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.com Volume 7, Number 15 Student Newspaper of Dec. 3, 2013 Finals HOLIDAY CHEER AT LU schedule Page 2 25% of material recycled Page 3 Christmas came too early Page 4 Editors’ Picks for 2013 Page 7 Semester athlete awards Page 8 Legacy Photo by Jennifer Bruhn Administrators John Oldani and Jann Weitzel with their families enjoy refreshments under the pavillion. The Legacy Lindsey Rae Vaughn The Christmas Walk was open buildings. refreshments were offered Production Manager to the public, so anyone could Santa made an appearance including hot chocolate, hot cider With winter break falling attend. to receive Christmas lists from and cookies. modifies right in the middle of the holiday A lantern-guided tour of the children. Other activities included season, festivals and celebrations campus occured with many Lindenwood students decorating a community staff, look have begun early at Lindenwood different stations available provided choral and instrumental Christmas tree, coloring a as the university hosted the annual including one in the pavillion entertainment. Christmas ornament and hearing The new year will bring Christmas Walk. and in several historic campus Many favorite holiday stories from Mrs. Claus. several additions for The Legacy, including staff and style changes, as well as a new tabloid to be Basketball carrying momentum into MIAA play produced during J-term. Phillip Scherer first by Boos, and then by senior practice very much, so to see them season on Dec. 5 against the STAFF CHANGES Staff Reporter Tyler Ressel, to tie the game at 41 do it well was very encouraging.” University of Central Oklahoma, Current Co-Editor-in-Chief The Lions’ men’s basketball points apiece. The Lions will continue their the first in MIAA play. Michael Sprague will participate team continued to play well Despite very good shooting in the LUTV Super Semester news on their home court as they by the Lions throughout the first show broadcasts in the spring. defeated the University of part of the second half, they were He will spend much of his Illinois-Springfield heading into unable to create any separation on time with the 12-credit cluster Thanksgiving break. the scoreboard for much of the of courses to produce three daily With a mixture of good game. Eight minutes into the half, newscasts each week. shooting and defense, the Lions the Lions held a mere three-point He will step down as The were able to maintain their lead lead. Legacy’s co-editor and take up and eventually win the game by With just under seven minutes the position of style editor. the score of 84-68. remaining in the game, Boos hit a Sprague will continue Names The game did not start well three-pointer that seemed to fully That Built LU and begin a column for the Lions, as the Prairie Stars shift momentum in favor of the on a topic to be determined. came out shooting very well. With home team. The basket gave the Production Manager Lindsey the aid of three three-point baskets Lions an eight-point lead that they Vaughn will replace Sprague as made in the first five minutes, would never let go of. Madeleine Heppermann’s co- Illinois-Springfield jumped out to Though the game warranted editor-in-chief. a 10-point lead, at 17-7. a good result for coach Brad Page Designer Christie Just when the momentum Soderberg’s team, he was not Sielfleisch will become the new seemed to be fully in favor of the entirely satisfied. “I am very production manager. Prairie Stars, junior Michael Boos happy to get the win because we News Editor Emily Adair and started to shoot very well. He beat a very good team out there, Photo Editors Jennifer Bruhn scored five points in the span of but the one sour taste I have in and Romain Polge, Opinions one minute to cut the lead to three my mouth is that our man-to- Editors Abigail Fallon and Leigh points. man defense continues to be very Borgers, Culture Editors Annette The game would remain very disappointing,” Soderberg said. Schaefer and Jason Wiese and close throughout the remainder of Soderberg has expressed Sports Editors Chase Stewart and the first half, as neither team was concern over his defense in the Ryan Oldham will continue their fully able to take the other one out past, stressing that they must editorial positions. of the game. By hitting a pair of improve as the season moves Borgers will also take up the three pointers right before the half along. Obviously, he did not see role of lead copy editor. ended, the Prairie Stars were able the desired improvement in this Deborah Starr will continue to take a 39-35 lead after the first game. her weekly column and Alejandro 20 minutes of play. Despite the less than desirable Molino will continue his work as The second half would prove to results in the man-to-man defense, graphics designer. be a different story for the Lions. Soderberg was very impressed Marko Nikolic and Andrea After allowing UIS to extend their by his team’s results when they Lopez Torralvo will maintain their lead up to six points just seconds played zone defense. “I was very Legacy Photo by Romain Polge roles as advertising managers. after halftime, the Lions made happy with how they performed Michael Boos attempts a two-point field goal during a matchup against the University two consecutive three pointers, in the zone. It’s not something we of Illinois, Springfield. Boos had a team-leading 20 points in the win Continued on Page 2 Page 2 NEWS Dec. 3, 2013 Legacy Fall finals schedule Continued from Page 1 Current Managing Inflatables return Dec. 9-13 Editor Melissa Spears will direct Legacy content to First Generation Collegians to Regular class time Examination time the Lindenlink student MWF 8-8:50 a.m. Friday 8:30-10:30 a.m. news website, and along MWF 9-9:50 a.m. Monday 8:30-10:30 a.m. with Killian Walsh will act host Calm Before the Brainstorm MWF 10-10:50 a.m. Wednesday 8:30-10:30 a.m. as social media directors, Lisbeth Sandoe maintaining the paper’s Staff Reporter is created for students MWF 11-11:50 a.m. Monday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Facebook, Twitter and “In the end, we to have some fun before MWF 12-12:50 p.m. Wednesday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. email accounts. First Generation just want to create finals. MWF 1-1:50 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Style Changes Collegians will host the an experience “Basically, this is a way Several staff members popular event “Calm for everyone, for students to have one MWF 2-2:50 p.m. Monday 2-4 p.m. took Newspaper Design Before the Brainstorm” especially before last hurrah before finals MWF 3-3:50 p.m. Wednesday 2-4 p.m. this semester to learn tonight, 6-10 p.m. at Evans the year ends.” start,” he said. “We will design techniques that Commons to help students have inflatable activities, MWF 4-4:50 p.m. Friday 2-4 p.m. de-stress before finals including laser tag.” would improve the look of -Markus Hoff TR 8-9:15 a.m. Thursday 8:30-10:30 a.m. the paper. week. FGC Adviser There will be snacks and The staff implemented FGC is an organization drinks at the event and an TR 9:30-10:45 a.m. Tuesday 8:30-10:30 a.m. for students whose parents adviser Markus Hoff. attendance prize for the a number of style changes TR 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. gradually as the semester never went to college, The group also hosted first 200 people who show progressed. and FGC therefore works some 3k races on campus up. TR 1-2:15 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sprague said he hopes an as a support group for last semester and Hoff Students may bring TR 2:30-3:45 p.m. Tuesday 2-4:00 p.m. those students to make said FGC hopes to go friends who do not attend official redesign will take TR 4-5:15 p.m. Thursday 2-4 p.m. effect with the first issue of friends and get involved on to middle schools next LU, but they will need to the spring semester on Jan. campus. year to get students sign a waiver to participate. M Evening Regular day and time FGC hosted this event interested in continuing “In the end, we just want 28, as the design students T Evening Regular day and time complete a formal style last year with the attendance their education after to create an experience for W Evening Regular day and time guide for The Legacy. of approximately 150 high school. everyone, especially before Upcoming tabloid students, according to Hoff said tonight’s event the year ends.” R Evening Regular day and time The Legacy staff and contributors have begun planning a tabloid which will hit the racks Jan. 21. Not all degrees are created equally The publication will be Katie Brosamer-Senger undergrad degree.” recent college graduates four months to find a job. “I am fortunate enough put together during J-term Contributing Writer Ai was an international with an elementary “The biggest issue to have the support of a under the direction of Recent and soon-to- student from Japan, and education degree have an was lack of experience.