Jan. 17, 2017

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Chill out Lindenwood cancels classes, sporting events on Friday, but freezing rain causes few problems on campus

Michelle Sproat Tatiana Silva, a student at Lindenwood, felt that the weather wasn’t as bad as predicted. News Editor “I don’t think it’s bad, I think it’s just rain,” said Silva. “[Lind- enwood] being closed with no one working, that was bad for us.” A forecast of freezing rain and icy road conditions caused the Silva said that the weather didn’t stop her from walking around cancellations of classes and athletic and campus events Friday. campus, working out and doing homework. But the ice storm of 2017 didn’t live up to its billing. “I’m not scared of this; I’m from Brazil,” said Silva. “We have For the most part, St. Charles escaped much of the frozen lightning storms that can kill people. It’s worse than here.” accumulation in all three waves of winter storm Jupiter, which The weather also affected several scheduled sporting events. A produced freezing rain, sleet and snow across the Midwest last series between the men’s hockey team and Robert Morris Univer- weekend. sity (Illinois) was canceled, and several members of Lindenwood’s About an inch of precipitation fell in St. Louis Friday through track team did not travel to Overland Park, Kansas, for a meet. Sunday combined, according to the National Weather Service. Men’s volleyball was postponed, and both swimming teams Campus security reported that no car accidents or injuries oc- participated in a meet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis that curred on campus during the storm. was shortened by one day, according to Lindenwood officials. Ad- The biggest impact on Lindenwood students came in a RAVE ditionally, the basketball road games at Pittsburg State University alert at 8:31 p.m. on Thursday announcing that classes were can- on Saturday were moved up so the teams could get home a little celed on Friday in anticipation of the weather. earlier. Lindenwood Provost Marilyn Abbott said it was the right call Several events on campus also were canceled as a result of the “given the fact that the sleet began much earlier than predicted.” weather. They included Fondue Friday and the Lindenwood Lion Abbott said the day off was the last full snow day she remem- Warrior event. bers Lindenwood having since one during a J-term when former Weather-wise, things are looking more like spring for the re- Photos by Lindsey Fiala president James Evans, who retired in May 2015, was still at the mainder of this week, according to the weather service. The fore- Top: Icicles hang from a branch that froze over. university. Combined with the Martin Luther King holiday, stu- cast calls for a high of 45 degrees Tuesday and highs in the 50s the Above: A layer of ice that formed over a leaf from the freezing dents got a four-day weekend. rest of the week. conditions.

BSU holds events for MLK day Emotional-support animals provide comfort, friendship

Mili Mena Design Chief Lindenwood senior Alayne Beshey finds support and motivation on campus from a black Labrador retriever named Iink. Beshey is a transfer student from Iowa who is a member of LU’s cycling team. Iink — pronounced “ink” but spelled with double “I” because he is the second one with the name — is Beshey’s second dog. Her first dog died when Beshey was 14, the same age she was diagnosed with depression. Beshey said her she never realized the emotional stabili- ty a dog gave her until she got Iink a year ago as a Christmas gift. She was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but her medication was not work- ing for her. When she got Iink, she said she felt stable again. She said her relationship with Iink provided her with love and comfort, allowing her to wake up every day and no longer feel she needed the medication. Photo by Mili Mena “That bond I have with him, Alayne Beshey and her service dog Iink outside of the Spellmann Center. it’s kind of a safety; he needs me as much as I need him,” she said. “The routine we have health has to be as strong as “I have seen a great deal of together every day, it’s like we her physical health, especially improvement in my perfor- Photo by Kelby Lorenz rely on each other.” in a competitive level as part as mance as an athlete by having Tara Houston, an admissions counselor, works on a sketch during the Black Beshey said her mental the cycling team. him,” she said. Student Union’s Art of Justice event held in Evans 3020 on Jan. 9. See Service Dogs | Page A3 Page A2 NEWS Jan. 17, 2016 Lindenwood composts to recycle food waste

in more than three years. as well. Lena Kirchner Regardless, Tinker believes In terms of cost, Tinker Reporter that Lindenwood cafeterias said, “Anytime you go to us- produce minimal waste with ing a product that is more Most students do not their prepared meals. eco-friendly, it’s going to cost think about what happens to Lindenwood’s catering more money. We have in- the food they leave on their service produces more waste creased our paper costs, but plates once they place them than the dining halls. Tinker if the program is successful, on the cafeteria conveyor explains that this is because then it is worth it.” belt. the food sits out and cannot The university also got According to Nancy Tin- Photo by Lena Kirchner be reused after. rid of the trays during that ker, director of campus din- Nancy Tinker “As far as food waste, with change. Many other universi- ing services, the food tossed the national brands we see a ties across the country start- away by the students goes to use that, for instance, for lot less because it is made to ed going trayless a few years into composting. fertilizer.” order,” said Tinker. “And with ago, said Tinker. “We do 10 composting Ream started working all the prep work that is done, “The elimination of trays bins twice a week at Evans with Tinker through the especially at Qdoba, we get a was done to reduce waste and six bins twice a week at food committee on a project very fresh product which also and the water usage to clean Spellmann,” said Tinker. “We that places recycling bins in results in a lot less waste.” all the trays,” said Tinker. “It could probably add to that dorms for a week. He said Tinker said that every- was inconvenient for some, more if the students would they collected around 250 thing that does get wasted but I have got less complaints use it more.” pounds of recycling during from the national brands from students than we have Matt Ream, a junior bio- the week. goes to the composting bin got from faculty and staff.” chemistry major and mem- “There is definitely a need ber of the Lindenwood food for recycling, and I think it committee said, “They did is something we need to be recently start to compost in pushing for to have full time.” Spellmann and in Evans, and he said. they have an organic com- According to Tinker, Lin- post where they put their denwood University has not leftovers so they could help weighed its actual food waste “There is definitely a need for recycling, and I think it is something we need to be pushing for to have full time.” Photo by Lena Kirchner -Matt Ream, Trash cans in the Spellmann Center dining hall overflow with Photo by Lena Kirchner trash from Chick-fil-a and Qdoba. junior biochemistry major Trays on the conveyor belt in the dining hall in Evans Commons. Local diner provides homey feel Judge gives LU flasher with warm smiles, quality food suspended sentence Aeriel White Kelby Lorenz Reporter Editor-in-Chief A man who groped, The clinking of silver- then exposed himself to ware against plates seems several Lindenwood stu- to set the pace for the small dents pleaded guilty to the staff bustling to fill the -or charges last week and was ders during the lunch rush given a suspended sen- at Allin’s Diner. tence. The diner has a vintage Gary Halter, 22, en- Photo from stltoday.com feel from the wood-pan- tered guilty pleas Jan. 9 to Gary Halter eled walls to battered black eight misdemeanors -- five booths featuring the restau- counts of first-degree sex- wish to make a comment, rant’s logo. Light ‘80s music ual misconduct and three but said, “I can tell you rises under the chatter of counts of second-degree he’s come a long way from employees and customers sexual misconduct. where he was last year.” talking. Prosecutors said Halter In handing down the Across one wall of the had approached several fe- sentence, Associate Circuit diner and scattered across male students on campus in Judge Elizabeth Swann told the top of nearly every wall, the spring of 2015, grabbed Halter: “You’re lucky to is a collection of photos Photo by Kelby Lorenz their buttocks and then have a good support sys- that owner Dave Allin said The wall of photos featuring past customers of Allin’s Diner on Kingshighway Street. pulled down his shorts, ex- tem. Take advantage of that are customers from over posing his genitals, before and don’t let anything like the years. students in here,” he said. running away. In some cas- this ever happen again.” “There’s kids on the wall “What’s great is when they es, he asked the woman if Halter must complete you’d never even know be- come back.” she wanted to have sex with two years of probation in cause they’re off to college,” Allin has owned the din- him. addition to several special he said. er for 16 years and said that Halter of Dardenne Prai- conditions, including par- Allin said that they are it used to be a doughnut rie, was not a student at the ticipation in sexual offender going to restructure how shop. university. and psychiatric evaluations they show the photos be- “It wasn’t a good dough- The charges include two and the treatments recom- cause they have more than nut shop,” he said with a similar incidents that hap- mended during those eval- 250 still to hang. smile. pened that spring outside of uations. People from different The only waitress in for a Gold’s Gym in St. Charles Halter must stay away walks of life populate the the day hurries from table County, where prosecu- from Lindenwood and restaurant, perusing the to table collecting orders tors said he masturbated in Gold’s Gym, and he must menu or chatting with and bussing tables. Yet she front of two female victims. register as a sex offender friends and family. A man finds time to talk to some Halter’s attorney, Todd and comply with the regis- dressed in a dark brown of the regulars about their Ryan, said Halter did not tration requirements. dress suit with a neatly lives or to give them a bit of trimmed beard sits at a ta- a hard time. ble next to a man in an or- “We need to find some- ange long-sleeved T-shirt thing for this man to do,” and dark blue work pants she said with a laugh to covered in white paint and one customer at the front drywall. The employees talk bar. “He needs to be doing to them all equally with something other than sit- perpetual smiles on their ting in our diner.” faces. In the back of the diner, Photo by Kelby Lorenz Allin strikes up conver- cook Michael Lampe works Allin’s Diner cook Michael Lampe works to get food ready during sations with customers, hard with another cook to the lunch rush. sitting down across from prepare the food for the them in booths to hear restaurant’s hungry cus- the wall there and just came ered some employees and about their lives. Occasion- tomers. Lampe has worked straight through. One of went to Lowe’s to buy wood ally, he’ll get up to answer at the diner for seven-and- our waitresses, who was to board up the hole. The the phone or help bus ta- a-half years and has seen pregnant at the time, was next day, the diner opened bles for the next round of some “pretty crazy things” standing right in front of for its first customers like guests. Allin says he enjoys in his time there. where he came in and had nothing was different, getting to talk to customers “One time, a customer to jump out of the way real Lampe said. and seeing them come back thought his car was in re- quick. Then the guy came “Every day something to eat again. verse, but it was in drive,” he in and ordered breakfast.” comes up,” Allin said. “Nev- “We get a lot of college said. “He crashed through Afterward, Allin gath- er a dull moment.” Jan. 17, 2016 NEWS Page A3

Photo by Kelby Lorenz Cathy Hart, adviser for Lindenwood’s Black Student Union, uses a Tibetan singing bowl at the Art of Justice on Jan. 9. The event took place in Evans Commons 3020.

Black Student Union celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lindenwood’s Black Student Union held a series of events the week before Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. Day took place Monday, Jan. 16, and the BSU hosted an art night and showed “Sel- ma” with the cinema arts club the week leading up to it. There was also a panel about social justice and how the community can improve on social justice issues. Finally, there was a guest speaker, Linda Beito. Beito is an associate professor at Stillman University who was there to discuss the moral arc of justice. “[The panel] was titled ‘The “Us” in Justice,’” and it was a discussion about what justice really means to each individual and what we can do to improve how we see justice and how justice is served,” said student Allen Mitchell, a member of the club. Mitchell believes these events were important to promote cultural diversity. “It’s to give a different perspective to those outside our culture, and as a whole, to share different opinions about things,” he said. A candlelight march was scheduled Monday to cap off the events. Students were to march from the Spell- mann parking lot to Pfremmer Pond, weather permitting. Information from J.T. Buchheit

(Top Right) Photo by Kelby Lorenz Allen Mitchell works on a drawing at the Art of Justice event on Jan. 9. Photo by Madi Nolte (Bottom Right) Photo by Nao Enomoto Meondra Irons signs a Martin Luther King Jr. Day banner during Linda Beito’s speech on Jan. 12. Romero Stark speaks at The “Us” in Justice panel on Jan. 11.

Service Dogs | Continued from A1 Beshey said both of her roommates bipolar disorder. agreed to have Iink in their home, and He said emotional-support animals are they love having him. typically dogs and cats, but they may in- “A lot of people relate to an emotional clude other animals. -support animal,” she said. “I suppose that Students are required to have special just goes back with history, kind of when permission from an outside-campus psy- we were domesticating them. It’s just a chologist or psychiatrist who believes that natural bond humans have always had this person needs that level of care and with dogs.” help, which allows them to have an animal Associate Professor Ann H. Ross said on campus. dogs are a source of support and uncon- Students who would like to make a for- ditional love. mal request for a service or assistance an- Ross has facilitated groups with The imal should contact Jeremy Keye, student Wellness Community, which serves those support and accessibility coordinator. diagnosed with cancer and their caregiv- Keye said 15 students have an emotion- ers. al-support animal on campus. The ani- She currently uses her dog Tinky as a mals are not permitted in classrooms, the support for her clients during therapy. library, food service areas, labs, student Joseph Cusumano of the Student and center or on sporting arenas. Counseling Resource Center at Linden- Beshey said Iink has been an uncondi- wood, said emotional-support animals tional companion. provide comfort in the form of affection “For me personally, he is an alternative and companionship for people suffering to taking medication,” she said. “It works from various mental and emotional con- with my brain the best so that I can func- Photo by Mili Mena ditions, such as anxiety, depression and tion normally.” Alayne Beshey and her dog Iink get attention from a fellow student in front of Spellmann. Page A4 OPINIONS Jan. 17, 2017

The Legacy/ Lindenlink Former LU wrestler deserves Staff: long sentence in second trial Editor-in-Chief: Kelby Lorenz Tyler Tousley Lindenlink Editor: Phil Brahm Opinions Editor My freshman year started in the Design Chief: fall of 2013, about the time the infa- mous “Tiger” case broke. Mili Mena A Lindenwood wrestler, Michael “Tiger” Johnson, was arrested for News Editor: knowingly exposing multiple people, Michelle Sproat many of them fellow students, to the HIV virus. One of them contracted Opinions Editor: the disease. In July 2015, a St. Charles jury Tyler Tousley found Johnson guilty of several charges, and he was sentenced to 30 Sports Editor: years in prison. But last month, he Kearstin Cantrell was awarded a new trial due to an error made by prosecutors with pre- A&E Editor: senting evidence in his original trial. If he was not given a fair trial, that Essi Auguste Virtanen is definitely something that needs remedied, but I’m a bit concerned Business Manager: that he has received another chance Ashley Ator to get free. Testimony at the trial proved Promotions Manager: that he was fully aware that he was Elsa Mort HIV-positive and that he is legally re- quired to inform his sexual partners Faculty Advisers: of that. But he neglected to inform Susan Weich them. His original sentence of 30 years Neil Ralston was criticized initially by some due to the fact that HIV is not the death Spellmann Center 3095 / sentence that it was when the vi- 3100 rus first appeared in the U.S. in the 209 S. Kingshighway 1980s. This is completely true. There St. Charles, Mo. 63301 are multiple effective treatments and Telephone: 636-949-4336 many people living with HIV/AIDS Email: lulegacy@ live full, active and happy lives. Design by Mili Mena lindenwood.edu When you get the virus, however, you are then sentenced to a life of be- intentionally not telling his partners And as long as there are no more eas- four years later, the people whose The views expressed ing on medication, tracking your vi- about his condition should absolute- ily avoided problems, I am confident lives he has impacted still do not ful- herein are not necessarily ral load and enduring various forms ly land him 30 years. that the court will come to the same ly have justice. This could have been the views of the university. of discrimination in and out of the As far as the new trial goes, I can conclusion. avoided, and I hope that we see this Letter to the Editor bedroom. For these reasons, I think only pray that it has a guilty outcome. What is frustrating to me is that man brought to justice soon. Policy: The Legacy is proud to provide an open forum for Adjust driving habits Checking CO monitors a variety of opinions. In order to share your could have prevented perspectives, please send during winter weather a Letter to the Editor to emergency-room visits LULegacy@lindenwood. Tyler Tousley edu. Letters may not Michelle Sproat partment went to check the Opinions Editor exceed 350 words, should News Editor building after the players avoid obscenities and As the winter weather reported symptoms. If the must include the writer’s starts to hit us hard here in The Lindenwood Ice Are- detectors had been in place, full name. Missouri, we all have to ad- na was closed after women’s they would have been trig- just our driving habits to the hockey players reported gered long before the levels Follow us on road conditions. symptoms of carbon mon- hit 200ppm. social media: I am from Northern oxide poisoning. Eighteen According to Linden- Ohio, where it starts snow- players from Lindenwood’s wood President Michael Facebook: ing in October and doesn’t team and one from the Uni- Shonrock, Diane Moore, di- stop until April. As a result, I versity of Wisconsin report- rector of facilities, is in the Lindenwood Legacy have been driving in horren- ed feeling ill following the process of doing a check to Lindenlink dous road conditions since I game and were treated at a determine if there are car- began driving six years ago. local hospital. bon-monoxide detectors Twitter: When I moved to Missou- According to Linden- in every building, and if @LULegacy ri, I was a tad surprised by wood athletic director Brad they have them, are in good the reactions to bad weath- Wachler, the levels of carbon shape. @Lindenlink er the drivers here had. The monoxide in the arena were I think that Lindenwood first ice that came my fresh- at 200 parts per million, should not be checking Instagram: man year was met with my which officials have stated is these detectors just because @lindenwoodlegacy peers saying things like “I “higher than normal.” one incident happened. Car- fishtailed liked 10 times last Scott Queen, Linden- bon-monoxide detectors YouTube: night!” wood Executive Director should be replaced every I understand that cars do of Marketing and Commu- five to seven years. These Lindenwood Legacy slip and slide to a degree, nications, Public Relations, detectors should be checked Multimedia but at some point, proba- stated that it is standard often, especially in the ice bly around the second or practice for fire departments arena. third fishtail, you may want to clear buildings when the This issue should not have Staff Needed: to consider that it is not the carbon monoxide levels escalated the way it did. Car- ice that is a problem. You are reach 50ppm. bon-monoxide exposure can Do you enjoy writing, probably just a bad driver. While I am glad that the lead to serious illness and design or photography? The winters in Missou- Lindenwood and Wisconsin even death if left unnoticed. Come work for the Legacy ri are pretty mild. We only players were treated for their Luckily, these hockey and Lindenlink.com to get a handful of snowstorms symptoms, their prolonged players were treated of their build your résumé and gain each winter, but it is still im- level of exposure is unset- symptoms, and we aren’t practical work experience. portant that we know how tling. In areas such as ice discussing a fatality of a Lin- You can contact us at to drive our vehicles in the arenas, the ice resurfacing denwood athlete. weather. machines LULegacy@lindenwood. MoDot suggests that be- and ventila- edu. fore heading out, drivers tion systems We would appreciate check the road conditions. increase the your support! They also suggest keeping likelihood your car full of fuel, anti- Design by Kelby Lorenz of carbon freeze and a working bat- monoxide tery. This means that if you only clear a small box for safe, it is completely fine to being re- aren’t comfortable driving in you to see out of. pull off to the side of the leased in the the snow and you can avoid Drive slowly. Just because road until you do feel safe. air. it, then don’t drive. the speed limit is 60 mph I am providing these tips That be- Thank you for During the drive, it is im- does not mean that you have because I want everybody ing said, your continued portant to make sure that to drive 60 mph. to stay safe this winter. Also, the Linden- you have good visibility. I Keep an eye out for other I am tired of hearing about wood arena support of know when we’re in a hur- traffic. Not everybody has a what a bad driver you are should have our news ry, we don’t always want to wonderful school newspa- and how it is the weather’s had car- scrape our windshields en- per to give them tips for safe fault. So please keep all of bon-mon- publications! tirely, but you are putting winter driving. this in mind as the weather oxide de- yourself and every other Lastly, if you are already gets harsh and our classes tectors. driver in danger when you driving but truly do not feel remain in session. The fire de- Photo from Google Images Jan. 17, 2017 SPORTS Page B1 Former LU linebacker’s ascent Connor Harris recognized for collegiate performance, reaches for NFL

Phil Scherer Reporter “I’ve been dreaming about doing all of this since the day I started playing Since ending his se- nior season as the NCAA’s football.” all-time leader in career tackles, the life of former -Connor Harris, Lindenwood linebacker Connor Harris has been a Former Lindenwood linebacker true whirlwind. Harris completed his said that Harris was being [Desir] is huge,” Harris said. participate in the Senior master’s degree in criminal scouted as an inside line- “Not only is it huge for me, Bowl, and Lindenwood justice in December, and he backer at the professional but also for Lindenwood.” will become the first school and his wife Marissa moved level. Desir said Harris de- from the conference to to Indianapolis so he can Throughout college, he served the award for how send multiple players to the train for the NFL draft in played middle linebacker. well he played throughout game. April. “He moves around very his five years at the univer- Harris said he is continu- Indianapolis is where well from what I can see,” sity. ing to take this process day Exclusive Sports Group is Maccagnan said at the game While NCAA eligibility by day and that he is keep- located, the agency which he attended. “He looks like is normally limited to four ing his expectations low as Harris has chosen to rep- he is a pretty athletic in- years of play, Harris was a way of keeping himself resent him throughout the side linebacker. I know our allowed an extra year of el- grounded. draft process as well as his scouts have already kind of igibility due to an injury he Desir believes that Harris professional career. evaluated him, so he may sustained in the third game has all of the skills to suc- While training has gone have some opportunities of his sophomore season. ceed throughout this pro- well, Harris said it is very here going forward.” “Anyone who has seen cess and at the next level of different than anything he In addition to the recog- him compete over the last gameplay, but offered his has done in the past. nition he is receiving from few years can tell how spe- former teammate some ad- “We’re just spending a lot professional organizations, cial he is,” Desir said. vice. more time focusing on all Harris got one more ac- On top of receiving the “Have fun and just enjoy of the little details,” Harris colade for his collegiate 2016 Cliff Harris Award, the process while still work- said. “It’s completely differ- performance at the end of Harris also recently re- ing hard,” Desir said. “If he ent than normal football 2016, when he was honored ceived invitations to both can continue to do those prep work because you’re with the Cliff Harris Award. the NFL scouting combine things, there is no reason training for individual drills It is given each year to as well as the Senior Bowl, why he shouldn’t be suc- instead of matchups.” the top defensive player which is the top all-star cessful at the next level.” Throughout his senior at either the DII, DIII or game for draft prospects. As for Harris, although season, more than 20 NFL NAIA level. “There just aren’t that he admits the draft process teams visited Lindenwood He became the second many guys from this level can become slightly over- to scout Harris, includ- Lindenwood player to re- that get these types of op- whelming at times, he said ing New York Jets General ceive the award after former portunities,” Desir said of it is the type of opportunity Manager Mike Maccagnan, cornerback and current Se- Harris. “It really shows his he has always wanted. who attended Lindenwood’s attle Seahawk Pierre Desir level of skill and dedica- “I’ve been dreaming Photo by Carly Fristoe game against Pittsburg State won the inaugural award in tion.” about doing all of this since Harris contributes to a 42-28 win over Missouri Southern State on Sept. 24. 2013. Harris will become just the day I started playing University in a November game. At the time, Maccagnan “To get the same award as the fifth MIAA player to football,” he said.

Athletic performance can suffer No gravity, no problem from self-image, societal pressures

J.T. Buchheit need to look a certain way one pinch and measure my “Some of our athletes in order to be attractive or stomach and thighs did have significant issues with Reporter competent in their sport.” make me uncomfortable. anorexia nervosa or bulimia Athletes involved in aes- Since our transition, the or restrictive-food disor- A person’s weight is usu- thetic sports such as swim- process is much less stress- der,” said Wright. “Generally ally a confidential matter. ming and gymnastics also f u l .” there’s a reason why they’re But for athletes, the listing of feel pressured to keep trim Oswalt said the results are having that relationship with one’s weight is often available figures because their bodies confidential and that body food, so we try to get to the for all to see. This can some- are on public display. fat is not the primary reason bottom of that and change times lead to disordered eat- “How they look or how for these tests. how they see food and help ing and body image issues. their appearance is is kind of “The results are de- them understand that food “For about 90 percent of a part of how they’re evalu- livered only to our is a necessary piece of their the athletes, no, [the listing of ated,” said Chad Kerksick, strength-and-conditioning training.” weight] doesn’t affect them,” assistant professor of exer- coach,” she said. “He ex- One way for athletes to said Paul Wright, associate cise sciences. “So athletes plained to us that while the maintain healthy weights is professor of physical educa- in aesthetic sports, they’ll test does assess body fat, he’s to have diets that are suited tion. “But the 10 percent, it definitely be a little bit more not concerned about that to them personally and the absolutely does, and we are aware how their body works aspect. Unless there’s an ob- sports they play. No two ath- probably talking more so or what their body composi- vious issue, he uses the test letes will have the same diet, about those female athletes tion is.” mainly for its other two data as what they eat depends on in those performance sports, Some sports go as far as to sets.” how hard they work, how like cheerleading or dance or test each participant’s body Despite this, Wright said long they have to exercise synchronized swimming.” fat to analyze the health of he is not a fan of the tests. and how much rest they give Student-athletes partic- the athletes. Lindenwood’s According to him, some themselves. ipating in sports like these gymnastics team uses the coaches at other schools may “There’s a number of fac- are usually pressured to DEXA scan to measure fat use them to exclude athletes tors that explain why one maintain certain weights, percentage as well as bone from rosters until they get to athlete’s diet will be differ- both for health and body im- density and muscle mass. a certain number, possibly ent from another’s,” said age. This pressure can come Student gymnast Kat- creating eating issues, which Kerksick. “The longer and from one’s own self-esteem ey Oswalt said it can make are common among athletes. harder an athlete works, it or from coaches. Accord- some women uncomfort- An article taken from changes what their body ing to Wright, this affects able, but she believes it is a bulimia.com cited a study needs to refuel.” females more often than it major improvement from of Division I National Col- The listing and sharing does males. the Bod-Pod test they used legiate Athletic Association of athletes’ weight and body “Unfortunately, that’s so- previously. athletes that indicated ap- fat is not an issue that is cial norms,” he said. “We live “[The Bod-Pod test] in- proximately 33 percent of brought up all that often, but in a society that has taught corporated skin-folding,” female athletes have eating it can have a profound effect Photo by Carly Fristoe our female athletes that they said Oswalt. “Having some- disorders. on how they see themselves. Andavea Alexander flies high during her floor routine Jan. 15.

Weekly Sports Recap Jan.13-15

Women’s Basketball Women’s Swimming and Diving Men’s Basketball 78-69 loss at Pittsburg State University 108-73 win at University of Missouri- St. 76-55 win at Pittsburg State Louis Invitational University

Women’s Ice Hockey Men’s Swimming and Diving Men’s Volleyball 2-1 win at Robert Morris University 104-78 win at University of Missouri- St. 3-2 loss vs. Saint Francis University 5-2 loss at Robert Morris University Louis Invitational 3-2 loss at Concordia University Irvine Page B2 SPORTS Jan. 17, 2017 Grounds crew keeps stadium looking nice Michael Mlambo

Bryce Olden Sport: Track and Field Reporter Age: 22 It’s 7 a.m., and while most peo- ple are asleep, the workers who Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe help make this campus look good are already hard at work. Year in school: Junior One of the grounds crew’s big- gest responsibilities is keeping Major: Sports Management Harlen C. Hunter Stadium look- ing spick and span. Photo from “Pretty much every week, we lindenwoodlions.com go through the whole stadium,” said grounds supervisor Todd When did you first start If you could vacation any- Kapeller. Q: competing? Q: where, where would it be? Workers cut and edge the grass, mulch and weed the plant I started competing when beds, plant flowers and trim the I was 7 years old and cur- Moraine Lake, Alberta, trees. A: rently am in my 15th year A: Canada. Kapeller and his crew usually of competition. work at the stadium twice a week — about half a day on Wednes- day and then on Friday for a What are some of your Where do you see yourself brush-through. Q: meet-day routines? Q: in 10 years? He said the crew tries to make sure the stadium looks the same, Pray, listen to music in a Be the owner of a sports corner, tape shins, warm agency, family man and re- no matter if it’s soccer, football or Photo by Tess Augustyn A: up, jump. A: tired from track. any other athletic event. Like many areas of campus, Harlen C. Hunter Stadium was coated in ice “Instead of trying to just cater after winter weather storm Jupiter hit late last week. to one sport, we try to make sure everybody feels like we feel the One of the crew members of is in part due to the fact that the same way about them,” he said. grounds, sophomore Matt Henry, team is able to keep things look- What is your sports fan- What are three words that Taking care of Hunter Stadium said cleaning the bleachers takes ing good, said grounds director Q: tasty? Q: would best describe you? takes just as much time and effort the longest. Kyle Routh. To win a NCAA national as one might imagine. In a stadium that seats 7,450 “Just show up to the game, championship in the long Determined, loving and Kapeller stated that if he has and has multiple sporting events enjoy the game, watch some foot- jump and to break the charismatic. his whole crew, which typically every week, picking up trash cans ball or soccer, field hockey, la- A: indoor and my outdoor A: consists of two to four people, be a big job, he said. crosse, whatever you’re into and school record in long jump. they can get it done in about half For the most part, though, the just kind of enjoy the surround- a day. crew’s work goes unnoticed. This ings,” he said. Information from Kearstin Cantrell

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Photo by Kelly Logan Stage management senior Jenna Raithel prepares for a fight call during her senior project show “Macbeth” in the Lindenwood Theater that took place in September 2016.

specifically. from pre-production to post-pro- ers,” the biggest academic musical She also keeps a close eye on per- Taylor Musgrove “I am the main source of com- duction. of the spring. She said that though formers during the show to ensure Reporter munication between all facets of Stacy Blackburn, the academic stage management is hard work, that they are staying true to the di- a production,” Raithel said. “[I] production manager at Linden- she loves her job. rector’s vision. When the curtain goes down make sure everyone is on the same wood and head of the stage-man- “I really enjoy working with a “Whenever you see a light at the end of a show, the perform- p a g e .” ager program, said this is why show from start to finish,” she said. change or hear a sound cue hap- ers get the standing ovation, and Raithel stage-managed Linden- great organizational skills are vital “Starting with design meetings, pen, I am the person who told the though they have earned it, the wood’s production of “Macbeth” for students pursuing that profes- then being in the room as the show light- or sound-board operator to show wouldn’t have been possi- last fall, which was her senior sion. comes together and then putting do that,” Raithel said. ble without the people behind the project before she graduates in Along with several different everything together in tech.” Raithel explained that though scenes. May. Before that, she has worked performance majors, Lindenwood Aside from communicating be- the job can be stressful, the saddest One of those people is the stage as a stage manager in “Violet” and also offers degrees in technical as- tween the many different teams part about being a stage manager manager. “A Christmas Carol” of 2015 and pects of theater, including stage collaborating on the production, is when the job is over. Jenna Raithel is a senior in stage a few other shows as an assistant management. Raithel’s other duties include as- “Hopefully that ending just management and has been work- stage manager. Rachel Baugh, also a senior in sisting directors in rehearsal, han- means I’m about to start on a new ing in theater for 12 years, six of Every play or musical has a stage the stage management program, dling the rehearsal schedule and production and I get to do it all which was in stage management manager who follows the show is currently working on “Heath- giving the cues for the stage setup. over again,” Raithel said.

TV-SHOW REVIEW - ‘Sherlock’ Lindenwood Film Series Spring 2017

Young Hall Auditorium, every Tuesday and Thursday Any ‘Sherlock’ addictions that result from reading this review and at 7 p.m. The screenings are free with Lindenwood watching the series is not at the fault of the writer. student ID.

Tuesday, Jan. 17 Thursday, Jan. 19 CREED (2015) SHOW ME DEMOCRACY (2016) Amid the storm of Ferguson, Adonis Johnson Creed (Mi- seven St. Louis college students chael B. Jordan), the son of former evolve into advocates and activists heavyweight champion Apollo as they demand change through Creed, attempts to follow in his policy and protest. father’s footsteps and become a boxing legend in his own right.

Tuesday, Jan. 24 Thursday, Jan. 26 THE LADYKILLERS (1955) SNATCH (2000) Five diverse oddball criminal With a labyrinthine plot that types planning a bank robbery is ostensibly oriented around a rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from missing diamond, “Snatch” in- an octogenarian widow under troduces viewers to three groups the pretext that they are of characters intent on retrieving classical musicians. the elusive stone, which has been stolen from an Antwerp jeweler. Photo from TNS Sofres The series leads, Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch, pose in the set of “Sherlock.” Information from Andrew Millians Michelle Sproat way that I have not seen any other actor accom- plish. News Editor Sherlock Holmes, a detective in London, and The story of Sherlock Holmes has been told his sidekick, Dr. John Watson, work to solve pe- through various TV shows and movies, both culiar crimes and stop maniacal perpetrators. portrayed in modern-day and historical rendi- Every episode leaves the viewers on the edge of tions. their seats, craving more Holmes action. In 2010, BBC and PBS released a modern ver- Unfortunately, seasons of “Sherlock” are re- sion of Holmes in their hit TV show “Sherlock.” leased every two to three years. The most recent Holmes is played by Benedict Cumberbatch season premiered on Jan. 1. Following the first (“Dr. Strange,” “The Imitation Game”) and Mar- season in 2010, season two came out in 2012 and tin Freeman (“The Hobbit”) as his counterpart, season three in 2013. Although there are large John Watson. gaps between seasons, “Sherlock” does a great Other modern Sherlock Holmes tales, such as job of making the wait worthwhile. CBS’s “Elementary” just don’t seem to make the This series is recommended for anyone who cut. Cumberbatch is able to channel the surreal has interest in a heart-pounding series that has inner workings of detective Holmes’ mind in a mysteries around every corner. Page B4 A&E Jan. 17, 2017 Lindenwood gets Buddhist club Two students form club to start discussions, increase understanding about Buddhism

Essi A. Virtanen gion major, has practiced ever since A&E Editor his sophomore year in high school. Farmer, a double-major in art histo- Lindenwood University is add- ry and studio art with an emphasis ing on to its diversity with the first in philosophy and the philosophy non-Christian religious club on of art, started practicing early on campus — the Buddhist Association during his undergraduate degree. of Lindenwood. For both, one of the things that Sophomore Evan Collins and made them interested in Buddhism senior Zac Farmer got the idea of was one of its major philosophies — forming a Lindenwood community mindfulness. of Buddhists at the end of spring se- “One, it’s the most commonly mester 2016. held belief and the main thing that “Our big initial reason for it was people think about Buddhism, but that wouldn’t it be great to be able to two, because it seems so absent in meet up with other Buddhists and contemporary philosophies,” Farm- just meditate?” Collins said. “That er said. was the first thing we thought.” He said that it is because people Then they found out that only are constantly on the go and busy. Christian clubs are presented on “Mindfulness, it’s about cherish- campus. ing those moments,” he said. “It’s not Collins said it is important to about just having them being over have other religious clubs presented and done with.” because many transfer and interna- Despite that they both are prac- tional students come from places ticing, they emphasized that the that aren’t “predominantly Chris- purpose of the club is not to convert t i an .” anyone, but to form discussion and The club’s adviser, religion pro- understanding about Buddhism to fessor Nichole Torbitzky, was com- anyone who is interested. pletely on board when first hearing “This isn’t just a mindfulness about the idea. club,” Collins said. “This is a Bud- “Evan was enthusiastic about this dhist association. Of course ev- possibility of this new club,” Torbitz- eryone is welcome to come and ky said. “As a professor of religion, meditate, but people shouldn’t be I was delighted to see someone pas- surprised if they come in and we’re sionate about their religion, and I talking about Buddhist texts.” was convinced this would be a good He said the meetings are going idea for our diverse community.” to be weekly and entail 20-minute Torbitzky said the Buddhist club meditation, Buddhist readings and will contribute to Lindenwood’s discussion, talks by monks and pos- overall mission to “educating the sibly having guest speakers at least whole person.” once a month. “More and more people on our “We definitely want to share our campus are Buddhist or interested experiences we’ve had with other in learning more about Buddhism or people because it’s really a great ex- simply interested in the benefits of perience we’ve had so far,” Farmer meditation,” she said. “The Buddhist said. “So hopefully, we can transfer club will be the place where those that to the students.” students can develop their faith and The first meeting will be held at practice.” 7 p.m. in the Spellmann Center on Both Collins and Farmer practice Monday, Jan. 23. For more infor- Buddhism. Collins, who is a corpo- mation, contact Collins at enc176@ Photo Illustration by Zac Farmer rate communications, public rela- lionmail.lindenwood.edu or (314) The Buddha statue establishes a meditation space. “With the statue we find sanctuary and solace,” Farmer said. tions and advertising major and reli- 724-3181. TV shows to start watching this semester Information collected by Essi A. Virtanen and Kyle Rainey

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‘Gilmore Girls’ ‘This Is Us’ ‘Stranger Things’ Almost a decade has gone by since the last episode of A TV show that started last fall follows a unique ensemble After a mysterious disappearance in the 1980s, residents in “Gilmore Girls” was aired. However, last year the beloved whose members’ lives intertwine in curious ways. According a small Indiana town uncover a series of supernatural secrets. characters returned in “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” to NBC, “This Is Us” is “a smart, modern dramedy that will Only eight episodes long, this is drama perfect for fans of sci- mini-series. Following the Gilmores’ adventures is a perfect challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you ence fiction. way to get your mind off assignments before bed, which al- think you know.” ways leaves you in a good mood. ‘Shameless’ ‘Divorce’ Six siblings struggle to grow up together in spite of a bro- Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church are Fran- ken household in Chicago. Despite their unreliable parents, ces and Robert in this 2016 series. The couple is facing the the oldest child, Fiona, does everything she can to hold the end of their marriage, and the tensions and struggles between family together. Entering its eighth season of production, the two are humorous to follow. The second season is said to “Shameless” is heavy and an addicting fit for anyone looking come out later this year. for a gritty drama. ‘Prison Break’ ‘Black Mirror’ “Prison Break” is coming back with a new season in April, Taking place in the not-so-distant future, “Black Mirror” so now is the perfect time to get to know the Burrows brothers portrays the dark role technology could play in the future. before the new season is out. Each episode leaves you with something new and unexpected to contemplate about the world around us.