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Essi A. Virtanen A&E Editor March 7 started off like any oth- er Tuesday for Lindenwood lacrosse player Isaiah Kozak. He ate breakfast with his teammates, went to class, then back to his dorm. But he didn’t show up for practice. “That’s when we kind of realized that’s not normal,” men’s lacrosse head coach Jimmy Lange said. “He was always at practice.” His teammate and suitemate Mi- chael Snodgrass said he felt some- thing wasn’t right. Illustration by Phil Brahm “I got a weird stomach feeling,” he said. “And I heard the sirens during practice.” Soon after, one of the coaches asked the team to gather in the lock- Skipping classes er room and told them that Kozak had taken his own life in his room. “It was just like one section of your heart was ripped out,” Sno- can cost students dgrass said. “That’s the only way I can describe it.” Photo from Jimmy Lange Kozak’s passing was a complete Isaiah Kozak lines up to shake hands shock, which showed that you never with opponents after a game against more than a grade know what people are really dealing Shorter University on Feb. 11. with inside, Lange said. “I think he always wanted every- The team called him “dodo,” after all listed as reasons for not attend- body to be so happy that he didn’t the extinct dodo bird, because of his Phil Brahm ing. want to share maybe what was hurt- fun, goofy nature. That was his spirit Lindenlink Editor More than half the survey par- ing him because he thought it might animal nickname. ticipants said they did not con- Cost make somebody sad,” he said. “That’s Snodgrass said what struck him Missing a lecture or an in-class sider the financial impact of skip- the only thing you can think of.” the most about Kozak was how he assignment isn’t the only price Lin- ping class when they chose not to Breakdown Kozak was a sophomore pursuing was happy about little things and denwood students pay when they attend. Like many of the partici- a paramedic science degree. He was thankful for everything. make the decision to skip class. pants, freshman Dakota Knutson from Penticton, British Columbia, A good example is when he The cost of skipping an under- said money was not on his mind $522.40 and was the first to go to college in scored his first collegiate goal on graduate class at Lindenwood can when he decided to miss class last per credit hour his family. He was the co-valedic- March 31, 2016. range from roughly $5 to $122, semester to catch up on some sleep. torian at his high school and was a “He ran and grabbed that ball and based on tuition figures listed on “I discovered [the cost] infor- successful student at Lindenwood as came off the field and started hug- the university’s website. Missing a mation mid-semester.” Knutson $32.65 well. ging everybody, me and the other graduate class can cost between $6 said. “Had I known this, I wouldn’t per 50-minute class However, Kozak’s true success lay coaches, his teammates, [he] had and $163. have let myself miss class.” with the positivity he shared with tears in his eyes,” Lange said. “He Nearly 30 Lindenwood students Keeping the cost in mind, fresh- the people around him. was so overjoyed that he got his first participated in an anonymous on- man Sam Higgerson said she has Lange described him as “the big- collegiate goal.” line survey asking whether they only missed class when it has been $48.96 gest cheerleader” for the lacrosse A memorial was held to honor had ever intentionally missed class unavoidable. per 75-minute class team. Kozak March 8 at Harlen C. Hunt- and the reasoning behind their “Since I already know that I was “I made the joke the other day er Stadium. The funeral will be in decision. Nearly 70 percent of the losing money, I weigh my options *Figures based on an under- that he gave me headaches because Penticton in the beginning of April, participants said they had skipped and decide whether or not to miss graduate schedule, made up he was yelling so much behind me Lange said. No exact date has been on purpose. class,” Higgerson said. “More often of five three credit-hour classes. [on the bench]; it was all positive set yet. Two GoFundMe pages also Sleeping in, hanging out with than not, I go to class, but I recent- Lab fees not included. stuff from the first whistle to the last were created to support his family, friends and being hungover were See Cost of Skipping | Page 2 whistle,” Lange said. “It did not stop.” See Kozak | Page 2 Spring cleaning: Grads should look over social media use

Nick Feakes Reporter “Use social media to post what you’re As the class of 2017 starts its capable of. Whatever your career, use post-graduation job hunt, they not only should look over their it as a platform to simulate the things résumés, but their social media you’d be doing if you got the job.” use, campus and industry officials said. -Andrew Allen Smith, CEOs and job recruiters are Lindenwood communications looking more and more into the social media profiles of prospec- professor tive employees. According to a 2016 survey about social media recruitment media the same way. When you to make sure everything is appro- conducted by CareerBuilder, 60 guys [millennials] start taking priate,” said Lindenwood career percent of employers use social over, you won’t have these issues.” strategist Cara Gitchos. “What networking sites to research job For now, 49 percent of hiring you put on social media is search- candidates. That’s up from 11 per- managers who screen candidates able forever and out there forev- cent in 2006, when the survey was via social networks said they’ve e r.” first conducted. found information that caused They also should establish a And depending on which field them not to hire a candidate, the new social media account for graduates are going into, those survey said. their business profiles, which will numbers could be even higher. The items most likely to raise allow them to market themselves For instance, 76 percent of em- the eyebrows of employers include for the job search, Smith said. ployers in the information tech- provocative or inappropriate pho- They can do things like follow nology field use social networks tographs, videos or information; other professionals in their in- to screen candidates, the survey information about a candidate dustries, retweet news from com- said. drinking or using drugs; discrim- panies where they’d like to work Employers, who generally are inatory comments related to race, or look at the profiles of the last of an older generation than mil- religion, gender, etc.; and candi- three people hired to get an idea lennials, often view the social me- dates who bad-mouthed previous of what a company is looking for. dia lives and real lives of today’s companies or fellow employees. Smith also said graduates can graduates as the same, said com- Lindenwood students should use social media to showcase munications professor Andrew use the highest privacy settings their skills and interests through Smith. on their personal accounts, but videos, photographs and words. “They think what you post in they also can get help from the “Use social media to post what social media is reflective of your Career Center in the Spellmann you’re capable of,” he said. “What- personality,” Smith said. “What Center. ever your career, use it as a plat- you have is two different genera- “Our office is happy to do a -so form to simulate the things you’d tions that don’t understand social cial media check on your account be doing if you got the job.” Design by Kelby Lorenz Page 2 NEWS March 21, 2017 Residence Hall Association to update dorms

J.T. Buchheit Chief Copy Editor “That’s what Hot plates and water fountains may be RHA’s about. It’s coming soon to dorms that do not have them, according to Basil Onyia, adminis- about making trative assistant of Residential Life. “I think that’s good,” said student Joe changes for the Schmitt. “I mean, every other dorm has a water fountain. And a hot plate gives us betterment of the Photo from Scott Queen more options of foods we can eat. We don’t halls.” A side-by-side look at the updated Lindenwood website compared to the previous one. have to go get something.” Student James Francies said he was glad -Basil Onyia, to hear about the potential hot plate addi- tions, adding that safety concerns exist with Residential Life Lindenwood website has the items they are using now. Administrative “The microwaves are trashed, as well as second facelift this year the toaster oven,” he said. “It’s just junk. We Assistant should get something more new, something in better condition.” Phil Scherer menu near the top of the static options that appear The changes are being implemented “Whatever the students want to do, that’s page asks users to choose right next to the drop-down by the Residence Hall Association, which what we gear toward,” he said. “So if some- Reporter whether they are a current menu, no matter what choice wants to give students a greater voice about one says, ‘Hey, we really want this in the student, prospective student is made. what they want to see in the dorms. dorm’ or ‘We’d like to see this happen,’ then Changes are coming again or other classification. Based Director of Marketing “It all depends on what the students put we put a proposal together that says, ‘This is to the official Lindenwood on that selection, they will be Scott Queen said the deci- in, that’s what they get,” said Basil Onyia, what they want; what can we do to fix this?’” website. given a number of options, sion to make these chang- administrative assistant of Residential Life. The members of the association are Around seven months like access to email, the stu- es was made after soliciting “Some halls have put in a lot of work, so reaching out to students to get ideas they after the website was rede- dent portal or other pages. opinions from students and we’re trying to see results for that.” can implement into their dorms. signed, adjustments are be- Those options currently ap- staff, as well as taking into Resident directors can submit proposals They had tables in Spellmann and Evans ing made to the top of the pear below the Lindenwood account complaints they had for what they want in their dorms based on to gain information from the students about home page that officials in logo on the page. been hearing around the the feedback they receive from students. how their living spaces can be improved. web content said will make On the new website, in- campus. Michael Jordan, resident director of “That’s what RHA’s about,” said Onyia. the user experience much stead of the changing op- The changes came early Cobbs Hall, said they’re open to any sug- “It’s about making changes for the better- easier. tions, access to email, the Monday morning around 9 gestions the students might have. ment of the halls.” Currently, a drop-down portal and canvas will be a.m.

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Photo from Jimmy Lange Isaiah Kozak goes to pass the ball during a home opener against Shorter University on Feb. 11. Kozak | Continued from Page 1 which raised close to er, enthusiastic and always mets. $38,000 in three days. wanted the best for others. Lange said in the long Maddi Ossello, a big sis- I will remember him in that run, this loss will strength- ter of one of Kozak’s room- way; the way he deserves.” en and unite their team. mates, started one of the Lange talked to Kozak’s They will continue to play pages. She said Kozak was a mother Tuesday night, as Kozak would have want- part of her family and she’ll and she said that the team ed, and he will be with them remember Kozak as “an ab- should not give up but keep in spirit. solute sweetheart.” playing for her son. “His jersey is going to be “He gave me a huge hug The team had its first hanging in the locker room every time I saw him, genu- home game without Kozak and out on the field with inely asked how I was doing Sunday against Adams State us for the home games,” and made my day just a little University. They playedhe said. “We’re going to re- better when we spoke,” she with stickers of Kozak’s member him every single said. “He was a hard work- number, 41, on their hel- d ay.” WE DELIVER! Cost of Skipping | Continued from Page 1 ly had an experience where I common responses. hours per semester, accord- was getting over the flu, so I The total cost of skipping ing to the university’s website. missed class.” varies based on the amount of Full-time undergraduates pay TO FIND THE LOCATION NEAREST YOU Like Higgerson, several credits students are taking and the same amount for nine to students who responded to how frequently their classes 15 credits. These figures do not the survey also listed illness- meet during a semester. account for lab fees that are as- VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM es as their reason for missing Full-time undergraduate sociated with select courses. classes. Scheduling conflicts students currently pay a flat Overall, a full-time Linden- at work, doctor appointments rate of $7,836 to take anywhere wood students pay an average ©2016 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. and sporting events were also between 12 and 18 credits of $604.17 per credit hour. March 7, 2017 OPINIONS Page 3

The Legacy/ Lindenlink Hiring on spectrum is beneficial Staff: J.T. Buchheit I have been working as a Chief Copy Editor copy editor on newspapers Editor-in-Chief: since 2011 and am able to find People on the autism spec- many grammatical errors that Kelby Lorenz trum face many challenges, most others miss. but few are as arduous and Another trait many of us Lindenlink Editor: time-consuming as finding have is the ability to do repet- Phil Brahm jobs. itive tasks over long periods I am not shy about hav- of time. I can edit for hours Design Chief: ing Asperger’s Syndrome. I without growing bored; in- have written an article about deed, a task most people find Mili Mena what it is like to live with it. laborious, I find extremely I even own a shirt that says fun and relaxing. Chief Copy Editor: “Dude, I’m an Aspie.” But the Additionally, many of us J.T. Buchheit vast majority of people on lack interest in socializing. the spectrum do not reveal While many workers may News Editor: this to potential employers slack off and talk to coworkers Michelle Sproat and for good reason: There is instead of getting their jobs still a stigma surrounding au- done, people on the spectrum Opinions Editor: tism, specifically Asperger’s, are often focused on the work in the workplace. This needs they have been assigned. Tyler Tousley to go away, because many of Many of us are much more Sports Editor: us possess unique skills that interested in our work than Design by Tyler Tousley make us extremely valuable chatting with others. Kearstin Cantrell to companies. The old adage “Honesty difficult for people with As- believe we are less capable perfectly because of the at- A 2015 study by Drexel is the best policy” is held in perger’s. Jobs that provide a than we actually are, which tention to detail required and A&E Editor: University says that 58 per- high regard by most people lot of sensory stimuli or re- often leads to companies sac- limited interaction with oth- Essi Auguste Virtanen cent of young adults with on the spectrum. Most em- quire large amounts of social- rificing job skills for people ers, companies outside of the autism are unemployed, and ployers emphasize honesty izing can be extremely over- skills. tech industry also need to re- Business Manager: 80 percent are not in full- as a trait that they seek, and whelming, and most of us will Also, higher scores are not alize that many people on the Ashley Ator time employment. The main those on the spectrum do not not perform nearly as well as always a good thing. People spectrum contain limitless reason for this is poor per- dance around the truth. We a neurotypical (non-autistic) who scored lower on these potential. Promotions Manager: formance in job interviews. are often honest to the point person in those jobs. tests proved to be more adept Although we need certain Elsa Mort We often have a lot of trouble of extreme bluntness. In some ways, companies at mechanical, scientific and accommodations to be made Faculty Advisers: maintaining eye contact, and Most of us do require some are actually going backward accounting jobs than those for us to perform to our full small talk and body-language sort of accommodation to when it comes to hiring those who showed more emotional potential, the benefits a com- Susan Weich interpretation are not our work proficiently, however. with Asperger’s. Many com- intelligence. pany can receive by employ- Neil Ralston strong points — all integral to The majority of people with panies now use “emotional There are a few companies ing a person on the spectrum a successful job interview. Asperger’s have sensory is- intelligence” tests to assess that have realized that hiring often far outweigh any draw- But if people are able to sues. I have hypersensitive prospective employees’ abili- people on the spectrum can backs. Spellmann Center 3095 / 3100 look past our weaknesses, ears and cannot work in loud ties to understand their emo- be highly beneficial, such as Although some companies 209 S. Kingshighway we can show some amazing environments, so I need it to tions and those of others. Microsoft and other techno- are becoming aware of this, St. Charles, Mo. 63301 strengths. One attribute that be relatively quiet. People on the spectrum often logical companies. people on the spectrum are Telephone: 636-949-4336 many of us possess is strong These required accommo- have low scores on these tests, While many people with still a massively underutilized Email: lulegacy@lindenwood. attention to detail. dations can make some jobs causing many companies to Asperger’s fit the IT mold resource. edu

The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views Thinking through inking: Graduation fee creates of the university. frustrations for senior Letter to the Editor Why I got my first tattoo Policy: Lindenwood students The Legacy is proud to Michelle Sproat provide an open forum for News Editor Tyler Tousley should not have to pay the a variety of opinions. In a strange turn of Opinions Editor fee. They won’t be attend- In order to share your events, a statement from ing the event it goes toward perspectives, please send the conservative Senate As a senior preparing to anyway. If it is for the phys- a Letter to the Editor to majority leader has be- graduate and be released ical degree, perhaps another come a battlecry for wom- into the professional world, printer should be considered LULegacy@lindenwood. en across the nation. I could not be more excited. if they charge $100 for one edu. Letters may not Elizabeth Warren, dem- My time at Lindenwood has copy. exceed 350 words, should ocratic senator for Massa- been a very positive experi- Assuming that the phys- avoid obscenities and chusetts, read a 1986 letter ence for me, and I’ve learned ical degree is largely what must include the writer’s by Coretta Scott King to so much from my professors the fee goes toward (because full name. the Senate in a debate over and peers. What struck me everybody has to pay) then attorney general nominee by surprise in the graduation I would actually suggest Jeff Sessions. process is the $100 I have to charging us earlier. Politifact Follow us on King, the wife of Martin pay to get my degree. reports that, on average, it social media: Luther King Jr., opposed Now, I am positive that takes students about six years Sessions’ nomination to be this information was out to complete a four-year de- Facebook: a federal judge. there and available to me gree. With this said, the de- Lindenwood Legacy According to an article long before this year, but I grees are set up to take four Lindenlink by the Washington Post, was unaware until I received years. Warren was interrupted an email with information The “bingo sheet” I have Twitter: by Senate Majority Leader for graduation where I read for my degree has a suggest- Mitch McConnell noting a about the extra charge. ed layout to get me out in @LULegacy rarely used Senate rule that I understand that gradu- four years. If the university @Lindenlink states that senators cannot ation costs money to put on were to add a $12.50 charge “directly or indirectly, by and that the money needs to each semester instead, stu- Instagram: any form of words impute to come from somewhere; dents would be free from this @lindenwoodlegacy to another Senator or to in fact, it makes sense that extra graduation charge. other Senators any conduct it would come from the stu- This solution is not com- or motive unworthy or un- dents it is for. What I find a pletely perfect, as students YouTube: becoming a Senator.” bit irritating, however, is that who take longer end up pay- Lindenwood Legacy McConnell stated that even students who choose ing more and students that Multimedia Warren was “giving a not to walk at the ceremony take less time end up pay- lengthy speech. She had ap- still have to pay the fee — ing less, but this is the case Staff Needed: peared to violate the rule. with that said, I do plan on regardless. The earlier you She was warned. She was walking. graduate, the less money it Do you enjoy writing, given an explanation. Nev- In addition, there is the costs you overall. design or photography? ertheless, she persisted.” reasoning behind most com- Hopefully, doing this and Come work for the Legacy That final phrase, “Nev- plaints about any university: informing students of the ertheless, she persisted,” Photo from Michelle Sproat I pay just about $20,000 a charge would encourage stu- and Lindenlink.com to is now tattooed on the in- Michelle Sproat gets her first tattoo from artist Katy Raymon year to go here. If I com- dents to stay at Lindenwood build your résumé and gain side of my right bicep. My at Iron Age Tattoo while holding Jacob Jagodzinski’s hand. plete all of my requirements, all the way through their de- practical work experience. inspiration came from a I should get my degree. In- grees and to focus to get out You can contact us at blogger in Minnesota who but she persevered. in through a piece of art stead, I have to pay 20 grand a little sooner. Otherwise, it LULegacy@lindenwood. created a Facebook event I got my tattoo at Iron that is permanently on my a year and then pay even won’t impact their thought edu. to get the phrase tattooed Age Studios in the Delmar body. more to actually get out with processes at all and they will We would appreciate at a Minneapolis shop. Loop. As I sat there endur- Tattoos are an impactful proof of completion. just pay the $12.50 and move your support! Over 100 women showed ing the pain of my first tat- medium in which people Finally, college students on with their lives. up to get that same tattoo too, I thought about all of can express themselves and are notoriously poor. I know Ultimately, I understand alongside her. the strong women that I make statements. I could have found out about why this charge is necessary. Although the phrase was getting it for. When people ask me the charge prior to when I don’t think the university was spoken as an insult to Some people say that about what my tattoo I did, but I am also confi- should get rid of it and foot Warren, it has become a you need to think about means, I am proud to say dent that I am not the only the bill. I just wish I would Thank you for positive motto for wom- potential repercussions be- that it’s about a woman who student who was caught off have had a better heads-up your continued en. When I think of “Nev- fore you get a tattoo, such stood up for what she be- guard. Speaking from expe- about it or that it was factored ertheless, she persisted,” I as how a potential employ- lieved in and got knocked rience, students do not tend into tuition beforehand. support of see Warren standing her er will view you, how soci- down but persevered. to have an extra $100 lying When all is said and done, our news ground to fight for some- ety will view you and so on. Regardless of what hit around. $100 is a fairly small price to publications! thing that she believes in. For me, I decided to her, she was ready to fight If the money is only go- pay for the proof of my time She was silenced by McCo- think through my tattoo back. Nevertheless, she ing toward the ceremony, and completion at Linden- nnell and other senators, and express what I believe persisted. students who do not walk wood. Page 4 A&E March 21, 2017 Spring Fashion Information and photos from Taylor Musgrove With April approaching, the spring fashion trends are just around the corner. And with the way this weather is going, we’ll be putting the parkas and scarves away sooner than expected. During New York fashion week, the world got to see some of the major trends that will be gracing the streets this upcoming season. Major fashion hous- es such as Jason Wu, J Crew and Burberry all sported ruffles, neon colors, khaki and lace dresses on the runway. Another big trend that Chajuana Trawick, the program chair of the fashion department, has seen is clothing with bold statements. “With the new president and all the political uproar, we’re seeing a lot of different statements that designers are making on their clothing,” said Trawick. Some of these designers include Christian Dior’s “We Should All Be Feminist” shirts, Stella McCartney’s “Thanks Girls” apparel and bags and Prabal Gurung’s host of T-shirts with political statements such as “Revolution Has No Borders” and “We Will Not Be Silenced.” Trawick also expressed that a lot of trends she saw from Paris fashion week in September could be found in New York’s fashion week this February. “Fashion always cycles back around,” Trawick said. These trends can be seen cycling on Lindenwood’s campus as well.

Cristina Martinez is captured in a simple striped blouse Rolando Dupuy is displaying the perfect outfit for Lin- Lindenwood student Margad-Erdene Olzbataar can paired with white skinny jeans and sneakers. This is a denwood’s men’s fashion. His denim jacket and white be seen in a floral print mustard-colored top that was also perfect look for an easygoing day at Lindenwood. Nike Roshe sneakers give him a casual look while his a huge color on the runways. Fashion profesor Nasheli Fashion professor Nasheli Ortiz said, “We will see a pink hat and jewelry add edge to the ensemble. Ortiz said that yellow and green will be prominent colors lot of sailor-inspired looks this season. This trend is in- this spring season. Her cognac-colored boots are the spired heavily by designer Tommy Hilfiger.” perfect transition shoes from winter to spring. Art professor creates art outside galleries Kyle Rainey ple are trying to reclaim,” and city’s past. He said the project, the idea of intellectual labor, like “Sweat Equity,” was about urban Reporter financial institutions and uni- gentrification and people who versity professors. buy depressed properties and Professor Jacob Stanley He put himself through grad- put sweat into repairing. teaches sculpture and ceramics uate school at the University of “I’m interested in making classes at Lindenwood, and his Tennessee renovating histor- artwork that’s not in a typical art has always been the product ic houses, graduating in 2010. gallery setting, [like] in a round- of sweat, hammers and saws. His father worked in a concrete about or on a grassy lawn,” Stan- The Indiana native joined plant, which is part of the reason ley said. “I’m very interested in Lindenwood’s art department in his artwork combines elements neglected and forgotten spaces.” 2012 and has since been active of academia and the working He said he wants to make with projects across campus and class, he said. things that intellectuals might on the faculty council. “I really dislike work that re- not understand, but that a typ- “The overarching theme of quires a Ph.D to understand,” he ical contractor might immedi- my work that drives me to make said. ately recognize. He’s interested the type of work that I do, is I’m In 2012, Stanley constructed in creating layers in his art so really interested in labor and a desolate home on slanted stilts that people from different back- capital,” Stanley said. that stood in downtown New grounds can find elements in his He said that he is specifically Albany, Indiana, for two years. art that are recognizable. interested in the awkward space With blue trim and unfinished Fashion professor Nasheli between blue-collar labor he de- wooden walls, the structure was Ortiz said that this year marks scribed as “this manufacturing created as an homage to a vio- the third time Stanley has world that is lost and [that] peo- lent tornado and flood from the helped her department cre- ate backdrops for their fashion shows. In 2015, Studio Art Tech- nician Joseph Weber said the Photo courtesy of Jacob Stanley Lindenwood Spring Mer- Jacob Stanley is known for his style, often including one of his two dozen scarves. cedes-Benz Fashion Show had a backdrop of bend conduit bars tool belt with all his tools lined In last year’s “Garbage Bag station in Philadelphia, he said and fluorescent bulbs that were out in it.” Gala” fashion show, Stanley won the experiences are great be- closely aligned with Stanley’s art. He said at the beginning of an award. He’s been invited to cause his sole job becomes art, Stanley turned creating the every project, he puts together make runway garments in the he’s surrounded by like-minded 3-D elements of the show into the exact tools he’ll need for a summer St. Louis fashion show people and the expectation for a late-start class. Students got project. twice. The “Gala” is a benefit everyone to make art. to learn new techniques, plan “I think [it’s] a sign of some- event for the Salvation Army in He said creating collections and work with deadlines. Weber body who knows what they’re St. Louis. of great art takes a lifetime. said the class gave students the doing,” Weber said. “He likes “Competing against fashion “There’s no secret sauce to opportunity to take art beyond a to be prepared and be a couple designers, it was very good that my work,” Stanley said. “I don’t higher education setting. steps ahead.” he won,” Ortiz said. She said have a really inventive tech- “So he’s a fashionable guy,” Ortiz said he’s always con- he’ll be back for this year’s show. nique, I don’t have really exotic Photo courtesy of Jacob Stanley Weber said. “I give him a hard cerned with what he wears. Stanley has stayed in artist materials. They [students] could “Sweat Equity (above)” symbolized the sweat and hard work time sometimes because that “He’s very organized,” she residencies across the world. do what I do. I do it at a bigger required to rebuild degraded houses and was an homage to a transfers over to when we’re said. “He’s very hands-on, and From two weeks to two months, scale, but it actually is attain- violent flood and tornado. working in the shop, he’s got the he’s not scared of getting dirty.” from Beijing to a trash transfer a b l e .” March 21, 2017 SPORTS Page 5 Coach brings musical past, success

J.T. Buchheit for a boy named Josh English, which raised around $20,000. Chief Copy Editor “I would say that was prob- On the field and on the ably my most cherished music stage, Jed Stugart is no strang- memory just because we sold er to the spotlight. out a place in our hometown Stugart, 46, is Linden- and raised a bunch of mon- wood’s new head football ey for a kid that was battling coach. Stugart came to Lind- a brain tumor and who’s still enwood from the University alive today,” said Stugart. of Sioux Falls and has experi- Stugart eventually took a enced the dizzying highs that break from the music business can only come from being in and moved back to his home- front of audiences of thou- town of Greeley, Colorado, sands. and helped a friend coach a For five years, he was Jed high school football team. Lance, a soloist who per- “Record labels were start- formed openings for singers, ing to wonder ‘How come he such as Tim McGraw and didn’t get signed by this label’? Faith Hill. We just kind of pulled back a “[Performing] was a lot of little bit. So to pass some time, fun, because there was usually I helped a buddy coach high great crowds and a lot of en- school, and then next fall I ergy,” Stugart said. “It was one took a break again, and that’s of the most exciting times of when I went to [University of] my life.” Northern Colorado. It’s like when that door in music start- Photo by Nao Enomoto Although Stugart played Stugart does some offseason work in his office located in the Student Athlete Academic Success Center. his music in numerous clubs ed shutting, doors in football and dance halls, they could started opening.” “I’ve jammed out on peo- After seven straight win- and obviously the goal would He wasn’t in the most popular never compare to being on the The promotions beganple’s pianos before in a home ning seasons at Sioux Falls, be to get in postseason play,” area and was still successful.” main stage for the first time. piling up, and Stugart found visit because it’s a topic of Stugart received a call from Stugart said. Gurnea thinks Stugart’s “The very first time and himself in an entirely new conversation because people Lindenwood’s athletic direc- Stugart has achieved suc- past success will carry over to with a big crowd, there was land of job opportunities. know my background,” he tor, Brad Wachler, and was cess wherever he coached, the Lions. obviously a pretty good rush,” “A volunteer job just turned said. offered the job of head coach, amassing a career record of “Getting the preview of the Stugart said. “Going out there, into a little stipend paycheck, Stugart doesn’t regret which he accepted. 91-24. One of Lindenwood’s new system, and with some and you kind of have the and then it turned into a changing his career path to Stugart sees potential in players, offensive lineman of the transfer guys that have adrenaline going. It’s a pretty grad assistant job, and before coach football, but he said that Lindenwood’s football pro- Derek Gurnea, is impressed come in, some of the new exhilarating thing.” I knew it, I was promoted to he does miss the music busi- gram and believes it can be by Stugart’s achievements and recruits, the team’s looking Stugart’s fondest memories another job, and I never went ness at times. successful. His hope for the finds him to be a skilled strat- promising,” Gurnea said. in his years as a soloist include back to the music,” he said. “If I go to a concert and team is to compete for a con- egist. Stugart’s musical back- the camaraderie with mem- Although he has left the sometimes remember what ference championship. “[USF was] around the No. ground provides a colorful bers of his band and traveling music industry, people who that rush was like, yeah, some- “Our mindset is that we 5 team in the country,” said past, but it is his coaching around the country. He also have read about his past occa- times I miss it, but at the end can compete for a playoff spot Gurnea. “I’m just excited for expertise that has the Lions remembers the time he per- sionally ask him to play some of the day, I love the career and get a set of directions all he’s going to bring. He’s ob- hopeful for years of prosperity formed in a charity concert tunes. path I’ve taken,” he said. where we can get on that path, viously good at what he does. down the road.

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pring break is a time that college students in the United States wait for with feverish anticipation every year. Whether students are traveling to exotic cities around the country and the world to experience new cultures and adventures, or visiting home to spend time with family and friends, spring break allows stu- dents to rest and recharge to tackle the remainder of the semester. As the 2017 spring break came to a close, Legacy staff members collected a smallS assortment of photos highlighting exciting moments from students’ travels. From Vilano Beach in St. Augustine, Florida, to a family farm in Seymour, Mis- souri, the staff welcomed the chance to put down the textbooks, enjoy some time away from the worries of studying and 20-page papers and create memories that will last beyond their time at Lindenwood.

Photo by Michelle Sproat Photo by Essi Virtanen Jake Jagodzinski starts digging a hole in the sand of Vilano Beach while on a trip to St. Allison Krodinger in the shark tunnel at Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Augustine, Florida, during spring break last week. on Wednesday, March 15.

Photo by Kearstin Cantrell Photo by Kelby Lorenz Beaufort, South Carolina, sits right on the Atlantic Ocean, where boats are anchored when Spring break took a wintery turn in Seymour, Missouri, as Toni Lorenz removes net wrap not in use on a beautiful spring day. from a bale of hay to feed cattle on her farm, Lorenz Land & Cattle.