplan,”Phillipssaid.

Phillipssaidthattheconstructionoftheinfinitycoveis

almostcomplete.Asmall3footby3footareaneedstobesan-

ded,muddedandpainted.

Beforetheinfinitycovewasbuilt,Phillipssaidthattheclas-

sroomwasusedasanarchitecturaldraftingroomandwas

filledwithdraftingtablesthatwereoldandneededtobe

replaced.

“Iwantedthemoutofthespacerealbadly,”Phillipssaid.

“Theytookupalargeamountandoncetheywereout,we

hadthishugeamountofspace.Teachingthecoursesinhere

doesn’trequiresomuchroom.SowhatIreallywantedtodo

wascreateaspacethathasamulti-purposespace.One,where

wecanhaveaclassroomarea.Another,withcomputers,prin-

tersandaphotostudioaswell,inadditiontothedarkroom.”

Phillipssaidthathewantedtohaveaninfinitycove

because,notonlyaretheyneat,butbecausetheyarehelpful

forcommercialshooting.Phillipssaidonedayheapproached

DudleyaboutbuildingoneandsaidthatDudleygotexcited

aboutit.

Atroughly18squarefeet,Phillipssaidthatitis10to12feet

tall.Phillipssaidthatthecostwaslessthan$2,000andthe

fundscamefromthedepartmenttopayforthematerials.

Asforitsuse,Phillipssaidthathewouldenjoyseeingcom-

mercialphotographymajorsusetheinfinitycove.

“Anewfilmmakingclubjuststartedandthey’rereallyexci-

tedtouseit,”Phillipssaid.

DustinCarterisastudentmajoringinTVandfilmand

minoringinphotography,andisthepresidentofthenewfil-

mmakingclub.Thereareabout26studentswhohavealready

joinedtheclubsofar.

“Ithinkit’sprettyawesome,”Cartersaid.“It’saprettycool

thingtohaveforstudents,especiallyinphotography.”

Phillipssaidthathehopestohavetheinfinitycovecomple-

tedsoon.

Studentswhoareinterestedinlearningmoreabouttheinfi-

[email protected].

“So in one end, it’s a replacement for the

traditional paper sweeps typically used in

studio photography and it also provides

better options to work with.”

SCIENCE FAIRWith over 400 displays, the 58th annual Southeast

Missouri Regional Science Fair took place on March

10 at the Show Me Center. Read the full story


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Megan Fink I study in my room. Rachel Hanner I study in my room. Hirosha The library. Adam Stanford I like studying in the library. The studious atmosphere is nice and quiet, and you’re able to get a lot more work done. It’s a lot less distracting than my room.

Marketing student spends a semester studying in DublinKENZIE HUCKABAY ARROW REPORTER

SoutheastMissouriStateUniversitysenior

LindsayBerryspentlastsemesterlivingin

Dublin,Ireland.Themarketingmajorfrom

Jackson,Mo.,wasaccompaniedbyherbest

friendfromhighschool,MakenzieQualls.

Thepairspentthesemesterenjoyingcity

lifeandgoingtoclasses.Berryattendedthe

DublinInstituteofTechnology.

Q: How did you get involved with study abroad and why did you choose Dublin?

Oneofmybestfriendsfromhighschoolwas

spendingasummerinArgentina,andIgot

jealous.Also,I’mfromJackson,andI’venever

beenoutofthisarea.I’venevergottenthat

being-separated-from-your-familything,and

Ijustwantedtogooff.

WhenIwenttotalktoDr.[Peter]Gordon

[thedirectorofInternationalBusinessPro-

grams],heasked‘What’syourmajor?’and

Isaiditwasmarketing.Withthebusiness

majoreveryschoolisgoingtohaveclasses.

Hesaid,‘Justpickaplace,andI’llsendyou

there.’

WheneverIwasfirstthinkingofplaces,

I’mnotbilingualoranything,soIwanted

tochoosesomewheretheyspokeEnglish.I

feltlikeeveryonedidLondon,andIthought

Australiawastoofar,soIthoughtImighttry

Ireland.

Q: What was the hard-est thing you dealt with while you were there?

Imissedfoodandmyfamily.Like,itwasrea-

llyhardonThanksgivingwhenIwasSkyping

them.I’mjustgladIhadKenziewithme.

Q: Did you have any culture shock upon your arrival?

Yeah,Idid,Ithink.ItjustneversunkinthatI

stayedthereforaslongasIdidbecauseIwas

constantlymoving.

Thebiggestcultureshock,homesickness

thingwasfood.Like,Ithoughttherewouldbe

morefamiliarfoodsthantherewere.Iwasn’t

particularlyfondofthefood.Itdidn’thavea

lotoftaste.Thereareatonofpotatooptions.

EvenMcDonaldshadadifferentmenu.Iate

alotofOreosjustbecauseitwassomething

familiar.

Q: What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you due to a cultural diference?

Well,theirclassesaredifferentoverthere.So

whentheychoosetheirmajortheyarewith

thesameclassfromclasstoclass.They’re

justthisoneclassallfouryears,likeingrade

school.AndIwaslikethisrandomintruder.

DuringgroupprojectsIwouldn’tknowwhat

wasgoingon,andIwasjustinrandomdiffe-

rentclassessoIjustfeltawkwardinalotof

theclasssituations,butalloftheteachers

werehelpful.

Q: What was it like living in Dublin?Itwaskindofstressfulatfirstbecausethe

schooldidn’thelpfindaplaceforustolive

atall.Iwentwithmybestfriendfromhigh

school.Wespentthefirstmonthlivinginhos-

telswhilewewerelookingforaplacetolive,

thenwefoundaplacetoliveforthreeweeks

withanIrishcouple,thenforthelasttwo

monthswestayedinwhatwaslikeahotel

roomandthenwesharedakitchenwithmainly

otherstudentswhowerestudyingabroad.

Ididn’tthinkIwasgoingtolikeit,but

Ilovedit.Ihadneverlivedinacity,but

Dublinisasmallcitysowewereabletowalk

everywhere.AndtherearebuildingsinCape

thataretallerthanthebuildingsinDublin.It’s

notlikeskyscraperseverywhere.Iwouldpass

ChristChurchCathedralandDublinCastle

onmywaytoclasseveryday.Itwasjustnot

whatyouthinkofwhenyouthinkofacity.

Q: What kind of trips did you take while you were there?

WewenttoallcornersofIreland.Andwe

wentuptoNorthernIreland,whichistechni-

callypartoftheUK.WewenttoGalwayand

Cork.

Wedidn’twantto[gototheBlarneyStone]

becauseoneofourtourguidestoldusthe

Irishpeoplepeeonit.

Q: Which was your favorite?

GoingtoseethecliffsofMoher.Itwasthe

prettiest,andwehadperfectweatherthatday.

Q: What do you miss about Dublin now that you’re back?

Imisswalkingaroundthecity.Ilovedbeing

withinwalkingdistanceandnotneedingto

drivemycarorworryaboutgas.

Q: How has this experi-ence changed you?

I’mgladofwhatIlearned,andI’mwaymore

appreciativeofmyfamily.I’mmorepatient,

especiallywithotherexchangestudentsnow

thatI’vebeenoneandIknowhowharditisto

betheoutsider.

Q: What are your future plans?

I’lldefinitelygobackatsomepointinmylife.

MyfriendandIwanttodoabackpackingtrip

becausenowthatI’vebeenout,Idon’twant

tostoptraveling.

Lindsay Berry [left] and her high school friend Makenzie Qualls at the Guinness Lake in Doublin, Ireland. Submitted photo

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DR. TONI ALEXANDER WAS RECENTLY HIRED AS THE GLOBAL CULTURES AND LANGUAGES CHAIR

NEW department chair named

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Dr.ToniAlexander,currentlytheassociate

chairforgeographyatAuburnUniversity

inAlabama,willcometoSoutheastMis-

souriStateUniversityforthefallsemesteras

thenewDepartmentofGlobalCulturesand

Languageschairperson.

AlexanderwasbornandraisedinCalifor-

niaandwenttoasmallstateschoolthere

witharound5,000studentsinitspopula-

tion.Theschoolsheattendedwasahighly

studentfocusedschool,anditgaveheran

initialtasteofwhatshefeltacollegeatmos-

phereshouldbe.ShegotherPh.D.atLoui-

sianaStateUniversityandthentookashort-

termpositionatKansasStateUniversityas

avisitingprofessorbetween2003and2005.

Afterthat,shewenttoAuburnUniversity

andhasbeentheresincetheAugustof2005.

WhileatAuburn,Alexanderheldtheposi-

tionofassociatechairforgeographyina

departmentthatincorporatedgeographical

andgeologicalcoursesandmajors.

Alexandersawanadvertisementforthe

positionatSoutheastintheChroniclefor

HigherEducationandfeltthatitwascalling

hertotheuniversitysincethedepartment

includesgeographicalandanthropological

components.Alexanderisaculturalgeogra-

pherandhasapassionforlanguagesaswell,

soshefeltthatthepositionwaspractically

tailoredforher.

“Isawitandwent,‘OK,Ithinkthisisa

sign,’”Alexandersaid.

Thecombinationofthegeographyand

culture,andthefactthatthedepartmentis

intheCollegeofLiberalArtsdrewAlexander.

Alexanderalsosaidshelikesthat

Southeastisasmallercampusandhassma-

llerclasssizessoshecanbeinanenviron-

mentthatismorestudent-focusedwhere

studentsaremorelikelytoparticipatein

classesandcontributetheirthoughtsand

ideas.

AlexanderwillteachGD150,whichwill

featureastudyofhumangeography,this

fallalongwithactingasthedepartment

chair.Afterthefallsemestershewilltakeon

anotherclassbutisusingherfirstsemester

togetacclimatedtothedepartment.

Alexanderwillbringwithheranarrayof

interestsfromhermaininterestofgeogra-

phytoanthropology,culturallanguagesand

women’sstudies.Notonlywillshebeableto

giveinsightinherowndepartment,shewill

beabletohelpotherdepartmentsoncam-

pus,forinstancebyhelpingthescienceand

mathematicsdepartmentstodevelopmore

geographicinformationsystemsclassesfor

students.

Dr.LesleePollina,chairofthedepartment

ofpsychologyandtheinterimchairofthe

DepartmentofGlobalCulturesandLangua-

ges,saidthatthesearchforthedepartment

chairbeganwithanationalposition

announcementthatlistedtheidealqualifi-

cationsfortheposition.

Thesearchcommitteereviewedtheappli-

cationsandlookedforpeoplewiththe

appropriateskillsthendidphoneinterviews

withthenarrowed-downgroup.Thecom-

mitteenarroweditdowntofourcandidates

whoweretheninvitedtocometocampus

anddoanall-dayinterviewwithprofessors

andofficialsoncampus.

Pollinasaidthatthedecisiontohave

Alexanderbecomethenewdepartment

chairwasmadeonFeb.24.

“Ithink,probably,oneofthethingsthatshe’ll

beabletodoisprobablyfostersomecross-dis-

ciplinaryactivity,whichIthinkishealthyforthe

universityasawhole,”Pollinasaid.

Alexandersaidsheisexcitedtocometo

Southeastandhaveanewexperienceforher

family.

“Thisiskindofawholenewstageforus

andanewopportunity,andit’sverymuch

anopportunitythatIwouldn’thaveifI

remainedhereatAuburn,”Alexandersaid.

Pollinasaidsheishappyaboutthe

decisiontohaveAlexanderbethenew

departmentchair.

“I’mhopingforgreatsuccess,”Pollina

said.“Ithinkthisshouldbeapositivestep,

andI’mhappytowelcomeherwhenshe

getshere.”

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Ascreaturesofhabit,manypeoplesee

thelengtheningofdaysasatimeofrenewal.

Othersmayrefertothisasspringcleaning,

butthephrase“outwiththeold,inwiththe

new,”comestomind.Itiswiththisthought

thattheannualshoedrive,Soles4Souls,will

beinfullswingthisspring,asinyearspast.

Agroupofvolunteerswilltakeanyshoes

thatwillbedonatedaccordingtoKatieBald-

win,presidentoftheSoles4Soulsorganiza-

tiononcampus.Baldwinsaidthatthegroup

willacceptanyneworgentlyusedfootwear.

“Theycanevengrindupthegrossones

tomakeplaygroundmats,”Baldwinsaid.

Shedescribedthenexttwoandahalfweeks

asbeingatimeofcollectingshoesatafran-

ticpace.

“Therewillbecollectionbarrelsplaced

atbothKentLibraryandJohnsonHall.

Kent,becauseitissocentrallylocatedand

everybodyknowswhereitis,andJohnson

becausethatiswheretheAgricultureoffice

is,allstudentstakemathinthatbuilding

atleastasfreshmenanyway,anditisfar

enoughfromKent,“Baldwinsaid.

ThecollectionswilllastuntilApril6,when

theshoeswilljoinwithothersfromtheareaat

St.AndrewLutheranChurchtobetakenthen

toNashville,Tenn.,wheretheywillbedistrib-

utedonApril14.Thecollectionsitesoffcam-

puswillhavetheextraweektoconsolidate

andprepareforshippingofhopefullyhun-

dredsofpairsofshoes.

“Genesistruckinghasgraciouslyoffered

totransportthecargotoNashville,”Cheryl

Reinagel,theadviserfortheSoles4Souls

organizationoncampussaid.Thecollec-

tionsoncampuswillalsopeak,Reinagel

said,tocoincidewiththeFFAconteston

April3.Visitingstudentsfromjuniorhigh

andhighschoolsareinvitedtomakedona-

tionsfromtheirschools.

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SENIOR A-TEAM MEMBERS GIVE ADVICE FOR COMPLETING SENIOR YEAR HAPPILY AND SUCCESSFULLY

MAKING it through senior year

A-TEAMÂ15ARROW•weekofMarch26-April1,2014

BENNY DORRIS

A-TEAM MEMBER

Whenyoufindyourselfinyourlastsemes-

terofcollege,youexperienceeverything

fromaslightlydifferentperspective.Iknow

itsoundscliché,butIoftenfindmyself

thinkingthismaybemylast(insertcollege

experiencehere).Sofarthissemester,I’ve

triednottogetlostintyinguptheloose

endsofsenioryear.Studying,projectsand

campusinvolvementareallstillextremely

important,butthissemesterhasconfir-

medwhatI’vealwaysbelieved—whattrulymattersarethepeoplewithwhomyoushare

thoseexperiences.

Likesomanyothers,IfeellikeIhavealotonmyplate.Studentgovernmentispickingup

steamasweheadintoourlasthandfulofmeetings,GreekWeekishidingjustaroundthe

cornerandthatonlybeginsmyto-dolistfromnowuntilMay.It’seasytocomehomefrom

alongdayfeelingfrustratedandoverwhelmed.Onthesedays,Idomybesttostepback

andconsiderwhyIcareabouteverythingIdooncampus.IcarebecauseI’msurrounded

byothersthatcare,andIoweittothemtoalwaysgivemybesteffort.

Sohowdoesonesurvivethehomestretch?Doabsolutelyeverythingyoucantoenjoy

themoment.Finishyourproject,butdon’tfeelbadifyouneedtopresspausetogoadven-

turewithyourfriends.Spendtimelaughingwiththoseyoucarefor,butdon’tforgetto

writethatpaper,evenifitmeansstayingupalittlelaterthanyouwanted.Youonlygetfour,

orfiveorso,yearsincollege,somakethemcount.

Nextyear,I’llbelivinginMississippifacingchallengeseveryday.It’sgoingtobean

immenselyrewardingchallenge,butI’mcertainlynotabouttowishtheselastfewweeks

away.IfIwishedthemaway,Iwouldbecheatingmyself—andthefriendsthatIche-

rish.UntilMay17,Iwilltrudgethroughthefrustrationandrelishthewonderfulmoments

collegehasoffered.

AGATHE POMPON

A-TEAM MEMBER

Thelastsemesterofundergraduatestu-

diesisveryexciting.Itcanalsobeterri-

fying.Ifyouarealittlebitlikemeyoumight

beexperiencingthefeelingofperpetua-

llyforgettingsomething.Iseveryrequire-

mentmetonyourDegreeWorks?Isyour

graduationinformationsubmitted?If

you’reaninternationalstudentplanningto

stayareyouupdatedonanyvisaissuesfor

nextyear?Ifinditquiteefficienttositdownandmakeupalistwitheverythingthathastobe

done.Incaseyouareapersonwholikestodoeverythingatthelastminuteunderpressure

andarewonderinghowcomeyouletthathappenedagain;atleastyouwillhavethewritten

listofeverythingyouhavetocompletebeforereceivingyourdiploma.

Also,somepeoplesaycollegeisthebestpartofyourlife.WhileIpersonallyhopemywhole

lifewillbethebestpart,graduatingmeansforalotofusthatthehappytimeofcollegeis

ending.OratleastyourtimeatSoutheastMissouriStateisending.Therefore,itcouldbe

goodtomakeanotherlisttomakesureeverythingyouwantedtoexperienceatSoutheastis

done.Itwouldbesadtoregretnothavingdonesomethingyoureally,reallywantedtodo,like

puttingyourgumonthegumtree.Moreseriously,thereisonlyamonthandahalfleftbefore

graduationandleavingcollegeunsatisfiedwouldbeashame.Myadvicewouldbenottoget

toostressedoutbyallthedeadlinesandrequirementsforgraduationandmakesuretolive

upthislastmonth.

Ifyouareoneoftheseluckypeoplewhoknowexactlywhattheywanttodonextyear,I

giveyouaspecialroundofapplause.However,youmightbetotallycluelessaboutwhatis

goingtohappeninthefuture.Isawsomeofmyfriendsgraduatingwiththatfeartoo.It’sasif

youwereabirdoutofitscagebuthavenoideawheretoflyto.Iamtotallyblindonthatone,

butbeforeanxietycompletelyconsumesyouIwouldtellyouthatnomatterhowunsuremy

friendshavebeenaboutwhattodoaftergraduation,allofthemhavefoundapaththatwor-

kedoutandsowillyou!Evenifit’satthelastminute.Thatsaid,goodluck!

ALEX FRISBY

A-TEAM MEMBER

Istillcan’tbelievethatI’mhalfwaydone

withmylastsemesterofcollege.Before

thisyearI’veheardsomanyfriendstalk

abouttheirsenioritisandhowhardthelast

semesterwasforthem.Ilaughedalong

withthembutwasprettyconfidentthat

senioritiswouldneverhappentome.Iwas

completelywrong.Senioritishashitmelike

atonofbricks.I’veneverhadtostruggle

thismuchthroughmyschooling.

Itdoesn’thelpthatforthepastmonthofschoolallIcouldthinkaboutwasfindingajob.

Somanypeopletellustoenjoyourlastsemester,buttheyforgettotellusthatjobsearching

isalmostlikehavinganotherpart-timejob.Iactuallyhadtoopenmyresumeandcoverlet-

terfilesthatIwrotetwosemestersagoandletmetellyou,theywerenotpretty.Soapieceof

advicehere,continuallyupdateyourresumeandcoverletterevenwhenyouaren’tjobsear-

ching.Don’tbelikemeandgettoyourlastsemesterandhavetoscrambletomakethem

worthyofapplyingforjobs,makeitalittleeasieronyourself.

Ontopofschoolwork,twojobsandmyjobsearch,Ialsogotengagedamonthago.Ifthat

won’tkillyourspirittodohomework,Idon’tknowwhatelsewill.AllIhavewantedtodois

plananddream,notwriteapaperorstudyforanexam.Now,notallofyouwillbegetting

engagedoveryoursenioryear,butifyoudo,becareful.Useyourfreetimeandweekendsfor

planningandstayontopofyourhomework.Itpilesupquickerthanyouthinkitwill.

Overall,I’mhavingagreatsenioryear,andIthinkyouwilltoo.Don’tletitmakeyouner-

vousorscareyou.It’sastressfulbutwonderfultime.Embraceit,don’tletyourworriesgetin

thewayanddosomethingyou’veneverdonebefore.Applyforthatjobhalfwayacrossthe

country,getengagedtothepersonyouloveanddon’tprocrastinateonyourbig,seniorpro-

jects.Ifyoustayontopofyourworkaswellascontinuetoenjoylife,Ipromiseyou’llhavea

greatsenioryear.

MAURICE BURNS

A-TEAM MEMBER

Forthoseofusgraduatingattheendofthe

semester,thetimetoputonourcapsand

gownsisquicklyapproaching.We’reinthe

homestretch,andifyou’reanythinglike

me,itmeansyou’vegotsenioritisandno

longerhavethewilltodoanythingschool

related.Withthatbeingsaid,theunfortu-

natetruthisneglectingtofinishoutthe

semesterstronglyisnotanoption,and

weallhavenochoicebuttobitethebullet

andfinishourworkforanumberofreasons.

Thefirstreasonisthatitisverylikelyyourparentshavealreadysentgraduationinvitations

tofriendsandfamilymembers,andyouwouldn’twanttodealwiththeshameofhaving

totellthemalltocanceltheirarrangementsbecauseyouwon’tactuallybegraduatingdue

toyourinabilitytosuckitupandpassyourlastsemesterofclasses.Alongwiththeemba-

rrassmentoftellingyourfamilyandfriendsyouwon’tactuallybegraduating,thinkabout

thehumiliationyouwoulddealwithnextyearshowinguponcampusafterallthebragging

you’vealreadydoneaboutleavingthisplaceonceyougraduateinthespring.Sure,victory

lapsarecool(askVanWilder),butnoonewantstobethatpersononcampuswho’soversta-

yedtheirwelcome.Also,ifdidn’thaveyourgraduationfeewaivedbecauseyoudidn’tscore

highenoughonyourMAPPtestorlikemyself,yousimplydidn’tcareenoughtotry,you

wouldn’twantthat$35togotowaste.

Finally,andmostimportantly,it’scrucialthatweshowresolveandremaindiligentinthis

laststretchbecauseit’swhatwe’resupposedtodo.Assoontobeworkingprofessionals,it’s

goodpracticetocompletewhatisexpectedofyouandtocompleteitwell.Oneofthethings

I’vecometolearnisalotoftimesasanadultyou’reforcedtodoalotofthingsthatyoumay

notparticularlybeinterestedindoingandit’sreallyeasytopushthemoff.Butpartofbeing

matureisdoingthethingsyou’resupposedtodowhenyou’resupposedtodothem,even

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• Includes computerized wheel alignment,precision adjust camber, caster andtoe-in(on cars with adjustablesuspensions).

• Most cars and lights trucks. Not validwith any other coupon offers. Couponmust be presented at time of purchase.Shop supply fees and sales tax will apply.

• Expires April 30, 2014.

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• Basic Oil Changes includes installation of new ilter, reill up to 5qts.Valvoline Conventional 5W-30 oil, & lubricate chassis if applicable.

• Better Oil Change includes basic services plus internal engine cleaner& turbo approved oil treatment. Best Oil Change includes Basic &Better oil changes plus fuel systems cleaner & stabilizer.

• Most cars & lights trucks. Not valid with any other coupon offer.Coupon must be presented at time of purchase. Shop supply fees &sales tax will apply.

• Expires April 30, 2014.

$1000offAny Alignment

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Basic OilChange$2395OR UPGRADE& RECEIVE

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