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Dr. Marianne Inman Visits Art Dedicated To HerCentral Methodist President Emeritus here in OctoberDuring a recent visit to Central Methodist University, President Emeritus Dr. Marianne E. Inman informally dedicated “Fragments,” a piece of artwork given in her name by friends. “Fragments” lines the north wall of the Eyrie Cafeteria in the Inman Student and Community Center, which had long been a bland spot in an otherwise full, fun and busy campus area. Dr. Inman was delighted with the artwork. “This is simply magnificent,” she said. “I could not have imagined the beauty and the significance for Central of this piece. The pictures that were sent to me showed the colors, but I had no concept of the depth and the dimensions and the textures.” The art mosaic was created by artist Linda Feitz. She built it specifically for CMU and incorporated many

elements of the campus and the creed. She hand glazed and painted the textured tiles, capturing fragments of Central’s history, landscape and architecture, and incorporating words that reflect what Central means to those who attend and love it. Among the patchwork of tiles, viewers can find the brick façade of buildings, tree barks, leaves, and pine cones.

Impressions were made from stone sculptures on campus, and replicated shapes and

patterns on campus stairs, arches, and fences. Included in the mosaic are the year of Central College’s founding, 1854, and the words “knowledge,” “truth,” “wisdom,” “freedom,” “honesty,” “civility,” and “diversity.” Dr. Inman called the artist “one of the most gifted, creative, and imaginative artists anywhere.” The tiles

are made of red, white, and raku clays, along with fused glass, enameling, and copper. Feitz is best known for her clay mosaics and fused glass creations, including jewelry. Referencing The Eyrie, Dr. Inman said, “We had a bare wall here for quite a while,

and now we don’t. This is a beautiful addition to this popular place on campus. “Fragments” is

available for viewing, and touching, during normal Eyrie hours.

Letter from the EditorsEQ is the new IQ. That

is emotional intelli-gence. What is emotional intelli-gence (EI) though? Why does it matter to college students? And, why should you care, especially if you’re not a psy-chology major?! Well, the answer to this is simple…so fellow eaglets, listen up, and prepare for your mind to be blown. Besides for the fact that your EI is the foundation for an ar-rangement of critical skills—impacting almost everything you say and do each day—emotional intelligence is the single biggest predictor of per-formance in the workplace and the strongest driver of leader-ship and personal excellence. More important than your IQ, experts are pointing to individual emotional intel-ligence quotient (EQ) as a better predictor of success, quality of relationships, and

overall happiness. What’s even more is the fact that de-cades of research highlights people, with high degrees of emotional intelligence, mak-ing more money—an average of $29,000 more per year than people with a low degree of emotional intelligence.

Bestselling au- t h o r and Psycholo- gist Tra-vis Bradberry (2014) describes the link between emotional in-telligence and earnings is so direct that every point increase in emotional intelligence adds $1,300 to an annual salary. These findings hold true for people in all industries, at all levels, in every region of the world. They haven’t yet been

able to find a job in which per-formance and pay aren’t tied closely to emotional intelli-gence. As potential college grads, entering highly competitive workplaces, don’t you want to be able to set yourself apart from the rest of the pack? Wouldn’t you like to know what has a powerful impact on your professional success? Aren’t you curious as to how you can achieve personal ex-cellence? The cover and centerspread of this issue is dedicated to un-derstanding key concepts of emotional intelligence (EQ), and the ways in which such comprehension can be pro-foundly beneficially to your personal and professional suc-cess. It’s the other kind of smart. We hope you find it as equally compelling and relatable.

Dr. Marianne E. Inman and Denise Gebhardt (foreground), curator of The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, discuss the beauty and intricacies of “Fragments.”

Inside thisissue

News, pages 2-5• What’s new at CMU? Homecoming recap, election results, Salum’s farewell, and more!

Sports, pages 8-9• As fall sports conclude, winter teams start up. Who’s ready for some Eagle hoops?

Centerspread• Mind blowing facts about emotional intelligence; how and why it’s so important. Pages 6 & 7

• Shak is back...and talk-ing about Yik Yak!• CMU life from an Irish foreign student’s perspec-tive.

Student Life

• Ladies? Check out Joe Jefferies’ advice on how to rock a pair of leggings.

Alumni Update

• Read valuable insight from CMU Alumni on page 12.

Smart Style P. 11

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Jay and Kelly Jacobs Give Central Methodist Largest Gift In History

The largest charitable gift in the 160-year history of Central Methodist Univer-sity was announced on Sat-urday (Oct. 25) during CMU Homecoming festivities – and rather than having a build-ing named after themselves, the donors asked that it be named in honor of others. Jay and Kelly Jacobs of La-guna Niguel, Calif. have given $3.6 million to support CMU’s Campaign for the Heart of Central. CMU President Roger Drake made the an-nouncement during an alumni tailgate party on Saturday. The Jacobs’s only request was that CMU’s new allied health building currently un-der construction be named the James and Helen Thog-morton Center. The $6.5 mil-lion Thogmorton Center for Allied Health, scheduled for completion late next sum-mer, is the centerpiece of CMU’s $20 million Cam-paign for the Heart of Central. The new Thogmorton Center

for Allied Health “Jay and Kelly’s selfless generosity represents a trans-formational investment in the future of Central,” Drake said. “As we celebrate the largest gift in the history of the University, I am most comforted knowing that Jay and Kelly believe in our mis-sion and are willing to help us prepare students to make

a difference in the world.” Jay Jacobs is President and Managing Director of PIM-CO, a global investment solu-tions provider serving millions of clients around the world. Originally established in 1971 in Newport Beach, Calif. as a separate accounts manager for Pacific Life Insurance Co., PIMCO today em-ploys more than 2,000 professionals with of-fices in 12 countries. Though not a Cen-tral alumnus, Jay Ja-cobs served for eight years on the Central Methodist University Board of Trustees. Appointed in 1995, he is the youngest trust-ee in CMU’s history. Various members of the Jacobs fam-ily are alumni of the university, and four generations of family members have served on its Board of Trust-ees, including his sister Janet Jacobs, who presently serves on the board. In addition, the Jacobs family has long pro-vided philanthropic support to Central Methodist University. Jay Jacobs grew up near the late Jim and Helen Thog-morton, and he saw firsthand the influence that “Dean T. and Mrs. T” had on Central and the Fayette community. The impact began in 1955 when

the Thogmortons returned to Central and Jim became Dean of Men, later Dean of Students, and retired in 1991 as Dean of Alumni Affairs. Those contributions contin-ued well past his retirement. As an adult in Fayette, Ja-cobs said that he became espe-cially aware of the Thogmor-

tons’ very special place in the life of the community, stating “I was fortunate to share ex-periences with Dean T. as members of the Round Table Club, Rotary, Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, and through family and friends. “During my tenure on the CMU Board of Trustees, I remember the words of fel-low trustee Virginia Wood Bergsten, who spoke in al-

most reverential terms of the devotion that the Thogmor-tons brought to Central, and of the difference they made in the lives of students across many decades,” Jacobs added. “My vision for a prominent building bearing the Thog-morton name actually dates back more than 15 years when

I began to realize the far-reaching influence and dedication that the Thogmortons repre-sented,” Jacobs con-tinued. “If you were to name a “Mr. and Mrs. Central Methodist” over the last 60 years, it would be Jim and Helen Thogmorton. “And for the most part, buildings on the CMU campus are named for major fig-ures in the university’s history. It seems only fitting that the first new academic build-ing in 50 years would

be named for these people who are so very beloved by those whose lives they touched,” Jacobs concluded.

Helen and James Thogmorton Jim and Helen (Puckett) Thogmorton met at Central College and are alumni of the Class of 1943. They mar-ried in March 1944 and were just three weeks from cel-ebrating their 65th anniver-

sary when she passed away in March 2009. Jim Thogmorton died just four months later. The Thogmortons married while Jim was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. They moved to Colorado after the war, and their two daughters, Louann Thogmor-ton Shaner (CMC Class of 1970) and Cathy Thogmorton (CMC Class of 1971), were born there. The opportunity to return to their alma mater came in 1955 when Jim was ap-pointed Dean of Men, and they were hired to manage McMur-ry Hall, a men’s residence hall. For the better part of four decades, “Dean T.” touched the lives of virtually every student who attended Cen-tral. The Thogmortons were deeply involved in campus, church and community activi-ties. Jim Thogmorton received the Central Distinguished Alumni Award in 1975 and an Honorary Doctorate of Hu-mane Letters in 1996. Both of them received the Col-lege Service Award in 1991. Helen Puckett Thogmor-ton’s family name will now be associated with two build-ings at Central; CMU’s Puck-ett Field House was named in honor of her late father, E.P. Puckett, longtime CMU academic dean and three-time acting President of Central.

Honk! To Be Put On Stage By Central’s Little Theatre What can one do when one just doesn’t fit in? This is the quandary explored by Honk!, an adaptation by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles of the Hans Christian Ander-son fable The Ugly Duckling. Central Methodist Universi-ty’s Little Theatre will present Honk! on Saturday, Novem-ber 15, at 1:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.; and on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 1:30 p.m. Prices are $8 for general admission and $2 for students on Satur-day and Sunday performances. In Honk! Ugly, the main char-acter, looks very little like his darling duckling brothers and sisters. All the other animals on

the farm point this out repeat-edly. Different equals ugly. Apparently only his distraught mother loves him as he is. Ugly finds himself on a jour-ney of self-discovery while at the same time outwitting a very hungry Cat. Through this process he meets a host of dif-ferent characters and comes to realize that being differ-ent isn’t a bad thing at all. The cast includes Aus-tin Giorgianni (freshman, Ava) as Ugly; Parker John-son (sophomore, Richmond) as Cat; Jeff Byous (junior, Peculiar) as Drake; Clinton Campbell (freshman, Prairie Home) as Turkey, Greylag,

and Bullfrog; Kelsey Forqu-eran (senior, Malta Bend) as Ida; Shawna Crisler (senior, Fayette) as Grace; Breilly Roy (freshman, Trenton) as Maureen, Mother Swan, and Snowy; Katie Roberts (sophomore, Wild-wood) as Henrietta, Queenie, and Penny; Abby Wimberley (freshman, Indepen-dence) as Billie and Barnacles; Amanda Harrelson (fresh-man, Marshall) as Beaky and Dot; Lyndsey Phillips (sophomore, Bloomsdale) as Fluffy, Cam-

erawoman, and Lowbutt; Emma Wyble (freshman, Co-lumbia) as Downy and Pink-foot; and Terri Banderet (fresh-

man, St. Louis) as Maggie Pie. The play is directed by Dr. Mark Kelty, associate pro-

fessor of theatre. Jon Connor (junior, Gravois Mills) serves as the assistant director and Lyndsey Phillips did the cho-

reography. In ad-dition to the three weekend, public per-formances, the cast and crew of Honk! will per-form the play for i n v i t e d

area school classes in Thurs-day and Friday matinees.

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Homecoming RecapCampus News

Election? What election? That may be the response you would get from most people in Missouri. The only statewide race in Missouri was for Auditor, which means little attention was paid to last week’s election. Nationwide, however, significant elections took place with some very surprising results. Let’s walk through some of the elections and the results. First, the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes in Alaska and Oregon. Those two states join Colorado and Washington in legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. Word to the wise ganja loving folks, based on the reports I have read, it is better to use medicinal marijuana outlets in the states with that option because medicinal marijuana is not subject to the high tax rate assessed to recreational marijuana. Before everyone starts thinking I am a giant, weed-loving Bob Marley fan; I am not. I led with this issue to hook you and get you into this article. Too late to turn back now. Second, the U.S. Senate will now be controlled by the Republicans after Democrats lost seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia. More than likely, once the counting is done in Alaska and a December run-off election is held in Louisiana, the Democrats will have lost

those two seats as well. The Republicans will have a 54 – 46 advantage in the senate. Third, the U.S House of Representatives became more Republican. They increased their seats by 12 to 244, dropping the Democrats to 184. Two notable Republican winners were Elise Stefanik and Mia Love. Stefanik is from New York’s 21st District and at age 30 she is the youngest woman elected to congress. In Utah, Mia Love is the first black Republican woman elected to congress. She is Mormon and the daughter of Haitian immigrants. In addition to these two and some other notable wins, three of the 12 seats picked up came at the expense of conservative Democrats who held on through the 2010 and 2012 elections, but couldn’t survive this wave. Though these results may be seen as a negative by many people, it may actually be a very good thing. Contrary to what many people think, things not getting done in Washington D.C. does not fall solely on House Republicans. Nevada Senator Harry Reid, the outgoing majority leader, kept many bills from coming to a vote, even those favored by members of his own party. With congress now controlled by one party and the presidency controlled by the other, we may see bills get a vote and be sent to the president. What are some issues which may get voted on now? First, the Keystone

Pipeline which has been bottled up by President Obama and Harry Reid. There are Democrats who support its construction because it creates jobs. Environmentalists oppose the pipeline because they don’t want the Canadians to extract oil from the tar sands in their country. What is ignored is the Canadians are going to extract their oil whether or not the pipeline is built. Without the pipeline, the oil will be transported to refineries via rail or a pipeline to Canada’s west coast. A second issue which will likely get bi-partisan support and a vote in the senate is the repeal of the tax on medical devices. Several Democrat senators, including two from Minnesota, have called for this repeal because it hurts businesses in their states which make medical devices. The support is there to repeal this part of the Affordable Care Act. Repeal of the medical device tax and the Keystone Pipeline are probably the two big issues which may be able to garner the 2/3 votes necessary to override a presidential veto because Republicans and Democrats alike support these issues. There are others dealing with trade authority which President Obama has sought, Republicans backed, but some senate Democrats opposed so the issue died there. It won’t now. The next year should be interesting to see what congress and the president can

come to agree on, or in some cases not agree on, but be overcome via veto. Vetoes are rare and tough to achieve but there may be support, or it may be negotiated on some of these issues. Finally, the Republicans won some very surprising races for governor. They won governorships away from Democrats in heavily Democrat states of Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. They also held on to governorships they were expected to lose in states like Florida, Maine, and Wisconsin. One seat the Democrats held on to was Colorado where Governor Hickenlooper won 49% to 46%. The Republicans only loss came in Pennsylvania. Republicans now hold the keys to 31 of the 50 governor’s mansions. In addition to these seats, Republicans also increased their control of state legislatures. Why is all of this important? Because it is in these state arenas where the future bench of national political figures is created. Fortunately for Democrats, the 2016 elections are two years away so they have time to recover and rebuild. We saw the Republicans do that since their big losses in 2008. In politics, it seems, everything is either fleeting or cyclical, or a little of both. You may have missed the election but now you know a little more about the results and potential effects.

Weed Legalized in Two More States, Senate Turns, and Surprises in Gov. RacesBy Collin Brink, Collegian Faculty Advisor

Our world is changing rapidly and we MUST change with it. It has become a daily routine to hear all the crises in the world. From global warming to racial tensions; civil wars and unrest in the Middle East to gender and sexual inequalities around the world: the list seems endless. We are not immune to the global changes or challenges we see today. Each and everyone one of us is directly or indirectly affected by what happens to our prosperous yet very delicate world. Currently, there isn’t a bigger threat to mankind than the ongoing climate change status. In the past decade scientists have recorded higher and yet unprecedented temperatures and much more constant fluctuations in global climate than it has been recorded prior. Global warming is not hoax, global warming traits and impacts are not cyclical as many pundits suggest. It is rather a much serious problem that isn’t one man’s responsibility, or any particular country’s responsibility. It is a problem that is going to require a collective action of every concerned global citizen. Our generation (millennial) as a result do have a moral responsibility in

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CMU Defends Food Bank Food Fight Title

In a competition where there are only winners, Central Methodist University defended its crown in the second an-nual CMU vs. Missouri Valley College Food Bank Food Fight. CMU thus retains the travelling tro-phy, and Howard County food pan-tries benefited from more than $3,500 in cash and food products by the two institutions. Students, faculty and staff from both colleges spent several weeks raising funds and obtaining do-nations of food to help fight hunger in mid-Missouri. CMU raised more than $3,000 of the total proceeds, all of which will go to Howard County.

Howard County food pantries reap rewards

Our world is changing rapidly and we MUST change with it. It has become a daily routine to hear all the crises in the world. From global warming to racial tensions; civil wars and unrest in the Middle East to gender and sexual inequalities around the world: the list seems endless. We are not immune to the global changes or challenges we see today. Each and everyone one of us is directly or indirectly affected by what happens to our prosperous yet very delicate world. Currently, there isn’t a bigger threat to mankind than the ongoing climate change status. In the past decade scientists have recorded higher and yet unprecedented temperatures and much more constant fluctuations in global climate than it has been recorded prior. Global warming is not hoax, global warming traits and impacts are not cyclical as many pundits suggest. It is rather a much serious problem that isn’t one man’s responsibility, or any particular country’s responsibility. It is a problem that is going to require a collective action of every concerned global citizen. Our generation (millennial) as a result do have a moral responsibility in

restoring the prosperity of this planet by taking action NOW, before it is too late. Taking responsibility into preserving the only known planet that humans can inhabit. It is not just for our own sake but for the sake of many generations that will come, long after we are gone.

Our parents’ generations have worked hard into helping us live like Kings and Queens in this world. They provided us with smart phones of every capability and style currently imaginable. Amazing cures for diseases, greatest technological revolution in the making of computers for office work and manual labor. We live in the time of the greatest technological

advancements mankind has ever seen. Unfortunately, all these have come at a great price for our environment and the state of the global climate. Due to extreme industrialization that boomed since the 20th century, the level of greenhouse gases (CFC) has risen to new higher levels, global warming has become a matter of national security. In 50 years places like Manhattan (New York) and New Orleans are predicted to be completely submerged under water due to melting of ice caps both in the North and South Pole. The threat of maintaining a healthy biodiversity to our ecosystem is even higher and our collective existence on earth as species is in grave danger. This time in history is critical, for it awaits patiently to record what we do to preserve life on this planet. However, I will start with the man on the mirror, I call to action all millennials at Central Methodist University to attend my Friday forum titled “One Planet, One Chance, There is NO Planet B - it’s Millennial O’clock” in Stedman 200. Be there, Be enlightened or Be square. Thank you

Friday Forum:Climate change is a matter of National SecurityBy Geofrey Bilabaye

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”Emotional intelligence (EI)

The ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.

EMOTIONAL adj. + INTELLICENCE n.Bestselling coauthor of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry (2014) describes “Emotional Intelligence” as: “the ‘something’ in each of us that is a bit intangible. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results.”

As multiple social, behavioral, and active learning psychologists have statistically proven, people who excel in life tend to be emotionally intelligent. Why might this be? And how can we cultivate such beneficial skills? Here are a few excerpts from Dennis Coon and John Mitterer’s 13th edition of Psychology: Modules for Active Learning that expound on the ways in which we can become more emotionally intellectual beings; helping us not only win at life, but excel in becoming our own personal champions.

If our emotions are the music of life, then emotionally intelligent people are good musicians. They do not stifle their emotions or overindulge in them. Instead, they compose them into sustaining life rhythms that mesh well with other people. Many valuable lessons can be learned from accepting that human emotions are an essential part of who we are, and from paying close attention to your emotions and emotions of others. These skills are worth working on!

The Greek philosopher Aristotle had a recipe for handling relationships smoothly: “Be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way.” Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer call such self-control emotional intelligence: the ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions. Being emotionally skilled can make us more flexible, adaptable, agreeable, and emotionally mature. Indeed, the costs of poor emotional skills can be high. They range from problems in marriage and parenting to poor physical health. A lack of emotional intelligence can ruin careers and sabotage achievement. Perhaps the greatest toll falls on children and teenagers. For them, having poor emotional skills can contribute to depression, eating disorders, unwanted pregnancy, aggression, violent crime, and poor academic performance. Often, the “right” choices in life can be defined only by taking personal values, needs and emotions into account. Extremely rational approaches to making choices can produce sensible but emotionally empty decisions. In short, emotional intelligence is the ability to consciously make your emotions work for you.

According to popular media, we are supposed to be happy all the time. However, real emotional life has its ups and downs. Have you ever been angry with a friend in public? Embarrassed by someone’s behavior at a party? Disgusted by someone’s table manners? Often, we try to appear less emotional than we really are, especially when we feel negative emotions. In such circumstances, people are quite good at suppressing outward signs of emotion. However, restraining emotion can actually increase activity in the sympathetic nervous system. I other words, hiding emotion requires a lot of effort. Suppressing emotions also can impair thinking and memory as you devote energy to self-control. Thus, although suppressing emotion allows us to appear calm and collected on the outside, this cool appearance comes at a high cost. People who constantly suppress their emotions cope poorly with life and are prone to depression and other problems. Conversely, people who express their emotions generally experience better emotional and physical health. Paying attention to our negative emotions also can lead us to think more clearly about the positive AND the negative. The end result is better decision making, which can increase our overall happiness in the long run. Usually it’s better to manage emotions than it is to suppress them.

There is a natural tendency to welcome positive emotions, such as joy, but to treat negative emotions, such as anger, as unwelcome misery. Make no mistake: Negative emotions also are part of the whole human. They also can be valuable and constructive. Negative emotions tend to narrowly focus attention on actions that helped our ancestors survive: escaping, attacking, expelling poison, and the like. Similarly, persistent distress may focus a person on seeking help, mending a relationship, or finding a new direction in life.

In contrast, positive emotions are not just a pleasant side effect of happy circumstances; they tend to broaden our focus. For instance, emotions such as joy, interest, and contentment create an urge to play, be creative, to explore, to savor life and seek new experiences, to integrate and to grow. Happiness can be cultivated by using the strengths we already possess- including kindness, originality humor, optimism, and generosity. Such strengths are natural buffers against misfortune, and they can help people live more positive, happy lives. A capacity for having positive emotions is a basic human strength, and cultivating good feelings is a part of emotional intelligence.

Thomas Edison explained his creativity by saying, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Many studies of creativity show that “genius” and “eminence” owe as much to persistence and dedication as they do to inspiration. A mental set is the tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions. Mental sets are a major barrier to creative thinking. They usually trap us “in a box”, leading us to see a problem in preconceived terms that impede our problem solving attempts.

Many people who think in conventional ways live intelligent, successful, and fulfilling lives. Just the same, creative thinking can add spice to life and lead to exciting personal insights. Psychologist Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi makes these recommendations about how to become more creative: •Find something that surprises you every day. •Try to surprise at least one person every day. •If something sparks your interest follow it. •Seek challenges •Start doing more of what you really enjoy and less of what you dislike. •Try to look at problems from as many viewpoints as you can.

Schachter and Lzarus added thinking and interpretation to viewpoints about emotion, but the picture still seems incomplete. What about expressions? As Charles Darwin observed, the face is central to emotion -- perhaps it is more than just an “emotional billboard.” Do facial expressions actually influence our felt emotions? Psychologist Carrol Izard (1990) was among the first to suggest that the face does, indeed, affect emotion. According to Izard, emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expression. Sensations from the face then provide cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling. Contrary to what you might expect, “making faces” can affect the autonomic nervous system as shown by changes in heart rate and skin temperature. Each facial expression produces a different pattern of activity. An angry face, for instance, raises heart rate and skin temperature, whereas disgust lowers both. Other studies have confirmed that posed expressions alter emotions and bodily activity. It appears, then, that not only do emotions influence expressions, but expressions also influence emotions.

“Emotional Intelligence: Composing life’s music”

“The Fine Art of Self-Control”

“Suppressing Emotion-Don’t Turn off the Music”

“The Whole Person”

“Getting out of the box”

“Live More Creatively”

“Do facial expressions influence emotions?”

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”Emotional intelligence (EI)

The ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.

In contrast, positive emotions are not just a pleasant side effect of happy circumstances; they tend to broaden our focus. For instance, emotions such as joy, interest, and contentment create an urge to play, be creative, to explore, to savor life and seek new experiences, to integrate and to grow. Happiness can be cultivated by using the strengths we already possess- including kindness, originality humor, optimism, and generosity. Such strengths are natural buffers against misfortune, and they can help people live more positive, happy lives. A capacity for having positive emotions is a basic human strength, and cultivating good feelings is a part of emotional intelligence.

Thomas Edison explained his creativity by saying, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Many studies of creativity show that “genius” and “eminence” owe as much to persistence and dedication as they do to inspiration. A mental set is the tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions. Mental sets are a major barrier to creative thinking. They usually trap us “in a box”, leading us to see a problem in preconceived terms that impede our problem solving attempts.

Many people who think in conventional ways live intelligent, successful, and fulfilling lives. Just the same, creative thinking can add spice to life and lead to exciting personal insights. Psychologist Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi makes these recommendations about how to become more creative: •Find something that surprises you every day. •Try to surprise at least one person every day. •If something sparks your interest follow it. •Seek challenges •Start doing more of what you really enjoy and less of what you dislike. •Try to look at problems from as many viewpoints as you can.

Schachter and Lzarus added thinking and interpretation to viewpoints about emotion, but the picture still seems incomplete. What about expressions? As Charles Darwin observed, the face is central to emotion -- perhaps it is more than just an “emotional billboard.” Do facial expressions actually influence our felt emotions? Psychologist Carrol Izard (1990) was among the first to suggest that the face does, indeed, affect emotion. According to Izard, emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expression. Sensations from the face then provide cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling. Contrary to what you might expect, “making faces” can affect the autonomic nervous system as shown by changes in heart rate and skin temperature. Each facial expression produces a different pattern of activity. An angry face, for instance, raises heart rate and skin temperature, whereas disgust lowers both. Other studies have confirmed that posed expressions alter emotions and bodily activity. It appears, then, that not only do emotions influence expressions, but expressions also influence emotions.

“Getting out of the box”

“Live More Creatively”

“Do facial expressions influence emotions?”

“I want it ba

ck

I want it back

The minds we had

The minds we had”

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Morgan Vetter scored 27 points as Central Methodist routed Stephens (Mo.), 100-43, in Silverthorne Arena. The Eagles, playing their season-opener Saturday, improve to 4-0 against the Stars during Coach James Arnold’s tenure. Central Methodist (1-0) scored the first 10 points of the game in less than three minutes, including back-to-back treys from Vetter and Chelsea Pannier. With the score 13-7, the Eagles put together an 8-0 run, with all the scoring from inside the paint, to lead 21-7 midway through the period. Central Methodist closed the half on a 15-0 run, with seven coming from Sammie Jo Copeland, to lead 44-13 at intermission. Stephens (0-2) did not make a basket from the floor during the final 7:12 of the first period and the first 4:02 after halftime. The Eagles’ first 40-point lead of the game came 2:26 into the second half fol-lowing a Vetter bucket from distance. Central Methodist led by as many as 61 points, 96-35, after a Burgandie Lewis free throw. Vetter made all nine of her shots in the game from behind the arc, one shy of her single-game school record. Jesse Ellis was perfect from the field (6-of-6) and

the line (4-of-4), totaling 16 points to go along with six rebounds. Copeland finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Allison Hines scored 10 points in the win, while Taylor Cornelison had nine. Cornelison and Lewis each pulled down eight rebounds. Pannier, Kyra Williams, and Taylor McDowell scored six points apiece. Williams and Lewis each had three steals. Makayla Butler led the Stars with 13 points. Offensively, the Eagles shot 47.3 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from deep and were 15-of-19 from the line while limiting the Stars to just 19.6 per-cent shooting and 4-of-17 from 3-point range. Central Methodist won the rebounding battle 55-32 and outscored Stephens 40-10 in the paint. The Eagles turned 24 Stars’ turnovers into 26 points.

Men’s basketball holds off Ozarks in OT win, 98-92, at Tip-Off ClassicOLATHE, Kan. - Mike McCode and Mitchell Farr combined for 39 points after halftime, sparking Central Methodist to a 98-92 overtime win against Ozarks (Mo.) in the Tip-Off Classic. Friday’s win was the second-straight come-from-behind triumph in as many days for the Eagles, who improve to 7-1 all-time in the tournament. Central Methodist (3-1) went inside early and of-ten, scoring its first six points in the paint en route to 36 points in the paint in the game, a plus-10 margin over the Bobcats. Ozarks (1-2) used a 10-0 run, including two 3s by Ethan Murray, to grab a 21-11 advantage eight min-utes into the game. The Eagles trailed by as many as 11 before whittling the deficit to five, 37-32, follow-ing a John Palmer steal and fastbreak layup by Scott Stegeman with under a minute to play in the first half. For the second-straight day, Central Methodist trailed by seven points at intermission but opened the first four minutes of the second period on a 15-7 spurt, and a McCode bucket in the paint gave the Ea-gles a 47-46 upper hand. The Green and Black took a six-point lead, 69-63, with 5:58 left in regulation when Farr drained one of his four second-half treys.

Palmer converted two free throws to make the score 80-74 with 40 seconds on the clock, but Mur-ray and Nathan Reid hit two buckets from distance in a 13-second span to force overtime. The Eagles never trailed in the extra period, break-ing an 82-all tie with a 6-0 run in the span of 30 sec-onds coming off two McCode shots from behind the arc. Central Methodist led by as many as eight points in overtime and was 8-of-8 from the line in the final 1:11 to ice the victory over its NAIA Division II op-ponent. McCode scored 20 of his career-high 26 points in the second half and overtime, making all three of his treys during that span while shooting 5-of-7 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the foul line. Overall he finished 8-of-12 from the field, 3-of-5 from distance and 7-of-10 from the charity stripe. Farr tallied 19 of his season-high 23 points af-ter intermission, going 6-of-12 from the floor, 4-of-8 from distance and 3-of-4 from the line in the final 25 minutes. Eric McDaniel added 14 points in the win, with 10 coming after halftime. Palmer scored 12 and was perfect (10-of-10) from the line. Tommy Powers and

Quinten Hunter each scored seven points, while Stegeman grabbed 12 rebounds. Murray finished with 25 points of 9-of-18 shooting, including a 7-of-12 mark from dis-tance. Alex Santiago added 23 points and was 7-of-9 from the line. Pete Leonard had 10 points in the loss. Central Methodist shot 47.8 percent (32-of-67) from the field, including 52.8 percent (19-of-36) after halftime. The Ea-gles hit 10 treys (10-of-25). Central Methodist converted 24 free throws (24-of-29), while the Bobcats attempted only 22, making 13 for a less than 60 percent average.

AUBURN, Neb. - Emily Nealley and Megan Greener finished in the top eight overall to lead Central Methodist to a third-place finish in the 2014 Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship, held at Auburn Country Club. Nealley is headed back to the National Championship, while Greener will make her first appearance on the national stage at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday, Nov. 22, in the 35th annual NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship.

CMU’s John Palmer was 10-of-10 Friday, Nov. 7th, from the free throw line in a win over Ozarks.

25th ranked Lady Eagles crush Stephens, 100-43; Vetter drops 27 points

CMU’s Jesse Ellis (22) had 16 points to go along with six rebounds in Saturday’s win at Stephens.

AUBURN, Neb. - Brett Davis and Tyler Meierarend finished in the top four overall to lead Central Methodist to a second-place finish in the 2014 Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship, held at Au-burn Country Club. The Eagles finished second for the second year in a row. Davis and Meierarend are headed back to Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., for the 59th annual NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship on Sat-urday, Nov. 22.

Cross-Country: Women place third in HAAC title race, men finish second

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Football: Eagles lose to #13 Baker, 28-14

Women’s Soccer: Nicki Noreen and Bola Adeoba voted All-HAACKANSAS CITY - Central Method-ist sophomore forward Nicki Noreen and senior defender Bola Adeoba have been named to the 2014 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Women’s Soccer Teams, the league of-fice announced Tuesday. Noreen was named to the second team for a second year in a row, while Adeoba was voted to the third team. Noreen, who played in 16 games, led the Eagles with 10 goals and 26 points. The Bartlett, Ill., native, who was named HAAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27, ranked in the top seven of the league in points, goals, as-sists, shots per game and shots on goal per game. In 33 career games, Noreen has to

taled 22 goals, 15 assists, 59 points, 99 shots, 63 shots on goal and six game-

winning goals. Adeoba posted five goals and 10 points in 18 games in 2014. The Hollywood, Fla., product was also a key cog to the Eagles’ defensive effort that ranked 50th in the NAIA producing six shutouts. In her final two collegiate seasons with the Green and Black, Adeoba compiled eight goals, 16 points, 37 shots, 21 shots on goal and one game-winning goal in 36 games. The Eagles finished the season 9-4-5 overall. Benedictine (Kan.) junior forward Jordan Francescon was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year as well as the overall Player of the Year. Senior goalkeeper Ashley Holland was

voted the Defensive Player of the Year, while head coach Lincoln Roblee was selected the Coach of the Year.

CMU’s Bola Adeoba (5) was named to the 2014 All-HAAC third team Tuesday.

FAYETTE, Mo. - No. 13 Baker (Kan.) jumped out to a three-touchdown, first-half lead and held off Central Method-ist for a 28-14 win Saturday at Davis Field on Senior Day in Heart of Amer-ica Athletic Conference action. Nick Marra tossed two of his four touchdown passes in the first quarter to give Baker (8-2, 6-2) a 14-0 edge after the first 15 minutes. Marra hit Dylan Perry in stride for a 45-yard touch-down on the first drive of the game for a 7-0 Wildcats’ lead. After a short punt gave Baker the ball at the 50, Marra found Ladai Sha Boose from 11 yards out to make the score 14-0. After anoth-er short punt set the Wild-cats up at their own 48, Marra c o n n e c t e d with Justice Berry for a 14-yard score five minutes into the second quarter for a 21-0 advantage. Central Methodist (4-6, 3-5) trimmed

the deficit to 21-7 midway through the second quarter with a 12-play, 60-yard drive that took 6:46 off the clock. Nic Stephens capped the series with a three-yard touchdown run with 3:52 left in the half, and the difference re-mained two touchdowns at the break. Baker recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half at the Eagles’ 18 and increased its lead back to three touchdowns on the sec-ond play from scrimmage. Marra found Alex Stebbins from 13 yards out, mak-

ing the score 28-7 less than a minute into the third quarter. Central Meth-odist cut the difference back to two touch-downs early in the fourth quar-ter with an 8:44 long drive, its longest of the season. The Eagles drove 70 yards in 16 plays, and Francois Mathews fin-

ished off the drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge. However, Central

Methodist’s offense was unable to get anything going for the rest of the game, generating a three-and-out and two turnovers-on-downs on its final three offensive se-ries. Marra finished 13-of-29 pass-ing for 218 yards with four touch-downs and one intercep-tion. Camren Torneden led the Wildcats’ ground at-tack with 50 yards on 14 carries. Perry had 76 re-ceiving yards on three catches. Kei Loneker Jr. totaled 14 tackles, one tackle for loss and two breakups for the Baker defense. Andre Jolly had two sacks. Stephens was 10-of-25 through the air for 78 yards. Tyler Steinkamp to-taled 131 yards on the ground on 22 carries. Paul Stevens caught four pass-es for 40 yards. Matt Harmon recorded a team-high

seven tackles, one tackle for loss and quarterback hurry for the Eagles. Col-lin Sizemore and Hunter Kelley each had six tackles. Kelley had three quar-

t e r b a c k pressures, w h i l e Sizemore had two. Bret Wolf had 1.5 tackles for loss, while D a m i e n S t e v e n s had 0.5. C o l e Thomure had one intercep-tion and a quarter-back pres-

sure. Collin Teal broke up three passes. The Eagles’ defense limited Baker to 67 yards on the ground, nearly 120 yards below the season average of the second leading rushing team in the league entering Saturday. The Eagles held the ball for 37:18 compared to only 22:33 by Baker. Central Methodist concludes its sea-son at Peru State (Neb.) on Saturday, Nov. 15. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT.

Senior wide receiver Paul Stevens jukes out a Baker opponent.

#EagleProudSophomore forward Nicki Nor-een.

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Yik Yak, NCSU Pass outs, Elon Make outs, ASU Confession, just to name a few, are anonymous apps and social media pages for colleges in which students can basically talk shit, start rumors, and air people’s dirty laundry anonymously. Yik Yak is just one of many anonymous forums but it has become a rising issue for Central Methodist University. Yik Yak is an app that can be downloaded and is college specific according to your location and college or university. The problem with this open forum being anonymous is that literally anyone that downloads the app can post on it and not be held responsible for their words. Yik Yak has, and will, cause serious damage in several ways because of its lack of filter and anonymous postings. Reason number one Yik Yak is dangerous. People posting anonymously are cruel. There are very few nice things posted. People use this as a platform to make personal attacks and say things about people they’d never have the balls to say in person, it’s pathetic. If it’s worth posting, be boss enough to say whose posting it. Another huge issue with Yik Yak is that anyone who has the app can read the postings. This means professors, parents, and even the police. When rumors and personal attacks on people get posted, those postings taint their character to others who are reading. It doesn’t matter if the posts are true or false because once the posts are out there, they are read and planted in people’s mind. So stop posting things that are hearsay, rumors, or plain crap you THINK are true because

there are people with power who have access to it, idiots. Not only is Yik Yak an emotionally damaging and character crippling device but it is also crossing into territory that is downright dangerous. When posts start popping up with peoples’ address about parties that don’t exist or illegal activity that is not happening, then it becomes a safety and legal issue.

Students shared their opinion of the app and it seemed they all had a general consensus that it was stupid

and immature, yet most still read the posts for entertainment. It is entertaining until someone you know or yourself has their personal

business exposed, is personally attacked, or falsely portrayed. A student went on to say, “I think it’s dumb. But when I do look at it,

it makes me laugh because people are so stupid.” This is true. Some things on there are so

outrageous they would seem comical, but to another person it could be emotionally

crippling and humiliating. Another student added, “People are vicious when they have the

power of anonymity. Most of those people don’t have the guts to say any of that in person. It’s kind of sad!” I agree whole heartedly, in my humble but usually right opinion YikYak and anonymous postings are for very immature and pathetic people either without a life or without balls (in the courageous sense, not literally without balls...). Yik Yak exists only to humiliate, destroy, and spread rumors.

Yik Yak attack with ShakBy Shakirah Salandy, Collegian reporter

In the months leading up to August, I was terrified. I’ve been travelling before - I’ve visited Greece, Egypt and even visited America when I younger. However, moving over 4,000 miles away from Ireland to a state that I’d never heard of before was daunting- but it was also the best decision I’ve ever made.

When people describe Ireland to me, they picture green hills and beautiful scenery. For parts of Ireland, this holds strong. However, Belfast, my home city, is far from the traditional pictures of Ireland found in movies.

Belfast has a population of 280,000 and is split into 4 distinct areas: north, east, south, and west. What makes Belfast especially important is the history. As little as 30 years ago, the city was divided. Massive peace

walls kept the Catholics on one side and the Protestants on the other. Riots raged on every day and bombs going off became second nature to many of Belfast’s citizens. These peace walls are still standing, as a reminder

not to repeat the past. We have come out of this fight stronger and more united as a community. In my opinion, Belfast’s story is one of the most interesting and devastating stories of modern history.

Regardless of the past, Northern Ireland is beautiful. One of my favorite places to go is the Cathedral Quarter. Tucked behind the busy city center, Cathedral Quarter is a set of cobblestone streets and quaint

bars and restaurants. During Culture Night, Cathedral Quarter is lit with fairy lights and live music. The atmosphere is incredible!

Of course, there is more to Ireland than Belfast. Dublin, Ireland’s capital is one the best places to shop. Then there’s the Giant Causeway. According to legend, “the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant. The story goes

that the Irish giant Finn MacCool was challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. Finn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two giants could meet.”

Finally is legend of St Patrick. St Patrick’s Day is one of the most celebrated days of the year and the story is taught in schools from the beginning. St Patrick is credited with using the Shamrock to teach people about the 3 different tiers of

God - each tier was described using a leaf of the Shamrock. The myth also teaches that St Patrick got rid of the snakes in Ireland. It is my favorite day of the year and if anyone ever gets the opportunity to visit Ireland on March 17th, it will more than live up to expectations.

While I wouldn’t change the past few months for anything, I do miss home. Ireland is the one place where I can ask for a chip buttie and not get stares. (A chip buttie is basically a French fry sandwich!) The culture and heritage that being Irish provides is something I will hold

close to me forever- It may be hard to explain why we find chocolate and cheese and onion chips together good, but it definitely makes us unique.

By Molly Cullen

StudentLife

From Ireland to Missouri, an adventure into the unknown

Cathedral Quarter in Belfast St. Patrick Giant Causeway

It’s almost two weeks into November and I’m already sick of Christmas music. Every year I think I become more of a Scrooge. Christmas music is one of those things you either love or hate; and I cannot stand it. I dread hearing it every year. I avoid going to grocery stores as much as possible and keep the radio off in my car. It’s the same thing every year. November 1 comes around and suddenly everything is covered in shiny red, green tinsel, and Christmas lights. The same songs are played, it’s never anything new. Last year was the first year in a long time that I was actually willing to listen to Christmas music; and that was only because the Punk Goes Christmas album was released. The reason why I don’t like Christmas music is because it’s too repetitive. There’s only so many songs for just one holiday. Hearing the same songs for two months is just irritating. Holiday music should start playing on radio stations and in grocery stores after Thanksgiving--that way, for people like myself, it’s not as torturous. Now I’m not completely heartless, I do enjoy some Christmas songs (most of them from the Punk Goes Christmas album, but that’s not the point). I’m lucky enough to have friends that respect my hatred of Christmas music and they won’t play it around me unless it’s after Thanksgiving; but my advice to those who want to avoid hearing it as much as possible is to keep a set of headphones with you at all times.

Stop the music!By Cloe Beck, Collegian reporter

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Twenty-five degree mornings and brisk afternoons mean that winter

is beginning to find its way back into our lives—we’re kicking on the heat, brewing a bit more coffee, and hitting the snooze button just one more time. Ladies, winter also means the triumphal return of that warm, cute, and comfy staple you’ve come to know and love—leggings. My column this issue isn’t about how to wear leggings—most everyone has that figured out by now. Instead, I write to clarify that there is indeed a fundamental difference between tights and leggings that is vital to understand if one is to look both appropriate and fashionable this winter. Let’s start by establishing a general definition of tights and leggings. A tight is a thin, stocking-like garment that fits tightly to the body from hip to foot and is generally made from some variation of a nylon/spandex blend. They cover the legs, hips, bottom, and feet and may or may not feature some sort of control-top technology. Tights are designed to be worn under dresses, skirts, or other bottoms and as a result are always at least somewhat sheer. Even an “opaque” tight of the highest quality will still be a little sheer—there’s just no getting around it. Leggings, on the other hand, are tight-fitting stretch bottoms that feature no pant-style closure. Usually, the fabrication of a knit legging includes rayon, cotton, polyester or another thickening material blended with a nylon/spandex base to provide optimal coverage of the legs, hips, and bottom while still offering the comfortable stretch found in tights. Leggings are made in both single- and double- knits. Single-knit leggings are somewhat thicker than tights (not entirely opaque), and are designed to be worn in true legging

fashion—layered with long sweaters, tunic style tops, and other bottom-covering top styles. If you wear a single-knit legging as a pant, people will be able to see through them—I promise. Double-knit leggings, on the other hand, are very pant-like and are completely opaque (when sized correctly). As such, one could conceivably wear

them in a pant-like fashion. I come to you humbly, asking

that you please consider whether or not the rest of the world wants to see your butt, thighs, and thong as you walk across campus, shop for groceries, or browse racks at the mall. I can promise (for

most of us) the answer is a resounding no.

Here’s the bottom line: if we can see skin,

your tights or leggings are too thin! Plain and simple. You wouldn’t wear pants made from cellophane or a sheer-chiffon, and as such you shouldn’t wear bottoms that leave you exposed for everyone to see. I don’t propose that you stop wearing leggings and tights. Really, I don’t even mind if you want to wear a double-knit legging as a pant (even though you could just as easily wear a true knit pant with a pant-closure). However, it is just absolutely necessary that single-knit leggings and tights are never worn by anyone without proper coverage ever again. You can find great double-knit leggings almost anywhere. They may cost you marginally more (maybe $10-$20), but the added benefits of appropriate thickness and longevity will more than pay for the leggings over their life in your wardrobe. Want to be featured in the next edition of Smart Style? Show your style around campus and you may be next issue’s inspiration.

Smart StyleStyle advice from your not-so-average Joe

By Joe Jefferies, Collegian reporter

This time of year is very exciting as it is the first major holiday break of the college school year. With Thanksgiving approaching you will see students packing their cars to drive home and heading out a couple days early trying to make the most of their break, but what about the students that can’t pack the car and drive home? Central Methodist University has a diverse student base with many out of state and out of country students. So what do they do for break? Talking with the students from outside Missouri the number one reason they do not go home for Thanksgiving break is because it is too expensive. The students explained that it is just too much of a financial strain to pay for a flight home only to pay for another a week or so later for Christmas break. Thanksgiving break is a short break so it is not cost efficient to pay for a plane ticket. These students have to come up with alternative ways to spend their Thanksgivings.

Some students are lucky enough to have family in neighboring cities or even states. Those students usually take a friend and carpool there for the break. However, most of the international students don’t have extended family and those students usually spend the break together in Fayette, and make their own potluck Thanksgiving dinner and have their own international family dinner. There are some out of state and country students that have host families or have become very good friends with instate students who spend their break their comfortably. There are a few different options for the students that are not Missouri natives. Look into some of these options and do not spend your Thanksgiving break bored, cold, and alone. If you are a Missouri native be thankful that you are only a drive away from home. Don’t be afraid to extend your home or at the least bring back some leftovers from your peers, friends, and teammates that are not so lucky.

By Shakirah Salandy, Collegian reporterFood for thought

The Phonathon program at Central Methodist University is probably the most underrated and unappreciated program by students. This is not because students don’t care; they just don’t know what it does for them and CMU. Let’s discuss shall we? What is Phonathon? Phonathon is a program that raises money from alumni and friends of CMU in order to help aid in student scholarship and school improvements. Matthew Vander Vennet, Director of Annual Giving, leads the Phonathon and explains that “the annual fund gifts are available for the areas of greatest need. The fund especially enhances scholarship support, expands academic curriculum resources, improves campus technology, and maintains the campus to keep it looking great.” Basically it helps keep CMU a nice and up to date school while making sure the students can afford to go here. Director Vander Vennet is very passionate about the Phonathon campaigns and works very hard along with his staff of students to make sure that Phonathon continues to improve and succeed. Vander Vennet has been at CMU since August of 2012 and has continued to improve donations year after year. Phonathon has both a fall and spring campaign; so how are we doing? Vander Vennet revealed that after this fall donation period the donations are about 1.5 to 2 times higher than last year. This year there

was also the introduction of The 1854 Society for donors that donate one-thousand dollars or more. To this point in this donation period, there have been 32 donors that are new members of The 1854 Society! The expectations for the spring are high. The Phonathon program has expanded and is better integrated with the alumni services, which is basically the top floor of Brannock Hall. This has allowed for Phonathon to become a well-oiled machine. Not only does Phonathon raise money from alumni but they get to talk to them and keep a great standing and personal relationship between the university and the alumni. Students should take notice of all the hard and successful work the Phonathon program and staff put in to make sure that CMU is a wonderful and affordable place to go to school. As said earlier, a lot of student scholarships are from alumni support. Vander Vennet jokes, kind of, to “expect a phone call when you graduate” and that “the excuse of student loans isn’t a good one.” On a serious note; however, it would be nice for current student to return the favor and continue with alumni support after they are gone. If nothing else, Vander Vennet asks that “even if you don’t give money talk to the callers.” The Phonathon program has raised more and more money every year while retaining lasting personal relationships with CMU Alumni.

By Shakirah Salandy, Collegian reporterHow the phonathon benefits us all

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In high school we are always so excited to “get out” and start college, start a new life, and make new memories. Some of us attend college with the hopes

of meeting our husband or wife, or to fulfill our dreams of being a collegiate athlete or performer. However, we tend to want to rush through college as well.

Our freshman year is filled with discovering who we are as individuals, we can now pick our group of friends instead of hanging out with a certain crowd in high school because it was “cool”, and we now make decisions based off of our hopes and dreams.

Sophomore year is a year of confusion; all of a sudden we’re not the cute new freshman, or the new freshman athlete who started on varsity. Sophomore year we’re just part of the mix now, we aren’t upperclassmen, but were not the newbies anymore, who are we? This is the year we set our groove and rou-tine and start to find out what we really want to accomplish while in school.

Junior year rolls around now we’re the upperclassman, we have some status on campus and the freshman and sophomores suddenly become our admirers. We’ve made it through the first two years, and are likely to go on to graduation. However, we start to feel that “itch” to graduate and go on to becoming an adult, why? We feel stuck, we want something new and exciting and for some reason we think becoming an adult and working for the rest of our lives is the right answer.

Finally, our senior year comes out of no where and now we’re the big dogs on campus, an elite status of those who have almost completed one of the hardest

things to accomplish, grad- uating college (especially in four years). The stress of interviewing and finding a job takes over our lives: What will I be doing when I graduate, will I have to move back home, and where will I be living become questions in our minds. Suddenly the anxiety of these entire “real world adult” problems start becoming a reality. And then it hits you: why was I ever so anxious to leave college?

This is the only time when my only respon- sibility was to learn as much as I could and have fun; why would I ever want that to end? The an-swer to that question is you shouldn’t. Take these years to learn about yourself, others, and relationships. In the blink of an eye your time here will be over and the main question you will be asking yourself is: how have I already graduated college? You have your entire life to be a working, self-supporting adult; don’t choose the only years in your life you have to be carefree and experimental to rush through it. Laugh at the good times, cry when they’re tough, and enjoy every moment you spend here. In what seems like will be a blink of an eye, your time here will become a memory; don’t you want to make it a good one?

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