A Lindenwood Legacy special edition Volume 1, Number 1Jan. 28, 2014 TLEThe Leading-Edge Lions’ Tales Students share their original creative writing on pages 6-8 How you can stay healthy on campus Advice on page 19 Style for anyone Fashion tips and tricks on page 18 Snowpocalypse Read about the monumental snowstorm that affected students and their journey back to LU on page 5 g .sv be lo G e: il F i/ ik w / All around the g r o . a i d e world m i k i Students reveal w . s n o their unique holiday m m o c / traditions and greatest / : p t t h f o memories on pages 10-13 y s e t r u o C o t o h P Leading-Edge Photo by Jennifer Bruhn The first day of J-Term was canceled due to several inches of snow and ice on Lindenwood’s campus. page 2 Jan. 28, 2014 {staff acknowledgments} Ryan Oldham | Sports Co-Editor Romain Polge |Photo Co-Editor Emily Adair | News Editor Madeleine Heppermann | Co-Editor in Chief Annette Schaefer | Culture Co-Editor Christie Sielfleisch | Production Manager, Designer Lindsey Vaughn | Co-Editor in Chief The Legacy / LindenLink.com News Editor: Emily Adair Spellmann Center 3095 / 3100 Lead Copy Editor: Leigh Borgers 209 S. Kingshighway Photo Editors: Jennifer Bruhn, Romain Polge St. Charles, Mo. 63301 Opinions Editors: Leigh Borgers, Abigail Fallon Legacy Telephone: 636-949-4336 Culture Editors: Annette Schaefer, Jason Wiese Lindenlink Telephone: 636-949-3629 Sports Editors: Chase Stewart, Ryan Oldham Legacy Email: [email protected] Featured Columnist: Deborah Starr Lindenlink Email: [email protected] Page Designers: Christie Sielfleisch, Michael Sprague Advertising Managers: Marko Nikolic, Andrea Lopez Legacy Staff: Torralvo Editors: Madeleine Heppermann, Lindsey Vaughn Social Media Editors: Melissa Spears, Killian Walsh Style Editor: Michael Sprague Reader Liaison: Seannell Chambers Managing Editor: Melissa Spears Dissemination Administrator: Abby Lambert Production Manager: Christie Sielfleisch Faculty Adviser: Tom Pettit You may have noticed that this paper is much different from what you normally see on the rack. Yes, it is still produced by parts of your hard-working Legacy newspaper staff, but we decided to put a twist on the Legacy during J-Term. We recognized that several students wish to pursue a career with magazines instead of newspapers. From a recent survey, we realized that more people read magazines than newspapers. So in response to this demand, we decided to do a tabloid called The Leading Edge during J-Term focused more on photography, graphics, culture and opinion sections rather than news or sports, though these things are still incorporated. Throughout The Leading-Edge, we covered a variety of topics, including tales from “all around the world,” creative writing pieces, style advice and much more. The staff worked extremely hard to do something new for the Lindenwood community and for ourselves. Your feedback on the tabloid is very much appreciated. To contact us, email lulegacy@ lindenwood.edu or call 636-949-4336. -Lindsey Rae Vaughn | Co-Editor in Chief Jan. 28, 2014 page 3 {content} Pages 4-5 | J-Term Coverage Pages 6-8 | Creative Writing Page 9 | Dessert Recipes Pages 10-13 | All Around the World Page 14 | Holiday Season Adventures Pages 15-17 | Books. Music. Movies Page 18 | Fashion Page 19 | Healthy Living on Campus Pages 20-21 | Sports Pages 22-23 | News Leading-Edge Photo by Jennifer Bruhn Jan. 28, 2014 page 5 Snowpocalypse 2014 Connor Johnson “The decision to day or make up the Staff Reporter cancel classes or close time lost during the rest the campus is always of the week who were A snow storm which based on the safety of unable to work due to some are calling the the students, staff, and the campus closing. “Snowpocalypse” hit faculty,” Weitzel said. This effect, though the St. Louis area on A rave alert was sent required by a law Jan. 6, leaving behind out to all faculty, staff known as the Wage close to nine inches of and students, except and Hour Ruling, was snow, and preventing essential employees perceived negatively many people from such as grounds, by some non-exempt going to work and maintenance and employees due to forcing children to stay security who were the fact that this was home from school. required to work that the first time this had Provost Jann Weitzel day. happened. and President James LU’s website was Deb Ayres, vice Leading-Edge Photos by Jennifer Bruhn Evans made the then updated to president for Human Snowfall reached up to 10 inches this decision to cancel the notify the students Resources, said that season which covered Lindenwood’s campus resulting in a snow day and first day of J-Term two that classes were because this was multiple delayed flights for students days before classes canceled, followed by the first time this rule trying to arrive back to campus to begin the 2014 J-Term. began. an email that was sent had to be enforced, This move to cancel to inform all students, employees might be school so early is faculty and staff of confused, but staff uncharacteristic of the the decision that was members should know administration at LU. made. Finally the local that the administration For at least the television stations were attempted to make last seven years, called. the best decision for its administration has The administration employees. made the decision received a generally “However, I’d like to cancel school the positive response you to know that night before a snow from faculty, staff legally, the university storm is expected to and students, some does not have to hit, or even early in the of whom were stuck provide any options morning of the day the in airports due to for you to ensure snow arrives. flight cancellations your full paycheck. This time around, until the second day However, because the administration of J-term classes. the administration Leading-Edge Photos by Romain Polge took into account not Some staff members genuinely cares that only the 8,000 - 9,000 felt inconvenienced our employees are During J-Term, Lindenwood students put a twist on the popular commuters, faculty by the effects of the safe and do not “zombies” game. This year, they and staff that attend cancellation. have their paychecks turned the event into a friendly version of The Hunger Games. the various campuses Some non-exempt reduced due to a of LU, but also the employees, employees severe circumstance, students that were who are paid hourly, we’ve chosen to flying into Lambert were required to either provide options to Airport from different take a vacation day, assist you in avoiding states and countries. a personal day, a sick this inconvenience.” Zombies turn Hunger Games Jadin Kidson-Trigg Contributing Writer Humans vs. Zombies commenced Jan 18 with a new take on the rules: Hunger Games edition. The rules don’t differ too much from original Humans vs. Zombies except for the fact there are no “zombies” running around. Instead “tributes” fight against each other with guns and swords. Mutants are then released partway through the game to bring back to life those who were already killed so they can play again. Benjamin Keeney, one of the students who helps to put on these games, said the turn out wasn’t large due to the fact not all of campus has returned for the semester, but everyone who played thoroughly enjoyed themselves. More Humans vs. Zombies are planned for the spring semester. page 4 Jan. 28, 2014 {J-Term coverage} How did Graphic courtesy of clker.comYOU get here? Students detail their countless attempts to arrive safely back to LU during the snowstorm Jadin Kidson-Trigg and Lucie Brochon Bajszczack was began. Top photo: Courtesy of Jill Falk. Bottom photo: Courtesy of JaeYong Kim Top and bottom: Jill Falk’s Personal Branding class took a field trip to Contributing Writers supposed to fly “We were not able Switch, a marketing agancing on Wednesday Jan. 22. back from Paris to to get out of the plane Students who Philadelphia on Jan. 3. for an hour after we planned to fly back With the bad landed. The bad to Lindenwood from weather, his flight like weather caused a lot out of state for J-Term many others, had of flights disturbance, faced harsh weather been canceled. and the airport seemed conditions that “There was no other overwhelmed. There prevented some from flight available before were no arrival gates getting back in time Jan. 7, and not even available for our plan,” for classes Monday straight to the U.S. said Willemet. morning. There were many Once on American Across the country, connecting flights soil, flight attendants flights were canceled around Europe before informed her that her due to freezing to be able to reach connecting flight to St. temperatures and a the hemispheres. I had Louis was put off to the severe snowstorm, to wait to get a straight next night. particularly Midwest flight to Philadelphia,” “I spent the night and East Coast said Bajszczack. stuck in the Chicago airports. Consequently, he airport. It was minus 58 Junior Deanna canceled his J-term degrees. When people Mendoza intended class. were breathing, there to fly out of California Claire Salazar, a was smoke coming out the Saturday before sophomore from of their mouth,” said classes began but Pennsylvania, endured Willemet. was told her flight was the same troubles After a long and canceled just an hour when her flight was wearying trip, Willemet before take-off and canceled on Sunday finally reached the next available and was informed she Lindenwood and was Leading-Edge Photos by Romain Polge flight was the following would fly out the next able to start J-term.