CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY • FAYETTE, MO.The Collegian

WELCOME BACK CMU ALUMNI – WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE!

Homecoming week wouldn’t be the same without decorated storefront windows on the square. Sororities and fraternities compete each year. Here, members of Sigma Pi Alpha social sorority decorate the Rhodes Tax Advantage window on the north side. From left: Brittany Boggs, sophomore nursing major from Glasgow; Lauran Burgin, senior communications major from Lee’s Summit; and Jessica Scobee, junior elementary education major from Reeds Spring. On Sunday evening, eight windows on the square were completed in time for judging. The next day, several organizations also submitted banners for judging. These were hung in the Student & Community Center rotunda for the duration of the week. On Friday there will be a Pep Rally in Puckett Field House beginning at 9:30 p.m. (JIM STEELE PHOTO)

Homecoming tradition

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Something for all at CMU Homecoming 2011CMU Homecoming 2011 promises something for

everyone, with a wide array of activities scheduled from Thursday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 9.

From music, theater, and sports, to lectures and alumni reunions and, of course, food, Central Methodist and Fay-ette will welcome guests with open arms during its traditional autumn celebration.

Highlights include the Homecoming Parade on Satur-day starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Fayette; reunion ac-tivities for CMU alumni classes of 1961, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81,

’86, ’91, ’96, 2001, and ’06; and a theatrical presentation of Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” that evening.

Sports fans will fi nd plenty from which to choose. The Eagle cross country squad will host the Gary

Stoner Invitational Cross Country Meet at 11 a.m. at the Fayette Golf Course, while the Eagle football squad hosts Benedictine College at

Davis Field and the volleyball team takes on Peru State College in Puckett Field House, both starting at 2 p.m. Softball and men’s and women’s basketball will face alumni squads on Saturday.

Saturday’s Homecoming parade routeThe CMU Homecoming pa-

rade will go around the square twice beginning at 10 a.m.

The parade will start at Mulberry and Elm (across from Howard-Payne); then

follows Elm to Main; then south on N. Main to E. Mor-rison; then west on Mor-rison to Church (south side of square); then north on Church Street and east on

Elm to N. Main and back around the square again; then back to CMU on Church Street. Homecoming theme: Eagle Luau. The parade co-ordinator is Tyler Winn.

Full Homecoming Schedule on Page 2

Earl Bates ‘61 will be grand marshal

HEADLINING THE HOMECOMING PARADE SATURDAY will be Grand Marshal Earl Bates, a 1961 CMU graduate. Now residing in Big Fork, Mont., Bates came to Central from Ritenour High School in St. Louis and graduated here with a BA in economics. A rancher and businessman, he has had business interests in Montana and Oregon. He and his wife, Sunny (right), also own Coleman Hall (on Linn Avenue in Fayette), which they permit CMU to utilize for special events. Prior to 1971, it was the home of Central’s presidents. Longtime supporters of the university, the Bates have two Hall of Sponsors Scholarships at CMU. He is a former member of the CMU Board of Trustees and particularly has assisted his alma mater’s intercollegiate athletic programs, in addition to the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, and other university initiatives.

Monday is Columbus Day, a le-gal holiday. Federal, state and coun-ty offi ces will be closed and there will be no mail delivery. Banks will be closed. CMU and public schools will have classes as usual.

The play, “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward, opened this

week as the fi rst CMU Little Theatre production of the 2011-

12 school year. It deals with a self-important, over-acting thespian, Garry Essendine.

For some reason, the ladies fawn all over him, which leads

to interesting and humorous complications. Here, Garry’s secretary, Monica (Shamika

Pegue), introduces dewy-eyed ingénue Daphne (Abby Bostic)

to Garry’s wife, Liz (KaeLeigh Brown). Story on Page 2.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 67 p.m., Gaddis Lecture by Richard Dailey, “Leadership:

It’s a Career Choice,” Student and Community Center (SACC). Reception to follow.

7:30 p.m., Homecoming play “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward, The Little Theater. Admission fee.

FRIDAY, OCT. 79 a.m.-4 p.m., Alumni Registration, SACC. Also, Alumni

College; select CMU professors welcome alumni into their classrooms.

12 p.m., Friday Forum by Dr. C. Fred Bergsten, “The World Economy and U.S. Politics in 2012,” Stedman Hall Room 200.

4 p.m., Alumni/Student Forum, SACC. Alums are in-vited to share stories of their days at Central, while current students will talk about life at CMU today.

5:30-7:30 p.m., Alumni Receptions. The Classes of 1961, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81 and ’86 will meet at Emmet’s Kitchen & Tap. The Classes of 1991, ’96, 2001 and ’06 will meet at Main Street Grill and Tavern. Reservations requested, fee involved.

7 p.m., CMU Women’s Basketball Alumnae Game, Puckett Field House.

8 p.m., CMU Men’s Basketball Alumnae Game, Puckett Field House.

9:30 p.m., Pep Rally, Puckett Field House.SATURDAY, OCT. 8

8 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Registration, SACC. 10 a.m., Homecoming Parade, downtown Fayette.10:30 a.m., Alumnae Softball Game, Cox Softball Com-

plex.11 a.m., Gary Stoner Invitational Cross Country Meet,

Fayette Golf Course.11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tailgate Party, SACC. Fee involved. Spe-

cial appearances by CMU Spirit Squad and Pep Band.2 p.m., Homecoming Football vs. Benedictine, Davis

Field; and Homecoming Volleyball vs. Peru State, Puckett Field House. Admission fee.

Post-game, All-Alumni gathering at the home of Braxton (’64) and Judy Engel (’65) Retwisch.

7:30 p.m., Homecoming play “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward, The Little Theater. Admission fee.

* * * * * * * *Other Saturday activities include: Stephens Museum

open, 2nd fl oor of T. Berry Smith Hall (10 a.m.-1 p.m.); the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art’s “Bingham in the Boonslick” exhibition, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; and CMU sorority and fraternity activities after the football game.

SUNDAY, OCT. 910 a.m., Worship Service, Linn Memorial UMC. All

CMU choir alumni are invited to join the choir in singing “Beautiful Savior.”

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., brunch in CMU dining hall. Fee in-volved.

1:30 p.m., Homecoming play “Present Laughter,” The Little Theater. Admission fee.

Schedule of Events

‘Present Laughter’ opens seasonCMU’s Little Theatre is now presenting Noel

Coward’s play “Present Laughter” evenings, at 7:30 the remainer of this week through Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

The play, a part of CMU Homecoming festivi-ties, is directed by Dr. Mark Kelty, associate pro-fessor of theatre. All roles are performed by CMU students. The set designer is adjunct professor of theatre Greg Owens.

ickets are $8 for adults, $5 for CMU faculty and staff, and $2 for students.

In “Present Laughter,” Garry Essendine (Jordan Brennan), a popular and pampered actor, is making preparations for an extended tour when his apart-ment is invaded by Daphne (Abby Bostic), a beauti-ful and stage struck young lady. When Garry’s wife, his partners and his numerous admirers arrive, he is hard pressed to escape an embarrassing and eas-ily misinterpreted situation. With clever repartee and dazzling wit, Garry sidesteps mounting compli-cations and confusion to arrive safely at a typical Coward conclusion.

CAST LIST:• Daphne Stillington: Abby Bostic, a sopho-

more from St. Louis• Miss Erikson: Jackie Hoffman, a freshman

from Naperville, Ill.

• Fred: Roger Weaver, a freshman from Over-land Park, Kan.

• Monica Reed: Shamika Pegue, a junior from Kansas City, Mo.

• Garry Essendine: Jordan Brennan, a senior from Marshall.

• Liz Essendine: KaeLeigh Brown, a sophomore from Marshall.

• Roland Maule: Dakota Gladbach, a junior from Brookfi eld.

• Morris Dixon: Cameron Yates, a junior from Hallsville.

• Hugo Lyppiatt: Darrell Bailey, a junior from Kansas City, Mo.

• Joanna Lyppiatt: Kate Kellner, a sophomore from Strafford.

• Lady Saltburn: Morgan Wilson, a senior from Weston.

Present Laughter is the initial production of the 2011-12 season.

Other upcoming performances this school year include Almost, Maine by John Cariani, Dec. 1-4; Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Dec. 9-10; A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, March 1-4; and The Foreigner by Larry Shue, April 19-22.

REHEARSAL SCENES FROM PRESENT LAUGHTER: Above: Joanna (Kate Kellner), who is married to one of Garry’s friends and having an affair with another one, tries to add Garry (Jordan Brennan) to her string of conquests. Below:Daphne dreams of a future in Africa with Garry, who is backing away from her as best he can.

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Missouri-based The Songs of Africa will present a concert on campus Monday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in The Little Theatre. There is no charge.

The group comprises a multi-cultural vocal octet and jazz en-semble whose mission is to bring to new audiences a broad range of

African music. The ensemble is part of the not-for-profi t arts or-ganization, African Musical Arts Inc.

Songs of Africa musicians come from a variety of back-grounds but are united by the beauty and power of African music. They will be performing

works from their album “Songs of Africa” (Oxford University Press, 2008).

The group is known for its energetic and interactive perfor-mance style, which encourages audience members to dance, clap, and sing along as they learn more about African culture, languages,

musical instruments, and other aspects of traditional life.

The ensemble is brought to campus by the CMU Cultural Affairs Committee and Student Government Association. Finan-cial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Songs of Africa group will perform at CMU Monday

CMU’s Swinney Conservatory of Music and The Little Theatre presented their highest student honors Sept. 23. Honored were both current student leaders in music and theatrical arts, and recent graduates, based on the work done in the 2010-11 school year.

Forty-four undergraduate students were honored in areas of vocal and in-strumental music, theatrical plays and musical productions. Awards were pre-sented by Dr. Barb Hamel, dean of the Swinney Conservatory of Music.

HONOREES IN MUSICAL ARTS• Lakyn Baker, sophomore educa-

tion major: Conservatory Outstanding Freshman, Academic Achievement

• Cal Bergthold, sophomore music education major: Academic Achievement

• John Critchlow, junior music edu-cation major: Academic Achievement

• Johnathan Daniels, senior music education major: Academic Achieve-ment

• Jamie Delcour, senior music edu-cation major: President, Theta Omicron Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, Academic Achievement

• Sara Glynn, junior music educa-tion major: Academic Achievement

• Donald Heaton, junior music edu-cation major: Martin Harrall Award for outstanding instrumental music ma-

jor, Helen Puckett Thogmorton Award for Excellence in Music, Academic Achievement

• Pearse Hutson, senior music education major: President, Collegiate Chapter 222 Music Educators National Conference, Academic Achievement

• Khobic Johnson, senior music education major: President, Beta Mu Chapter, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, 2011-12 Choir Fellow, R. Paul Drummond Award for commitment to the choral arts, nominee for Best Male Actor in a Musical Performance

• Dominik Lehman, senior music education major: 2011-12 Keith House Band Fellow, W.A. Settle Award for outstanding band member

• Mary Rose Lehman, sophomore education major: Academic Achieve-ment

• Daniel Long, sophomore educa-tion major: Academic Achievement

• Sam Lucas, senior music educa-tion major: Academic Achievement

• Alisha Maples, senior music edu-cation major: Academic Achievement

• Michael O’Neill, junior music education major: 2011-12 Band Fellow, Academic Achievement, nominee Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Performance

• Daniel Primm, senior history ma-jor: Best Male Actor in a Supporting

Role in a Musical Performance• Calley Rogers, junior music edu-

cation major: President, Student Na-tional Association of Teachers of Sing-ing, 2011-12 Opera Fellow, Luther T. Spayde Award, Nancy Thompson Jones Gem Award in vocal music, Academic Achievement, nominee for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Performance

• Rebecca Shroyer, sophomore edu-cation major: Academic Achievement

• Hannah Swoboda, senior music education major: Academic Achieve-ment

• Aubrey Taylor, sophomore music major: Best Female Actor in a Support-ing Role in a Musical Performance, Academic Achievement

• Derek Volkmann, sophomore edu-cation major: Academic Achievement

HONOREES IN THEATRE ARTS• Darrell Bailey, junior theatre arts

major: nominee for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role and for Best Student Director

• Abby Bostic, sophomore educa-tion major: Best Stage Manager, nomi-nee for Best Female Actor in a Support-ing Role, Academic Achievement

• Jordan Brennan, senior theatre arts major: Best Male Actor in a Musical Performance, Academic Achievement,

nominee for Best Male Actor in a Sup-porting Role and Best Student Director

• KaeLeigh Brown, sophomore chemistry major: Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role

•Jeffrey Byous, sophomore com-puter science major: nominee for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Performance

• Jessica Carter, sophomore music major: Academic Achievement

• Kelsey Jeffries, senior theatre arts major: Best Student Director, Most Ver-satile Theatre Player, nominee for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• Rachel Jones, senior theatre arts major: nominee for Best Student Direc-tor

• Kate Kellner, sophomore English major: Top Scholar (4.0 GPA), Out-standing Theatre Freshman, nominee for Best Female Actor in a Lead Role

• Alex Kirby, sophomore education major: nominee for Best Male Actor in a Musical Performance

• Josh Kirby, senior theatre arts ma-jor: President, Alpha Psi Omega The-atre Student Honor Society; Best Male Actor in a Lead Role, nominee for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Performance

• Cliff McComb, sophomore busi-ness major: nominee for Best Male Ac-

tor in a Supporting Role• Daniel Mullan, sophomore politi-

cal science major: Theatre Shop Super-star

• Kara Overly, senior social science education major: nominee Best Student Director

• Shamika Pegue, junior biology major: nominee Best Stage Director

• Maxx Priddy, senior communica-tion studies major: Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role, nominee Best Male Actor in a Lead Role

• Brenna Wheeler, junior language arts major: Phoenix Award for most improvement, nominee for Best Stage Manager and Best Female Actor in a Lead Role and Best Female Actor in a Musical Performance

• Cameron Yates, junior political science major: nominee for Best Male Actor in a Musical Performance

• Benjamin Wilson, junior inter-disciplinary studies major: nominee for Best Male Actor in a Lead Role

2011 Graduates who were honored included Molly Blackford as Best Fe-male Actor in a Leading Role; Lacey Eaton as Best Female Actor in a Mu-sical Performance; and Amy Prater as nominee for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role and nominee for Best Stage Director.

CMU recognizes excellence in fi ne and performing arts

Cathy Barton and Dave Para will be in concert at Central Methodist University on Wednes-day, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall.

The musical duo specializes in folk music and history from Missouri and the Ozarks, espe-cially from the Boonslick area. Concerts are designed to be edu-cational, centered on common roots, and great fun. They have spent the last 25 years gathering history and music and sharing both with new audiences.

Among instruments they play are the commonly known ham-mered and fretted dulcimer, ban-

jo, guitar, and autoharp; they also play lesser known instruments, including bones, spoons, mouth-bow, and . . . leaf! Country musi-cian Roy Acuff called Barton his favorite banjo player.

Barton and Para founded the Big Muddy Music Festival in Boonville and the Boone’s Lick Country Folk Festival in Arrow Rock and continue as artistic directors of both. They have been involved in the artists-in-resi-dence program for the Missouri Arts Council.

They present a workshop ear-lier in the day on the 12th to the CMU music methods class. They are sponsored by CMU’s Cultural

Affairs Committee and the Stu-dent Government Association.

Cathy Barton and Dave Para

Noted folk artists slated for concert hereCathy Barton and Dave Para also will do workshop

• CMU’S STEPHENS MU-SEUM is open to the public during the fall semester from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thurs-days. It is located in T. Berry Smith Hall. Special tours may be arranged by calling Dr. Dan Elliott.

• THE ASHBY-HODGE GALLERY OF AMERICAN ART in Cupples Hall is exhibit-ing “Bingham in the Boonslick: A Bicentennial Celebration (1811-2011).” Gallery hours are Tues-days, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit runs through Oct. 30.

• CMU’s MORRISON OB-SERVATORY hosts weekly guided tours with hands-on science activities on Thursday evenings, 7:30 to 9:30, through Nov. 17. Visitors are able to use a variety of telescopes for viewing, weather permitting. The observatory is lo-cated across from the city park.

Noted in Brief

The Collegain is published by CMU’s student government and the university’s communications department in concert with the Fayette newspapers and is pub-lished every other Friday.

Staff members: Meghan Bar-ton, Andie Borchardt, Brittanee Jacobs, Daniel Mullan, Michael Pope (faculty), Shelby Pohlman, Adriana Romero, and Sarah Tucker.

Editorial advisor: Jim Steele. Faculty advisor: Collin Brink.

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Members of the CMU Marching Eagles pose for formal group shot on Davis Field

On SeniorsBy BRITTANEE JACOBSCollegian Reporter

Name: Jacob HeppnerHometown: Mansfi eld, Mo.Major: MathematicsActivities: Football, Campus

Ministry, “Synchronized Swim-ming”

Honors/Awards: Dean’s List, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Glen C. Rie-gel CMU Achievement Award-Mathematics, Clyde & Hazel Blattner CMU Achievement Award, CMU Peak Performance Award, CMU James M. Luetjen Scholar-Athlete Award, ALL-STATE AFCA Good Works Team

Favorite CMU Memory: “Building a huge water balloon with a couple friends and shoot-ing water balloons at random cars. We then got chased by an RHD.”

Advice to Freshmen: “Sur-vive.”

Plans after Graduation: “I plan on working for the U.S. Army at Fort Leavenworth as a Department of Defense Civil-

ian Intern. While working there, I will be working toward a mas-ter’s in Operations Research through Kansas State University. After receiving my OR degree, I may stay and keep working for the Army, or I may leave and get another master’s in Aerospace Engineering.”

Jacob Heppner

Each year hundreds to thousands of people die from the fl u. “Vaccination saves lives and helps limit the spread of the disease,” notes CMU school nurse Terry Flanagan.

Flu shots are being given on campus in the clinic located in the Student and Community Center. The vaccine being given is “attenuated.” This means it has been killed; therefore you cannot get the fl u from the vaccine. As with any medication there are possible side effects. The most common local reac-tions are pain, redness and swelling at the injection site. Some people may experience headache, fa-tigue, myalgia, (muscle aches), fever, or malaise (a

generalized discomfort). These side effects are usu-ally not very bad and only last a short time.

This year’s vaccine is the same as last years and provides protection from three virus strains H1N1, H3N2 and B/Brisbane/60/2008. These are the strains the Center for Disease Control (CDC) feels will present the greatest threat this year.

The vaccine works by stimulated the body’s own immune system to produce antibodies that will attack and destroy the fl u virus if contracted. It takes about two weeks for your body to develop this immunity. Accord-ing to the CDC, immunity lasts about one year.

SGA pays for the vaccine (it’s pretty expensive).

Time now for annual flu shot

By COLLIN BRINKCollegian Faculty Advisor

In the 1980s, the Wendy’s fast food chain ran advertisements with three elderly ladies stand-ing behind a high counter in a gray, sterile fast food restaurant. In front of them was a giant bun with a small hamburger patty. The three look quizzically at the small patty on the large bun until one of the ladies asks repeatedly, “Where’s the beef?” to an unseen and unresponsive cashier. (You can see the advertisement on You-Tube if you wish.)

For this column, like the lady in the commercial, I’ll don a gray wig, a blue dress, and ask, “Where’s the beef?” in Fayette and the surround-ing area. I may cover some of the lo-cal places like Emmet’s, Main Street, or even Casey’s pizza, but I want to

branch out a bit so you can learn of new food opportunities. Don’t worry; I understand students are on a budget so I’ll keep that in mind.

Some restaurants will be plac-es you go with friends for pizza, and others may be for a romantic fi rst date or date with your sig-nifi cant other. Others will be off the beaten track or at least not of-ten thought of when considering where to eat. Most good food and experiences come from places with limited exterior appeal.

I’m reminded of when I moved to Columbia for law school. I was driving around and saw what I thought was an abandoned building on the business loop. One night, some of my new friends were going to a place called the Black and Gold. As we pulled into the Black and Gold, I realized it was

the abandoned building I saw ear-lier. Many fun evenings were had in that run-down, old building as we drank beer from a can, lis-tened to old-school country, and threw our loose change, as tips, in a bucket behind the bar.

So, the purpose of this column is to let you know about these places, and more visually ap-pealing places, so you have more options in mind the next time a friend asks, “What are you doing for dinner on Saturday?”

I look forward to researching these places and letting you know where the beef is in Mid-Mis-souri. Please email me at cbrink@centralmethodist.edu if you have suggestions for me to try.

Note from editorial advisor J. Steele: We look forward to seeing Collin in the gray wig, and blue dress.

Where’s the Beef!

CMU F lashback

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MOST OF THE FLOATS in this Saturday’s Central Methodist Homecoming parade probably will not be this elaborate. Generally, offerings back in the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s were far more extensive than those of more recent years. The scene here is on Church Street in 1941.

By BRITTANEE JACOBSCollegian Reporter CMU’s Campus Ministry of-

fers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for students. Every Tuesday there is a chapel service at 10 a.m. on the fourth fl oor of the Stu-dent Center. Chapel usually lasts about 45 minutes and includes announcements, songs, a sermon, and prayer. On average, about 70 students and other members of the CMU community attend.

A new campus ministry pro-gram this year is “Faith and Works.” There will be three stu-dents in charge of ongoing mis-sion projects for local non-profi t

organizations. Each service will be an on-going

project for the year. CMU Campus Ministry plans on having a trip to Jo-plin for tornado recovery help.

The biggest mission oppor-tunity for the year will be the spring-break trip to Puerto Rico. Students will be working at a church and church camp in Are-cibo. The trip costs $350 and in-cludes travel, airfare, food, lodg-ing, and activities.

For information about the mis-sion trip or anything concerning campus ministry, contact Chap-lain Lucas Endicott at lendicot@centralmethodist.edu or248-6222.

Focus on Campus Ministry

Hayley Powell, a junior business marketing major from St. Louis, lends her artistic talents as part of Delta Pi Omega’s window entry in the annual Homecoming window decorating competition. The storefront is the Edward Jones offi ce on the north side of the Fayette square.

Getting ready for Homecoming

• ALPHA PHI GAMMA members are also known as “the Mokers.” There are 15 active mem-bers who participate in Head Start Christmas (giv-ing presents to the children at Head Start), Head Start Easter (giving candy-fi lled eggs to Head Start children), and Adopt-a-Highway clean-up. On Nov. 6, the Mokers will host the inaugural Children 5K Run in Fayette. The run will be $10, and 100 per-cent of the proceeds will go to the Children’s Miracle Network. Fraternity President Andrew Cline can be reached at acline@centralmethodist.edu.

•CHI DELTA will be celebrating its 80th anni-versary in November, and current actives hope to have a big celebration with many alums on hand to participate. Chi Delta partners with a sorority and swings for 24 hours to raise donations for Habi-tat for Humanity. A new fundraiser took place last spring—the Greek Goddess Competition—and all money raised is donated to the charity of the win-ner’s choice. There are seven active members for the Chi Delta fraternity. President Darrell Bailey can be reached at dbailey@centralmethodist.edu.

• PHI DELTA THETA has 22 active members and currently has a GPA of 3.14. The fraternity par-ticipates in Adopt-a-Highway clean-up and trips to Coyote Hill, a place where foster children are taken and raised by a house family for a period of time. President Gary Jones can be reached at gjones@centralmethodist.edu.

• TAU KAPPA EPSILON currently has 22 members. CMU’s chapter is part of the largest na-tional fraternity in the world. TKE does a lot of fundraisers for St. Jude’s. They will soon be work-ing to raise money for the Ronald Reagan Founda-tion for Alzheimer’s. In the spring, they will have a Rent-a-TKE fundraiser for the community. TKE was the winner of Greek Week the past two years. President Phillip Willer can be reached at pwill-er@centralmethodist.edu.

• ALPHA GAMMA PSI has two philanthropic

events every year. Midnight Magic takes place at the Fayette Elementary School. The kids bring in canned goods to donate in exchange for a spooky good time. In the spring, the 10-member sorority hosts Denim Day, a seminar about awareness for sexual assault and donations are given to a bat-tered women’s shelter. Around Valentine’s Day, Al-phas sell Little Pieces of Heaven, a delicious Oreo treat for that special someone. Sorority President KaeLeigh Brown can be reached at kbrown@centralmethodist.edu.

• DELTA PI OMEGA has seven active mem-bers who participate in a Trick-or-Treat for Canned Good for the Howard County Food Pantry. Teeter-for-Tots is another event where the Deltas sit on a teeter-totter for 24 hours in order to raise money for Coyote Hill. The sorority also participates in Adopt-a-Highway clean-up. The second annual Delta Dance will be held in the spring. President Anna Frevert can be reached at afrevert@cen-tralmethodist.edu.

• SIGMA PI ALPHA currently has 25 active members. Adopt-a-Highway and visits to Coyote Hill and the Fayette nursing home happen several times throughout the year. In the middle of October, the Sigmas will participate in Pumping Gas for St. Jude’s at Casey’s in Fayette. In the spring, the so-rority will host a blood drive through the American Red Cross. The biggest service event for Sigma is in mid-April with their casino-themed game-and-auction night Viva Las Vegas—all of the proceeds benefi t W.I.N.G.S., the battered women’s shelter in Boonville. President Lauran Burgin can be reached at lburgin@centralmethodist.edu.

• ZETA PSI LAMBDA is a sorority composed of 16 active members. Adopt-a-Highway, Jump Rope for Hope, Toys for Tots, and a game night at the Fayette nursing home are all philanthropic events the Zetas do in our community. President Breanne Gregory can be reached at bgregory@centralmethodist.edu.

OVERVIEW OF CMU GREEK LIFEBy BRITTANEE JACOBS - Collegian Reporter

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CMU Sports BriefsThat’s what she said!Forget the risk, take the fallBy MEGHAN BARTON

Collegian Columnist

CMU News and Notes

Something occurred to me after my fi rst column was published. I was worried that one thought, in particular, would perplex many a girl’s mind, “Who is she to be giving advice?” And to be honest, I’ve asked myself the same thing.

I may not always admit that I’m wrong (be-cause I rarely am…) but I’ll be the fi rst to ac-knowledge I’m the queen of mistakes. I’m so guilty of violating my own rules that I shouldn’t even be allowed to have rules at all. Through careful contemplation, I realized I could be (in fact) the perfect person to do it.

I’ve never been afraid to take risks, there-fore I’ve made mistakes. I’ve been at the right place at the wrong time, therefore I’ve made mistakes. I’ve let my pride get the best of me. I’ve forgotten to acknowledge my feelings. I’ve let my confi dence slip. I’ve put people in front of those I care about most. I’ve stuck my foot in my mouth (my specialty). I’ve let my priorities get all out of whack. I could go on forever; the conclusion I fi nally reached is this: If one more woman can learn from my mistakes, she won’t make the same ones. And maybe I won’t cringe so much when I remember them (or get that text from that rando townie the next morning).

Because I’m notorious for my mistakes, I feel I’m at liberty to discuss other people’s mis-takes. I mean really. I really do think some girls get dressed and look in the mirror and ponder “How little of clothing could I possibly wear before people notice that I’m basically naked?”

Whether you’re an incoming freshman or seventh year senior, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t, or shouldn’t do this — or judge you for what decisions you make. Unless, of course, you wear a spandex skirt and leopard

print heels to a bonfi re in October. Don’t get me wrong, there’s defi nitely a time and place for spandex skirts and leopard print heels, but not out in a fi eld in the middle of nowhere (And news fl ash: it’s dark outside. Nobody sees nor cares what you’re wearing.)

Take a look at “Life in college” (which I may from time to time refer to as CTL, College Town Life). If you’re not familiar with the web site, Goggle it. It’s hysterical and totally applicable; kind of like survival of the fi ttest. The girls in the spandex skirts and leopard heels are the weakest of the herd. If you’re that girl, well, you prob-ably don’t know you are. But, without any in-tention of sounding like a Spice Girls song, get your girl power back. Please!

In a world where woman are more equal to men than ever, these girls are our set-backs. For every strong, independent woman out there there’s a spandex skirt to counter-act the effort. What I’m trying to say is being a stereotypical girl is out. It’s time to embrace who you are. Stop worrying about all the things you “think” you’re supposed to worry about. Go to the bathroom by yourself for once; I promise it will probably be OK. Stop throwing yourself around like a chew toy. If you like a guy, don’t go tell his friend “ac-cidently.” If he wants to talk to you, he will. And if he doesn’t, he’s not worth your time or effort. Or outfi t. There’s nothing worse than the waste of a good outfi t.

One of my favorite quotes is, “Forget the risk; take the fall. If it’s what you want, it’s worth it all.” Start making mistakes. Maybe you’ll learn something from them. If we don’t learn anything in college, we might as well get really good at doing things badly.

Municipal Court ReportFayette Municipal Judge Su-

san Steele has reported the follow-ing fi nes were levied in September. (court costs in parentheses):

Dena Cook, Albany, Mo., parked in excess of 3-hrs. in 3-hour parking zone, $27 ($3); Jacob F. Dodson, Fayette, failed to display valid insurance card (no insur-ance), $25 ($22.50); Larry Farn-han, Iberia, Mo., parked in posted no parking at anytime, $27 ($3); Sam Gaddy, Marshall, parked in posted no parking at anytime, $27 ($3); Oliver Gregory, Bowling Green, minor visibly intoxicated, $500 ($22.50); Michael Magyar, Boonville, parked in excess of 3

hours in 3-hour parking zone, $27 ($3); Bruce Quinlan, Boonville, backed into angle parking, $22 ($22.50); Brandy Raper, Fayette, improper turn, $500 ($22.50); Morgan Sprigg, Boonville, im-proper turn, $500 ($22.50).

Sierra Sutter, Tarkio, Mo., mi-nor in possession of alcohol, $500 ($22.50); Robert Wentler, Spring-fi eld, parked in excess of 3 hours in 3-hour parking zone, $27 ($3); James West, Columbia, parked in no parking 2-6 a.m. at 3:31 a.m., $27 (warrant charge $40) ($3); Sophia Whitesell, Lockwood, Mo., parked in no parking 2-6 a.m. at 4 a.m., $19.50 ($3).

FAMILY WEEKEND IS SUCCESS

More than 250 families par-ticipated in CMU’s Family Weekend on the Fayette campus Saturday, Sept 24. Academic de-partments provided information and fun activities, such as story hour, chemistry demonstrations, and exotic animal interactions. In addition, the CMU Athletic De-partment held its inaugural auc-tion fundraiser. There were more than 100 items in the silent auc-tion and many great live auction items, ranging from trips to pro-fessional sporting events to a juke box. To wrap up the day, CMU’s football team resoundingly de-feated Culver-Stockton 42-5.

GEM AWARD ESTABLISHED

The Nancy Thompson Jones “Gem Award” has been estab-lished to honor a noted teacher, mentor, and friend. A former CMU voice professor and as-sistant dean, Jones died in May 2010. The award recognizes a sophomore or junior who has shown continual growth within the vocal music program. This

year’s recipient is Calley Mi-chelle Rogers. She is a junior from Lebanon, Mo., and is a mu-sic education major. Calley is president of the CMU chapter of the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing and is the CMU 2011-12 Opera Fellow.

SOFTBALL ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

On Sept 28, the National Fast-

pitch Coaches Association An-nounced the 2011 Top Ten All-Academic Teams. Leading the way in the NAIA in all divisions this year was Central Method-ist University which turned in a 3.627 GPA. Tennessee Tech led Division I with a 3.619. Illinois Central unseated the two-time, defending junior college winner, Wallace St.-Hanceville, with a 3.540.

Lady Eagles soccer picks up ninth win, blanks Harris-Stowe

The CMU women’s soccer team out-shot Harris-Stowe State University 28-2 as the Lady Eagles earned a 5-0 win Sept. 29.

CMU got on the board in the 12th minute when freshman Kelsey Vanzant dribbled around a defend-er to score the fi rst goal of the game. In the 29th minute, junior Kayla Leeser scored her seventh goal of the season off a pass from junior Kassi Kreek to put the Lady Eagles ahead 2-0. Nine minutes later, Van-zant struck again with her seventh goal of the season off an assist from freshman Arielle Chambers.

After leading 3-0 at halftime, Central Methodist kept the pres-sure on the Harris-Stowe defense throughout the second half. In the 51st minute, the Hornets goalkeep-er saved a shot by freshman Lindie Adair, but the ball defl ected back to Adair, who kicked in her sixth goal of the season. Five minutes later, freshman Erin Winschel kicked a ball through from near midfi eld and senior Lauren Robb outran the Harris-Stowe defenders and kicked it past the Hornets goalkeeper to make the score 5-0.

Sophomores Brittany Andert and Meredith Brick each played 45 minutes in goal for CMU in the shutout. Neither goalkeeper faced a shot on goal from Harris-Stowe.

CMU improved to 9-0-1 on the season with the win, while Harris-Stowe dropped to 0-9-1 with the loss.

* * * * * * * *CMU men’s soccer holds off

Harris-Stowe for 2-1 winThe Central’s men’s soccer

team scored a goal in each half to earn a 2-1 win at Harris-Stowe State University Sept. 29.

CMU took the lead in the 22nd minute when sophomore Ricardo Valsien scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season off a pass from sophomore Cesar Golfetti. The Eagles had several more scor-ing opportunities in the fi rst half, including a shot by Golfetti that hit off the post, but were unable to add to their lead.

In the second half, Valsien got around a Harris-Stowe defender and crossed the ball in front of the goal where freshman Rafael Saba-dini knocked it in to give CMU a 2-0 lead. Harris-Stowe cut the Ea-gles’ lead to 2-1 with a goal in the 69th minute, but the Eagles held off the Hornets’ fi nal rally attempts to earn the win.

CMU out-shot Harris-Stowe 17-10, including 11-6 in shots on goal. Junior Corey Schelle played all 90 minutes in goal for CMU, re-cording fi ve saves.

CMU improved to 6-2 on the season with the win, while Harris-Stowe dropped to 1-8.

* * * * * * * *Lieberman earns HAAC

Golfer-of-the-Week honorCMU sophomore Ty Lieber-

man, a 2010 Boonville High School graduate, was recognized

as the Heart of America Athletic Conference men’s golfer-of-the-week after opening the season with a career-best tournament at recent the William Woods Fall Invitation-al. Lieberman shot a personal-best three-under par 69 to hold the lead after the fi rst day of the William Woods tournament. After shoot-ing a 76 on day two, Lieberman fi nished in a tie for sixth in the in-dividual standings, just four strokes out of fi rst place.

Lieberman’s two-round total of 145 was also a career-best for him, and helped lead the CMU men’s golf team to a third-place team fi n-ish in the Eagles’ fi rst tournament of the season.

* * * * * * * *Lady Eagles volleyball team

drops three matches this weekCMU’svolleyball team was

hampered by hitting errors in a three-set loss at Baker University Sept. 27. Baker won the Heart of America Athletic Conference match 25-9, 25-13, 25-15.

The Lady Eagles had 24 at-tacking errors, and fi nished with a negative hitting percentage in the match. CMU fi nished with just 16 kills in the loss. The Lady Eagles played well defensively, record-ing 35 digs, but their offensive struggles kept them from pushing Baker.

Senior Taylor Reed had a team-high fi ve kills. Junior Sarah Lewey tallied eight assists. Senior Melanie Touchette and sophomore Jennifer Garrett fi nished with seven digs each, while Lewey and junior Re-becca Edwards each had six digs for the Lady Eagles.

The Lady Eagles also dropped two tough matches to Westminster College and William Woods Uni-versity Thursday evening in the Mid-Missouri Triangular.

CMU lost to host Westminster 26-28, 23-25, 14-25 in the fi rst match of the triangular. The Lady Eagles followed with a 14-25, 12-25, 27-29 loss to William Woods.

The Lady Eagles fell to 3-12 on the season with the losses. West-minster improved to 5-10 with its win over CMU, while William Woods improved to 8-10 after beating the Lady Eagles.

* * * * * * * *Seven CMU runners improve on all-time rankings at Baker Open

CMU’s women’s cross country team had six runners improve their standings on the CMU all-time top performers list, and the men’s cross country team had one runner do the same, with their performances at the Baker University Open on Sept. 23.

The women fi nished second as a team behind host Baker Universi-ty at the meet. The Lady Eagles had three of the top fi ve fi nishers in the race. The CMU men had four run-ners compete individually, but the Eagles did not compete as a team.

The CMU women were led by freshman Katelyn Olvera. who posted a time of 19 minutes 46.68 seconds to fi nish third overall.

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Eagles’ defense powers past Culver-Stockton for 42-5 win

Central Methodist wide receiver Brandon Winters hauls in a 24-yard touchdown pass just inside the left pylon for the Eagles’ third touchdown of the game. CMU had 393 total yards of offense against Culver-Stockton.

The Central Methodist Univer-sity football team rolled up 393 yards of total offense and the Eagle defense had three interceptions while holding Culver-Stockton College to just 94 yards of of-fense as CMU earned a 42-5 win over the Wildcats Sept. 24. CMU dominated both sides of the ball throughout the game to cruise to the win. The Eagle offense scored touchdowns on its fi rst three pos-sessions of the game. Meanwhile, the CMU defense came up with three interceptions, including one that was returned for a touchdown. The Eagle defense also fi nished with 14.5 tackles for loss, includ-ing six sacks in the game.

After a 27-yard kickoff return by sophomore Travis Mosby and a facemask penalty by Culver-Stockton, Central Methodist start-ed its fi rst possession of the game at the Wildcats’ 43-yard line. It took just fi ve plays for CMU to get into the end zone on a 21-yard run by junior Burton Iosefa. The PAT by freshman Ezequiel Rivera gave CMU a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.

“We talked about it all week and it was very important for us to get off to a good start, to get off to a quick set where we could get things rolling,” CMU head coach Alan Dykens said. “We got some momentum going and that was one thing that we wanted to accom-plish and I really think our offense was able to do that.”

The CMU defense forced Cul-ver-Stockton to punt on its fi rst possession, but a running into the kicker penalty kept the drive alive for the Wildcats. The Eagle de-

fense forced another punt, but se-nior Travis McDowell tackled the punter after a bad snap to give the ball back to CMU at the 50-yard line. On CMU’s next play, Iosefa made a couple strong cuts to elude several Culver-Stockton defenders on his way to his second touch-down on just his second rushing attempt of the night. Rivera’s PAT was good to extend CMU’s lead to 14-0.

CMU made it 21-0 on its next possession when junior Bryant Jackson connected with senior Brandon Winters on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 12:19 left in the second quarter. Rivera’s PAT made it 21-0.

Culver-Stockton had a 47-yard kickoff return to put the Wildcats in CMU territory to start their next possession. The Wildcats drove to CMU’s 21-yard line before settling for a 38-yard fi eld goal to end the shutout and cut the CMU lead to 21-3. After CMU turned the ball over on downs, Culver-Stockton drove into CMU territory again before McDowell tackled the Wildcat running back for a 3-yard loss. Culver-Stockton threw an in-complete pass, and on third-and-13 junior Trevor Robinson and senior Matt Fraley combined for a 7-yard sack to force a C-SC punt, which was downed inside the CMU 1-yard line.

Playing with their backs against their own end zone, the CMU of-fense had trouble with the snap and Culver-Stockton was able to make the tackle for a safety, cut-ting CMU’s lead to 21-5 with 2:29 left in the fi rst half.

After the CMU defense forced

another Wildcat punt, it took just two plays for Jackson to connect with Mosby on a 79-yard screen pass for a touchdown. The PAT by Rivera ex-tended CMU’s lead to 28-5 with 38.3 seconds left in the fi rst half.

“That was huge,” Dykens said. “We’ve been working on that play quite a bit and it was a big play for us. I was excited to see Travis go ahead and get the touchdown on that play.”

CMU’s defense continued to dominate in the second half, and senior Tyler Belt came up with his

fourth career interception to end Culver-Stockton’s opening drive of the third quarter. Two offensive plays later, Jackson connected with Mosby again for a 31-yard touch-down pass. Rivera’s PAT put CMU ahead 35-5 with 11:59 left in the third quarter.

On Culver-Stockton’s ensuing possession, junior Bryan Plenge intercepted a third-down pass and returned it 53 yards for a touch-down. Rivera made the PAT to make the score 42-5 in favor of the

Eagles.“We came up with the big plays

when we needed them,” Dykens said. “That’s an attribute to a great defense. We’ve got to continue to effectively make some adjustments to keep them out of third-down situations, but we’re going to get to those.”

After both teams were forced to punt on back-to-back possessions, Culver-Stockton drove the ball deep into CMU territory. On fi rst down from the Eagles’ 16-yard line, Mc

Lady Eagles, Adair stun BakerCMU freshman Lindie Adair

scored a pair of goals as the CMU women’s soccer team held on for a 2-1 upset win over NAIA No. 12 Baker University in Heart of America Athletic Conference ac-tion Sunday afternoon.

Adair headed in a ball off a free kick from junior Kayla Leeser in the ninth minute to give CMU an early 1-0 lead. CMU ap-peared to take a 2-0 lead later in the fi rst half when junior Shawn Beard found the back of the net on an indirect kick, but the goal was waved off since only one per-son had touched it.

The score remained 1-0 in fa-vor of CMU until the 48th min-ute when Adair scored off assists by Leeser and freshman Kelsey Vanzant. CMU had another goal called back midway through the second half on an offsides call against the Lady Eagles. In the 64th minute, Baker cut the lead to 2-1, but the CMU defense held off the Baker attack to hang on for the 2-1 win.

Sophomore Brittany Andert played all 90 minutes in goal for CMU, recording six saves. Baker out-shot CMU 20-12, including 12-5 in the second half.

CMU improved to 10-0-1 on the season and 1-0 in HAAC play. The Lady Eagles are now one win away from tying the all-time wins record in CMU women’s soccer history. Baker dropped to 6-2 on the season and 0-1 in the HAAC. CMU will be back in action Sat-urday in a 6 p.m. contest against Avila University at Davis Field.

* * * * * * * *Adair, Andert sweep HAAC

women’s soccer weekly honorsA pair of Central Methodist

University women’s soccer players were selected as this week’s Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s soccer offensive and de-fensive players-of-the-week after helping the Lady Eagles improve to 10-0-1 on the season with a pair of wins last week.

Freshman Lindie Adair was named the HAAC offensive play-

er-of-the-week after scoring three of CMU’s seven goals last week, including both goals in a 2-1 up-set win over NAIA No. 12 Baker University to open HAAC play Sunday afternoon. Adair also notched a goal in CMU’s 5-0 win over Harris-Stowe State Univer-sity on Thursday.

She leads the Lady Eagles with eight goals and 20 points this season, which ranks her fi fth in the HAAC in both categories this season.

Sophomore Brittany Andert earned the HAAC defensive player-of-the-week award for the Lady Eagles. Andert played 45 scoreless minutes in CMU’s win over Harris-Stowe. She then recorded six saves in the Lady Eagles’ win over Baker.

Andert currently ranks third in the conference with a goals against average of just 0.77 per game this season. She has posted 38 saves, while allowing just sev-en goals in 10 games for the Lady Eagles.

The Central Methodist University men’s soccer team rallied with a pair of second-half goals, but came up short in its upset bid of NAIA No. 10 Baker, as the Eagles lost 3-2 Sunday evening.

After trailing 3-0 at halftime, CMU cut into Baker’s lead in the 62nd minute. Sophomore Daniel Vieira had his shot saved by the Baker goalkeeper, but the ball rebounded out to freshman Rafael Sabadini, who kicked it in to make the score 3-1. About four min-utes later, Sabadini beat the Baker defense and scored his second goal of the game to bring CMU to within 3-2. The remainder of the game was a hard-fought battle between both teams, but Baker was able to hold off CMU for the win.

Baker scored in the 20th minute to take an early 1-0 lead, then added a second goal in the 24th minute to make it 2-0. A third Wildcat goal in the 33rd minute extended Baker’s lead to 3-0 be-fore halftime.

Baker out-shot CMU 18-15 in the game. Junior Corey Schelle played all 90 minutes in goal for CMU, recording fi ve saves.

CMU dropped to 6-3 on the season and 0-1 in the HAAC, while Baker improved to 10-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. The Eagles will be back in action Saturday when they face Avila Uni-versity in an 8 p.m. contest at Davis Field.

Eagles come up short against Baker

The Central Methodist Univer-sity volleyball team won the fi nal two sets to earn a fi ve-set win over Stephens College Monday night. The Lady Eagles won the match 18-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-18, 15-13.

Vollleyball team tops Stephens

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High schools march through Fayette on Band Day

(JIM STEELE PHOTOS)

Under a picture-perfect fall sky last Saturday morning, the Fayette Falcons Marching Band makes its way down Church Street during street marching competition at the annual Central Methodist University Band Day. Thirty-seven bands from high schools and junior highs across the state took part. In Class 2 high schools, Fayette took fi rst place in both street marching and fi eld competition. The Fayette band is directed by Josh Myers, a 2002 CMU graduate. In other local results, Glasgow took fi rst in street marching, Class 1; fi rst in fi eld, Class 1; and fi rst in outstanding auxiliary. New Franklin took fourth in street, Class 2. BELOW: The CMU Marching Eagles lead-off the parade.

Above: One of the fl ag bearers in the CMU Marching Eagles band. At top and right: Horn players from New Franklin and Fayette. At bottom right, the New Franklin marching band.