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A DECADE LATER

AMANDA SCHULTE-SMITHco-managing editor

Penni Fox watched over her kindergarten class the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The stay at home mom took a subbing job at the school where her son, Drake, was just starting fourth grade.

The school was a short three blocks away from their house on Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, six miles from the Pentagon. Her hus-band, Chuck, who now works as the student as-sistant coach for Northwest’s women’s basketball

team, was working on the Air Force base as part of the Disaster Control Group.

She began the day just like any other. She looked over lesson plans, met with her students and organized the day’s events, not knowing the chaos that would ensue later that day.

“Parents started coming in and grabbing their kids,” Penni said. “We tried to figure out what was going on. Finally, one of the dads had told us that a plane had hit the Pentagon.”

Moments later, the school announced a code blue - immediate evacuation. The teachers

prepared to bus military kids to a nearby high school, because the base was locked down. Penni watched as the busses took kids from her school to the high school, dazed, puzzled and worried for her son and husband.

“Everything changed that day,” Penni said, re-membering the events that happened that fateful day 10 years ago.

Penni and Chuck moved to Maryville after his retirement in 2008. Chuck works as a GA in the

Local family relives memories of that fateful day

TREY WILLIAMSeditor-in-chief

After 14 months of waiting, the not so stellar audit for Northwest has been revealed and the Univer-sity is already looking toward the future.

“What’s next is we’re focus-ing on the future,” President Jasin-ski said after the “fair” audit report, which ranks near the bottom of the scale.

“We don’t agree with all of the findings but the ones that we do, we’ve already started to address those.”

The audit report released late Tuesday afternoon revealed some holes in the University’s monetary arena. In January 2010, The Mis-souri State Auditors office sent a team to assess the University’s con-tracts, bids, flow of money.

The report states that former University president Dean Hub-

bard was paid $224,762 for the year after he stepped down. This may be in violation of the Missouri Consti-tution. In addition, he and his wife received health and accident insur-ance for two years after he left the University.

Northwest also paid close to $9,000 to assist Hubbard in moving his personal property and furnish-ings to his new residence in Kansas City. On top of that, Hubbard re-ceived $30,000 from the Northwest

Foundation in March 2009 in rec-ognition of his 25 years of service to the University. It was also meant to compensate him for not being pro-vided a vehicle for six years, though he received $1,800 a month for a ve-hicle allowance.

Hubbard’s 2004 employment agreement also entitled him to an annual miscellaneous allowance of $12,500. However, in a two-year period, the former president still charged nearly $3,000 for meal ex-

penses instead of paying for them from his personal expense allow-ance.

According to Jasinski, the Uni-versity was presented with an exit report when the auditors finished up in July 2010.

On top of the possible law-breaking reports surrounding Hub-bard, in a three-year period, North-west subsidized more than $3.3

missouri audit report reveals questionable activities conducted by past northwest university officials

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Fine arts building suffers damage

Empty seats, budget cuts start the Senate session

Student-created Facebook group brings awareness to the Olive DeLuce’s sustaining repair budget

“It says that pro-spective students

found something of interest at North-

west Missouri State... so, North-west is accessible, provides high qual-ity academic and

co-curricular experi-ences and it’s af-

fordable.”President John Jasinski

TREY WILLIAMSEditor-in-Chief

Dog-eared in the University’s book of things-that-matter-most is a page that addresses student success and content with all as-pects of Bearcat Nation.

With a record freshmen class – just around 1,500 – strolling the campus grounds, some Univer-sity officials, such as President John Jasinski and Matt Baker, vice president of student affairs, credit the pride and interest Northwest student’s have in the University.

“The word’s getting out that we do a good job,” Baker said. “Our students are our best am-bassadors. They go back to their hometowns and their friends and say, ‘Hey, this was a good deal, a good experience for me.’

“And I think that’s as valuable as anything.”

More students coming into the University bodes well for the school, but not without a few ob-stacles.

A freshmen class of this magnitude means that residence halls, campus dining and parking – among the most noticeably af-fected – are at full capacity.

“We’re at a little bit of a tip-ping point,” Jasinski said. “We’re at something like 17 percent (in-crease) over four years. We’ve been growing and obviously our appropriations have been de-creasing.

“We can’t pretend that we’re going to continue to grow at nau-seam without a concomitant plan to address in terms of housing and classrooms as well.”

This is a problem that the University finds itself needing to address with urgency. Finding a plan, balance or a point at which to draw the line is what University offices across the board are pre-paring for.

“One of the challenges we have in the short-term for the University is to make sure that we know where the ideal number of students is,” Baker said.

“I think that will quickly turn into a short-term goal as to what is the right size and where is our tipping point, where we don’t want to go over or else see huge problems with satisfaction and connection with students.”

Though faced with these chal-

lenges for the near future, the numbers are not yet official and the University is not too worried that things will not work out this year.

Jasinski said the freshmen enrollment numbers are not of-ficial until the census date Sept. 20, when every college reports its official numbers. And by then, the University will have lost some, not a lot, but certainly some students will not make the cut.

“It normally decreases. Ev-erywhere a freshman comes in on Thursday, gets home sick, and goes home,” Jasinski said. “A sophomore comes in on Thurs-day, gets arrested, mom and dad say come home. So, you lose some students… we’re talking a one, two, three percent kind of deal.”

Though the University an-ticipates decreases, talks may be beginning to cap enrollment, the record-breaking freshmen class this year has University officials excited about the possibilities.

“It says that prospective stu-dents found something of interest at Northwest Missouri State... so, Northwest is accessible, provides high quality academic and co-cur-ricular experiences and it’s afford-able,” Jasinski said. “That’s what we believe freshmen, prospective students and their parents are saying “Wow, it’s a great institu-tion, it’s great value and we really believe in the green and white.’”

Backstage at the Charles Johnson Theatre, buckets await the next downpour to hit Maryville due to a leaky roof. Additionally, the stage became warped and the grand piano suffered water damage.

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DARLEEN DENNONews Editor

In an age where text messages replace face-to-face interaction and word documents substitute pen and paper, students assemble to petition, not in front of a high-trafficked building, but on Facebook.

Senior KaTrina Kunkle stood on her figura-tive soapbox and created the Facebook group “Stu-dents for proper repairs of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts building at NWMSU.” The group currently has 147 members — 109 joined within two hours of the group’s creation.

The Aug. 18 storm that tore siding, shattered windows and uprooted trees throughout northwest Missouri, also damaged the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts building. The art store in the basement flooded. Buck-ets line the Charles Johnson Theatre stage where the roof leaked. A piano purchased only three years ago lies idle because it can no longer play music.

Feeling as if repairs to the Fine Arts building were not a high priority to the University, Kunkle posted a poll to hear suggestions on how to persuade the Uni-versity to allocate additional funds toward repair-ing the building. The highest-rated answer, with 15

votes, was to invite President Jasinski for a student-led tour.

Kunkle then posted on President Jasinski’s fan page: “If losing a $100,000 piano isn’t enough, what is??”

She didn’t expect to receive a response from Ja-sinski; she thought it was a fan page run by the Uni-versity.

Jasinski didn’t let her comment go unnoticed.His comment on her post read: “We all regret the

loss of equipment and damage to property through-out campus, and we remain committed to providing the best learning environment for our students. As you know, last week’s storm was unique in its se-verity. We are continuing to determine the extent of damage, and we will develop a plan once our assess-ment is complete. In fact, Northwest’s Leadership Team recently approved the building repair list for this academic year, and Olive DeLuce will receive re-pairs (including the roof!). Northwest has also allo-cated $600,000 (divided over three years) to improve soundproofing, among other things.”

Ernest Woodruff, department of music chair, said they would most likely know the extent of the dam-age by February.

Kunkle doubted the effect her Facebook group had on the repair budget, but was delighted that students and faculty joined in her effort to let the University hear their message.

“It got people talking about it and that really brings a new light to the situation.”

Large freshmen class provides ups, downs

Friday, September 9Reception Studies ConferenceCenter for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)Sponsored by the English department and the Reception Studies Society.

Room change weekWeek 2 of classes is free room change week. Students may move, no questions.

Southwest Baptists Purple BashVolleyball at Bolivar, MONorthwest vs. Arkansas-Fort SmithNorthwest vs. Central Oklahoma

Board of Regents MeetingJ.W. Jones Student Union at 1:00 pm

Common Ground Rainbow Festival BarbequeMemorial Bell Tower at 3:00 pm ($3 per person)

Sorority RecruitmentJ.W. Jones Student Union at 5:00 pm

Common Ground Rainbow Festival ConcertRaymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion at 6:00 pm

Mel and Carol Tjeerdsma Reception/Dinner/TributeLamkin Activity Center at 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 10 Mel and Carol Tjeerdsma DayBearcat Stadium

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Southwest Baptist’s Purple BashVolleyball at Bolivar, MONorthwest vs. Minnesota State at 1 p.m.Northwest vs. Lindenwood at 6:30 p.m.

Sorority Recruitment at 11 a.m.

Freshman/Sophomore RetreatMozingo Lake Youth Camp and Challenge Course at 4 p.m.

Football vs. Sioux FallsBearcat Stadium at 6 p.m

Sunday, September 11Reception Studies ConferenceCenter for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)Sponsored by the English department and the Reception Studies Society.

Tower Choir RetreatOlive DeLuce Fine Arts Building

Sorority RecruitmentJ.W. Jones Student Union at 1 p.m.

Freshman/Sophomore RetreatMozingo Lake Youth Camp and Challenge Course

Catholic MassNewman Center at 7 p.m.

Homecoming Fall MeetingsColden Hall at 7 p.m.

“The organization or event that’s go-ing to affect the most students is

going to get the top priority.”

Brandon Clark

PHILIP GRUENWALDOpinion Editor

The 89th Student Senate kicked off the year with 15 empty seats and a budget cut by about 20 percent. But President Andrew Maddux is not worried.

“We actually had about two-thirds of our senators show up for the elections meeting, and we also had nine people show up who weren’t on the list of candidates before,” Mad-dux said. “So we actually are going

to have 30 to 32 people campaign-ing (for 15 seats) and it’s definitely increasing.”

Elections are Sept. 12-16, open-ing 8 a.m. Monday but accessible at all hours of the day. Students can access the ballots through their Cat-PAWS account.

Historically, about 11 percent of students vote for Student Senate elections. This is the trend for col-leges across the country. Maddux and his executive board want all of the publicity they can get, which is why Treasurer Riley Ziemer sought to maintain the Senate’s public rela-tions budget.

Still, Ziemer has $10,500 less to work with, compared with last year’s budget.

“We started out with a budget of $33,000,” Ziemer said. “We antici-pated an $8,000 cut, but last year’s starting budget was $53,500… so a pretty hefty cut.”

For student organizations, this means less funds to go around when they come to Senate and ask for ap-propriations. Those monies come from the organizational affairs com-mittee, which is limited to $15,000 this year.

“We cut that budget by $1,000,” Ziemer said. “Last year we ended up donating roughly $24,000 for appro-priations. So this year we’re going to be a little more selective with our money donations.”

Students who want funds for their organization can request a form from Brandon Clark, organizational affairs chair. However, Clark ac-knowledges that getting money from this year’s Senate will be a more ex-haustive process. For example, if two organizations are asking for the same amount of money, Clark’s commit-tee will likely favor the one that most benefits the Northwest community.

“Probably the organization or event that’s going to affect the most students is going to get the top prior-ity,” Clark said. “But we are going to be looking a little more intensely at those instances.”

A tighter budget means that sen-ators will be “a lot more picky” with the way they vote on appropriations this year, according to Ziemer. But after discussions with Matt Baker, vice president of student affairs, Zi-emer is confident that the 89th Stu-dent Senate will be able to fully serve Northwest.

“I feel like we have the best bud-get available,” Ziemer said. “And that’s my honest opinion.”

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Mayor Ronnie Moss’s comment to the community on the Maryville website reads: “My service to the community is to provide a listening post to questions and concerns of the citizens of Maryville.”

Moss was elected mayor of Maryville in April 2011 into what is his fourth term overall. He retired as a professor of computer sci-ence —info systems at Northwest, served as may-or pro tem from 2002-2003 and as mayor from 2002-2004. He stepped down in 2005 for three years, and then ran for a position on the city council in 2008.

Moss says the best part of his job is talking to citizens and planning events that bring people together. But job as mayor isn’t always shak-ing hands, smiling at children visit-ing City Hall and signing papers.

“Suing somebody and having somebody arrested that’s probably the worst part.”

During his term, he and the city council are looking toward what they call “economic development” — examining what the council can do to bring people to Maryville. Cit-izens want a larger farmers’ market, art fairs and antique shows.

“It’s a lot of little things to keep me busy,” Moss said.

The goal of event planning is to encourage tourism and boost the local economy. Events such as the county fair play a large role in bring-ing people together. But getting citi-zens engaged is Moss’s game, and he intends to win. Citizens are in-vited to speak at city council meet-ings on the first and fourth Monday of every month.

“I like to visit with people,” Moss said. “It’s going to be a lot of plan-ning, looking and discovering what people would like to see and how to make this happen.”

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New experience for local art enthusiasts

Mayor plans big for Maryville MARY CONNORS

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To widen the artistic scope, Maryville High School art teach-er Lisa Loe opened an art gallery this summer, in hopes of exposing Maryville to its “art side.”

Whether through its primitive characters painted on the sides of buildings or contemporary metal structures strategically placed to revitalize downtown streets, art has always played a role in the Maryville community. But de-spite Bearcat Nation’s attempt to enhance creative activity, the op-portunity itself, to practice artistic expression, is limited to art class-es taken at Northwest.

The Art Experience studio, located on the corner of Fourth and Main Street, opened its doors mid-June and is one of several new businesses to the Maryville area. Loe, an art education major, has been teaching art to students for 17 years and is excited to have the chance to teach her passion to all ages.

“I used to do craft shows years ago before I had kids and I’ve al-ways wanted to get back into it,” Loe said. “The studio is an outside way for kids and adults to take art.”

The Art Experience does not just focus on paintings; it offers a range of activities for affordable prices ranging from $15 to $85 de-pending on the type of classes and materials used. For kids, grades kindergarten through eighth, there are activities such as paper mache, clay construction, drawing, paint-ing and more. Adults are able to participate in all of the above, along with ceramic slab wall deco,

figure painting/drawing, mixed media workshops, bisque paint-ing and staining glass. Children ages eight and older are invited to take wheel throwing, which has been the most popular class since the studio’s opening.

Aside from classes offered, the gallery has already found ways to give back through its own fund-raising opportunities. When gift cards are purchased, Loe donates $10 to each participating group for every card that they sell. St. Greg-ory Catholic School and Eugene Field Elementary are both already participating. There are special opportunities available for camps, birthdays, businesses and sorori-ties, as well.

“There’s no place in the area that offers what we do,” Loe said. “Art is a constantly growing and evolving thing and I love that the studio has allowed me to get back into what I love while also teach-ing it to others and spending time with my kids.”

Ronnie Moss City Mayor

The Art Experience Studio owner Lisa Loe shows one of her students how to mold clay on the wheel. Loe offers a wide range of art classes for all ages.

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Saturday’s football game will celebrate former head football coach Mel Tjeerdsma and his wife Carol.

The celebration begins at 6 p.m. Friday with a reception at the Lamkin Activity Center foyer and a dinner-tribute follows at 7 p.m. in

Bearcat Arena. Proceeds benefit the Coach-T

Student Athlete success program. Activities on Saturday begin

at 4 p.m. in the Bearcat Zone and conclude with a halftime celebra-tion during the game.

The game begins at 6:30 p.m.

The Board of Regents will conduct a meeting At 1p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 in the Board Room of the J.W. Jones Student Union The tentative agenda includes an update from the Health Care Task Force and the Finance Committee.

New business includes updating the student code of conduct and discussing benefit recommendations. A proposal to rename a road on campus, “Scott Bostwick Drive” will also be discussed as new business.

“I used to do craft shows years ago before I had kids and I’ve always

wanted to get back into it. The studio is an outside way for kids and adults to

take art.”Lisa Loe

Board of Regents meeting on Friday Mel, Carol Tjeerdsma weekend celebration

Some of you may recall the media coverage that surrounded Apple’s loss of its iPhone 4 pro-totype in March. The phone was found in a Redwood City, Calif., bar and then sold to Gizmodo.com for $5,000. Gizmodo un-veiled the iPhone 4 to the world with pictures and an in-depth analysis on their website.

The two men responsible for selling the iPhone 4 prototype were charged with misdemean-ors as of last Friday.

Apparently, Apple still has not learned their lesson and in another brilliant act of stupidity has lost yet another iPhone pro-totype. The errant iPhone 5 went missing in San Francisco’s Mis-sion district in late July while the employee was at a bar.

Here’s a thought, do not take your top secret unreleased iP-hone to the bar to pick up sig-nificant others. Luckily, Apple

used their Big Brother technolo-gy and utilized a GPS feature on the phone to trace it to a house near the bar.

Two Apple security offi-cers accompanied multiple San Francisco Police Department officers during the search of the house. What was left out of the initial report was that the offi-cers stood outside while the Ap-ple security people searched the house. After combing through the house and offering the own-er $300, the phone was still not found, according to www.cnet.com.

After last year’s debacle, Apple has taken extraordinary steps in protecting its prototype devices. Next-gen iPhones are sent to carriers for testing “in-side locked and sealed boxes so that the carriers can carry out checks on their network com-patibility in their labs,” accord-ing to the Guardian in London.

Instead of locked cases, how about a self-destruct feature, Apple, a la Mission Impossi-ble? That has to be much more cost effective than your current strategy.

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After the dust settled and the debris was collected, the Ameri-can people made a hugely impor-tant transition from sorrow to re-solve. We had buried our dead. We tearfully consoled those who lost loved ones. But the bond from our shared sorrow was nothing com-pared to the unity that came after we began picking ourselves up and dusting ourselves off.

That post-9/11 resolve – ac-

cented by George W. Bush’s in-famous “Wanted: dead or alive” declaration – forever changed the way Americans saw themselves.

For one, post-9/11 Americans willingly “trade liberty for secu-rity,” a way of life abhorred by our founding fathers. The despised Patriot Act puts the sniffing nose of Big Brother squarely in our business, but less obvious are oth-er pieces of heightened security.

Air travel is notoriously protec-tive, even before the “hands-on” Transportation Security Ad-ministration agents earned their reputation. Rogue backpacks are now security threats. We have simply tightened our security measures.

Immediately following Sept. 11, our economy stuttered to compose itself before absolutely exploding. Bookended by the Sept. 11 attacks and the 2008 re-cession, oil and gas prices nearly tripled and Dow Industrials leapt from 8,000 shares to over 14,000. If the market expresses consumer attitudes, America was confident and resilient during its recovery.

Perhaps there was no greater influence on our recovery than the legacy of Flight 93, itself one of the most American acts in our history. Several on board sac-rificed their lives to thwart the scheme of some remote maniac living in a cave on the other side of the world. But in doing so, they inspired us to do the same. Any inconvenient line at the airport or high price of a new purchase is worth the sacrifice, so we can show that we are definitely not defeated.

OUR VIEW: REbUIldIng a stROngER natIOn

A visitor gazes across the field near Shanksville, Pa., Aug. 14, where United Flight 93 crashed. The Flight 93 memorial will be dedicated Sept. 10.

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Following the deadliest civilian catastro-phe on American soil, something had to be done. Perhaps it was fueled by a sudden na-tionalistic sense of revenge, but the Ameri-can population wanted someone to pay. Less than a month after the attacks, 97 percent of Republican citizens and 85 percent of Demo-crats approved the military action in Afghan-istan, according to a CBS poll.

Our elected officials would not have done their job had they ignored the public opinion and sat on their hands. For the sake of de-mocracy alone, the war was worth it.

Financially, the war has run a ticket of about $1.3 trillion. That isn’t cheap, but think of it as an investment. We need to have that presence near the deadliest combination of hostility toward the free world, military rule and potential for nuclear misuse. So that we’re ready when Iranian President Mah-moud Ahmadinejad finally snaps, the war was worth it.

Our military might also demonstrates active counter-terrorism; mess with the bull, you’re going to get the horns. Have we had major terrorism attacks on our shores since the war? And even though we owe that lack of terrorism to increased surveillance and safety precautions, the answer is no. To beat

terrorists at their own game, the war was worth it.

Let’s not forget the Iraqi and Afghan people. By overthrowing the Taliban, the Af-ghan people were liberated from a tyrannical government that massacred thousands of its own people. And with the help of American forces, the Iraqi people symbolically ridded themselves of Saddam Hussein’s rule before U.S. forces put a permanent end to his lead-ership.

This left the door open for a brand new democratic government. Prior to the first truly democratic Afghani election in de-cades, hundreds of candidates were entered. And although unorganized, the overwhelm-ing amount of voter registration and female voting participation resurrected a previously dormant sense of democracy in the country. For reintroducing democracy to an oppressed people, the war was worth it.

The tragedy of Sept. 11 united Americans in ways best described by the cheesy songs that streamed through our radios shortly thereafter. But they weren’t cheesy at the time. They were symbols of our resolve – our manifesto to protect freedom – and they am-plified our patriotism to sky-high levels.

Ironically, the very war that unified a di-verse nation has now become a great polar-izing force in America. The war has compli-cated bipartisanship efforts and now is seen only as a price tag. For the reasons listed above, America needs to once again stand behind the war effort and truly let freedom ring.

Ten years ago, one of the most tragic events in American history occurred on Sept. 11. This day was marked by the deaths of nearly 3,000 United States citizens and the destruction of the World Trade Center, as well as heavy dam-age to the Pentagon and the loss of the passen-gers aboard Flight 93.

The United States then engaged in two wars after these attacks, in Iraq and in Af-ghanistan. These two military conflicts arose from the ashes of Ground Zero and have cre-ated even more tragedy for American citizens and their families. This day may live in infamy due to the attack launched on American soil, and also as the inspiration for two misbegot-ten attacks launched from American soil.

Whenever the wars in Iraq and Afghani-stan are brought into a conversation, one is li-able to be engaged in a battle themselves. This issue is contentious, with the main question, was it worth it? The simple answer: no. Unless someone is an avid gamer, I doubt that anyone is willing to invest heavily in something that will only enact violence on others. However, this is just what the U.S. government did with two invasions that have cost, to date, $1.283 trillion with mostly negative effects on U.S. soldiers - 6,406 deaths according to the Wash-ington Post - and Afghani and Iraqi citizens.

The war in Afghanistan began Oct. 7, 2001, under the name “Operation Enduring Freedom.” This operation was undertaken to remove al-Qaeda from Afghanistan. The use of military force as a defensive measure against further terrorist attacks is justifiable, but the Bush administration had listed an-other motive: to remove the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and replace it with a democratic state. This type of action is often considered to be a violation of national law. After the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was overthrown, the United States helped to form the Islamic Re-public. This government’s citizens are con-stantly besieged by insurgents from the previ-ous government.

The United States launched an invasion of Iraq with the name “Operation Iraqi Free-dom” March 20, 2003. The Bush Adminis-tration stated that the U.S. would invade as a pre-emptive action of self-defense in order to prevent the possible use of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq. Investigations in Iraq pro-duced no evidence of WMD production. Hu-man trafficking, deaths of children at birth due to lack of medical care and bombings in Iraq have all increased since 2003, according to the MIT center for international studies.

Overall, these wars were started and maintained for faulty reasons. The events of Sept. 11 were truly tragic, but the wars that fol-lowed were even more tragic. Not only are the wars expensive, but the lives lost in these wars are priceless and have cost families dearly. Re-alizing this, we must admit that the wars had best never been undertaken.

Strength through unity 10 years running

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The tragedy born of 9/11The wars were worth it

For the sake of argument, forget about our eventual withdrawal. For-get about how next year’s potential change in office will bring a similar change on the battlefront. And even try to forget about George W. Bush’s debatable authority used to declare war. Observe where we are today and answer this question: Were the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan worth it?

Philip GruenwaldOpinion Editor

Jacob TaylorContributing Columnist

Marines patrol the countryside, which has become a familiar sight for Afgani people since 2001. A platoon of Marines are stationed on the eastern edge of Marjah, Afghanistan, formerly a Taliban stronghold.

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What do you remember about September 11?

“I was just a little kid. I was like, ‘Oh

that sucks,’ and I didn’t freak out about it because I didn’t know that was that big of a deal until later. ”

Keyonna HawkinsPsychology

“I remember sitting in front of the TV and watching live the second plane hitting… I’m never

going to forget that. It’s just one of those things that’s just going to stick

with me for the rest of my life. “

Chris RodgersJournalism

“I was going to math class, and

we went into math class and they had a huge TV screen and we thought

we were going to watch a movie but it was definitely

not.”

Elise JonesIDM and Computer

Science

“It was a sad day, everybody was really upset…

later on at the Bell Tower, everybody

sat in a circle and had a silent prayer. But it was just like time stood still – it was a ter-rible tragedy.”

Sue DredgeUnion Custodian

“I was in class, it was just like any

other day in fourth grade, over at

Horace Mann ac-tually… I remem-ber I didn’t know what was going on, I just knew

‘Okay, something bad happened,

obviously.’”

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The Northwest defense will have its hands full with another dual threat quarterback after limit-ing Truman senior quarterback J.B. Clark to just two yards rushing and 150 passing yards on 14-of-30 pass-ing with two interceptions.

Cougar sophomore quarterback Carrington Hanna threw for 242 yards against the Ichabods with two touchdowns and three intercep-tions. He also ran for 45 yards in the loss.

“It’s bad enough worrying about him just getting rid of the football, it’s another thing when he can go run,” defensive coordinator Rich Wright said. “It creates a different dynamic and a different set of chal-lenges, but we’ve got to try and force him to throw the ball in situations where he’s not comfortable and minimize his effectiveness running

the ball against us as much as pos-sible.”

Hanna was forced to throw of-ten after Washburn jumped out to an early 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, not giving the Cougar running game much room to work as they finished the night with just 54 yards rushing.

Senior linebacker Chad Kilgore said losing at home is “unaccept-able” as the ’Cats look to take the momentum of their 65-3 win into this game and turn that into their first home victory.

“I think it’s the next step in our season,” Dorrel said. “I want to see how much we’ve gotten better. In the coaching profession, I think it’s a pretty universal agreement, most people think you make your biggest gains as a team between week one and week two.”

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Bearcat Stadium. Former head coach Mel Tjeerdsma and his wife Carol will be honored at halftime.

Sept. 4Wesley W. Rockwood, 20, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP and Littering at 100 block North Main.

Lucas W. Clark, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP at 400 block West 4th Street.

Sept. 2Rachel F. Powers, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP at 200 block West 5th Street.

Jacob A. Zech, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP at 400 block North Main.

Aug. 31Grace E. Horvath, 18, Maryville, MO, Samantha K. Heibel, 18, Maryville, MO, James G. Faust, 18, Maryville, MO, Austin J. Albaugh, 18, Maryville, MO, and Jacob M. Sinnett, 18, Maryville, MO, were charged with

MIP on 1300 block North Mulberry.

An accident occurred between Diana L. Veeman, 65, Maryville, MO, and Donnetta Klawuhn, Shelby Township, MI, on 1100 block South Main.

Aug. 30Joseph C. Prater, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with possession of a fake I.D. at 1200 block South Main.

A bicycle was recovered at 200 block South Hester.

Aug. 29An accident occurred between Haylee B. Davis, Lexington, MO, and an unknown driver at 500 block N Fillmore.

Aug. 28John J. McCarthy, 22, Maryville, MO, was charged with Indecent Exposure on the 200 block East 4th.

Samantha J. Jones, 20, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP at 400 block North Buchanan.

There is an ongoing investigation of Larceny at 900 block North Walnut.

There is an ongoing investigation of a stolen vehicle at 700 block North Walnut.

Erik L. Waters, 18, Kearney, MO, Frankie J. Hawkins, 18, Kansas City, MO, Korey J. Kelso, 18, St. Joseph, MO, were charged with MIP at 300 block West 6th Street.

Aug. 27An accident occurred between Consumer’s Oil Company and an unknown driver at East 1st Street and South Depot.

Michael F. Kaufmann, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with resisting arrest,

false information to a PSO, permitting a peace disturbance, failure to comply, and MIP at 700 block North Fillmore.

Isaiah D Lawson, 18, St. Joseph, MO was charged with MIP and false information to a PSO on 600 block North Mulberry.

Aug. 26Savanna E. Bird, 20, Maryville, MO, was charged with possession of a fake I.D., MIP and resisting arrest on 200 block East 5th Street.

Zachary R. Teasley, 20, Maryville, MO, was charged with MIP at 400 block North Fillmore.

Robert J. Robertson, 60, Maryville, MO, was charged with a city code violation at 1500 block East Edwards.

Haylea M. Keller, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with knowingly

displaying another’s driver’s license as own at 400 block North Buchanan.

Aug. 25Cooperson L. Krauss, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with DWI, MIP, driving without a valid driver’s license and operating without headlamps at 600 block North Main.

Aug. 24Ryan C. Hoover, 19, Maryville, MO, was charged with possession of another’s driver’s license at 400 block North Buchanan.

Aug. 22An accident occurred between Linda K. Austin, 59, Maryville, MO, Elizabeth K. Huerta, 24, Maryville, MO, and Gayla K. Miller, 50, Hopkins, MO, at 1200 block South Main.

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million of the operating costs of the Northwest Foundation in viola-tion of the Missouri Constitution. The University and the Northwest Foundation have not entered into a written agreement defining the ob-jectives of any collaboration.

The audit report also found that the University raised room and board rates in each of the last four years, but does not have documen-tation of the annual reviews that would show how rates are deter-mined.

Jasinski addressed how, if at all, this will affect students.

“We work hard to focus on stu-dent success and access,” Jasinski said. “We’re at the top tier of satis-faction of students and the bottom tier in tuition and fees when com-pared to other institutions.”

According to the audit, the University has also failed to solicit competitive bids or proposals for auxiliary services for years, which is required by state law. Instead, the University extended and amended contracts with food services, fa-cilities management, vending and bookstore in exchange for $1.5 mil-lion in donations to fund a stadium

renovation.The University also does not

check the accuracy of weekly sales reports, the facilities management joint review committee has not met since July 2008 and the facilities management services contractor has not submitted an annual report since fiscal year 2006.

With the audit report now placed before the University ad-ministration, they look to address the issues it details.

“We’re not at all nervous (about the audit),” Jasinski said. “As you know there was no fraud or illegal activity, so now we just need to fo-cus on moving forward.”

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I don’t hit the greens, I worked on my putting,” D’Angela said.

McLaughlin is expecting more than just low scores from his soph-omore duo after their successful freshmen campaigns.

“It’s great having that type of quality players,” McLaughlin said. “That also breeds success for the younger players coming in, because they have role models, who just as sophomores, are accomplished golfers”

D’Angela and Lowell have been able to find motivation to get better from each other.

“I love playing with Kristina. We are really good friends and have a good time,” Lowell said. “ We know how to help each other and push each other when it’s needed.”

The Bearcats also return junior Tess Edwards, who placed in the Top 20 in eight of her 10 meets last year.

Even with six incoming fresh-men, the Bearcats are hoping to by-pass the learning curve after their low qualification scores and their need for them to play well, fast.

“There are going to be girls that we need to immediately step up,” McLaughlin said. “I think we’ve got that kind of caliber of girls.”

McLaughlin also expects there to be competition throughout the line up.

“Even our returners know that there are no guaranteed spots, be-cause in every single tournament they have to go into the qualification process.”

The season starts for the ’Cats Sept. 8 at the William Jewell Invita-tional in Liberty at the Cardinal Hill Golf Course.

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I don’t hit the greens, I worked on my putting,” D’Angela said.

McLaughlin is expecting more than just low scores from his soph-omore duo after their successful freshmen campaigns.

“It’s great having that type of quality players,” McLaughlin said. “That also breeds success for the younger players coming in, be-cause they have role models, who just as sophomores, are accom-plished golfers.”

D’Angela and Lowell have been able to find motivation to get bet-ter from each other.

“I love playing with Kristina. We are really good friends and have a good time,” Lowell said. “ We know how to help each other and push each other when it’s needed.”

The Bearcats also return junior Tess Edwards, who placed in the Top 20 in eight of her 10 meets last year.

Even with six incoming fresh-men, the Bearcats are hoping to bypass the learning curve after their low qualification scores and their need for them to play well,

fast.“There are going to be girls that

we need to immediately step up,” McLaughlin said. “I think we’ve got that kind of caliber of girls.”

McLaughlin also expects there to be competition throughout the line up.

“Even our returners know that there are no guaranteed spots, be-cause in every single tournament they have to go into the qualifica-tion process.”

The season starts for the ’Cats Sept. 8 at the William Jewell Invi-tational in Liberty at the Cardinal Hill Golf Course.

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Sophomore Kristina D’Angela putts the ball at last seasons Green and Gold Spring Shootout . ERIC BAINES | NW MISSOURIAN

Wellness Center, while assist-ing the Bearcat women’s basketball team. The Foxes have encountered many different twists and turns over the last decade, following Chuck’s immediate deployment after the at-tacks.

“I was in Guam for 60 days,” Chuck said. “The trips got longer down the road.”

That trip would be the first of many over the next seven years of their lives. Chuck would go on to serve in Oman, Baghdad just after the invasion, Kyrgyzstan and then Iraq.

“It was crazy because he had been to Desert Storm and Panama, but we didn’t have kids then,” Penni said. “This time I had a 9-year-old son who was quite irritated with mom and dad.”

From that day on, the fam-ily would adjust to the different ele-ments around them reminding them of what was once a simpler country.

“It was a whole different envi-ronment,” Penni said. “That was one of the things that I liked about living in D.C. was the diversity, but after 9/11, all that stopped because everyone became a suspect.”

Penni and Drake spent Christ-mases putting up the red, white and blue tree, taking care of the house and contacting Chuck as much as they could. As years passed, the Fox family later welcomed another son, and looked forward to the days when Chuck would come home again.

“Drake would always say, ‘My dad’s a hero and mom’s just the one who makes me do my homework’,” Penni said.

Upon his retirement in 2008, Chuck describes the last decade as being somewhat chaotic but memo-rable in so many ways.

“Everybody was in shock that day. Not everybody was as close to

it as we were but there were tons of people both directly and indirectly effected, but the country as a whole was united,” Chuck said.

The family has not lost their sense of devotion through the years, and Penni still remembers that day, amazed at how her family has come through it and the impact it has had on their country.

“We went to New York a couple summers ago and for me seeing the church that withstood the blast was probably the biggest thing for me,” Penni said. “Knowing what it went through and yet it was still there was amazing.”

Looking at the Foxes today, only one word can be used to describe their experience: resilient.

“It was a horrible thing that hap-pened that day, but the best thing that came out of it was that we be-came a country again,” Penni said. “After 9/11, it didn’t matter what or who you were, you were an Ameri-can.”

In the years since 9/11, Ameri-cans everywhere reflect on the emo-tions they felt, the stories they told and the hope we have for the future of our country.

“We’re not there in unity,” Penni said. “I hope that as people start to look at this 10 year anniversary, they will realize that we need to be Amer-icans again.”

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“I hope that as people start to look at this 10 year an-niversary, they will

realize that we need to be

Americans again.”Penni Fox

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JobsHousing

Today’s Birthday (09/08/11). There may be a roadblock between you and a dream. Stay engaged, and listen for innovation. Dare to risk, if the prize is big enough. Hold your critical words. You need your team to function in high gear. You can win this game together.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Water provides useful symbolism today. Flow like a river, gently but with power. Take the course of least resistance. Spend time splashing around with people you love.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- An opportunity to earn greater status opens up. Stay attentive, and show your portfolio. Be prepared to provide references. Listen to a dream.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Adventure awaits, so get your chores done and go play! It doesn’t need to be expensive. Don’t make a big deal about it, just go. Surprise people.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Search for buried treasure, whether hiding in the budget as an unnecessary expense that can be cut, or a resource that you didn’t know you had. Seek and find.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Delegate to increase your effectiveness. Let a partner drive, so you can sit back and relax with friends. Working with a great team shares the load. Listen to suggestions, and foster innovation.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- This train is about to take off, so hold on tightly. Work increases. Sudden stops could happen, so brace yourself and hold on for the ride. It could be fun.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Abrupt changes occur at work, and you may have to call for reinforcements. Schedule time for romance. In the end, love prevails. A quiet night at home is a treat.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s time to clean up house

and pass on those items you don’t really need. Your trash is someone else’s treasure. Give something a new purpose to double its lifespan.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You have the power to solve any misunderstandings today. Celebrate failures, as they show specifically what’s missing for success to occur. Persistence pays.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Money is coming in (if you’re willing to accept it), but also going, like the tide. Share the profits and invest wisely. Keep it moving.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Your glass is half-full now, and on its way to overflowing. Keep focusing on abundance, and don’t forget to share so your cup doesn’t run over. There’s plenty.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 5 -- You’re under a bit more pressure now. Look twice to see if it’s real or invented. Saying “no” respectfully might have more integrity than a “yes” you can’t keep.

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11 Sale caveat12 WWII transports13 Lenient15 Short stop?18 Windows

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27 Book after Micah28 Kvetch29 Hard nut to crack30 Questionnaire

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Central Mo..........................2-0 0-0 NORTHWEST........................1-1 0-0 Fort Hays............................1-1 0-0 Mo. Western.......................1-1 0-0 S.W. Baptist........................0-1-1 0-0 Truman St...........................1-1 0-0 Lincoln (Mo.)......................0-0 0-0 Emporia St..........................0-0 0-0 Mo. Southern......................0-2 0-0 Washburn...........................0-2 0-0

MIAA STANDINGSOverall MIAA

September 8: NORTHWEST at FriendsNortheastern St at Emporia StWashburn at Texas Woman’sDallas Baptist at Central Mo.S.W. Baptist at Midwestern StSeptember 9:Fort Hays at Colo. ChristianMo. Southern at St. Edwards

MHS FOOTBALL

MARYVILLE..........................2-0 1-0 Savannah...........................2-0 1-0 Benton...............................1-0 1-0 Smithville...........................1-1 1-1 Lafayette............................2-0 1-0 Chillicothe...........................2-0 1-0 Cameron.............................0-2 0-1 Bishop LeBlond....................0-2 0-2

MEC STANDINGSOverall MEC

September10:Popular Bluff at SavannahMARYVILLE at McCluerLincoln Prep at BentonChillicothe at SmithvilleBishop LeBlond at Lafayette

NW FOOTBALL

NORTHWEST........................1-0 1-0 Fort Hays............................1-0 1-0 Central Mo..........................1-0 1-0 Pitt. State...........................1-0 1-0 Washburn...........................1-0 0-0 Lincoln (Mo.)......................1-0 0-0 Mo. Western.......................0-1 0-1 Truman St...........................0-1 0-1 Emporia St..........................0-1 0-1 Mo. Southern......................0-1 0-1

MIAA STANDINGSOverall MIAA

September 8: Lincoln (Mo.) at Washburn

September 10: Fort Hays St. at TrumanSioux Falls at NORTHWESTCentral Mo. at Mo. WesternEmporia St. at Pitt. State

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H TXbox Live Arcade

All summer, games on Xbox Live’s Arcade topped the bestseller list. Which makes sense with all games running under $20 and the release of retro games like Street Fighter III and Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

Ol’ Hickory Stick

The Bearcats reclaim the Ol’ Hickory Stick and win their season opener for the first time in five years against Truman State with a 65-3 victory.

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College Football Threads

College football teams seem to be trying to make a statement with risky new uniforms. Maryland looked more prepared to direct traf-fic than play football.

Starz ditches NetflixIt’s a sad day for Netflix subscribers with Starz getting out of their deal with Netflix. Starz, Netflix’s largest sup-plier of new movies and TV Shows, stated they would not be renewing their contract with Netflix, which ends Feb. 28 2012.

BEN LAWSON Features Editor

Musician Preston Pugmire does not allow sim-plicity in his live performances. He sets out to bring listeners a unique and creative experience at every show he plays.

“I wanted to give the audience more than just a guy with a guitar so I incorporate many different el-ements,” Pugmire said.

Pugmire describes his music as “acoustic based indie pop.” He draws influences from artists like Feist and OneRepublic.

He uses a board of electronic pedals to loop his music and record what he is playing live, which can be played back immediately as a recorded loop.

“I can tap out a beat on my guitar, play some chords, sing a vocal line and sing harmonies with myself and have everything sound like a full band at the end,” Pugmire said.

Pugmire is performing at 6 p.m. on Sept. 13 in JW’s Grill.

Pugmire has been playing guitar for 15 years and has played in many bands in Idaho. He was working construction two years ago when he decided to quit his job and pursue his dream to become a full-time musician.

“So much music has inspired me in my life and I just want to share that feeling with as many people as I can,” Pugmire said. “That’s the goal. To be able to support my family while doing what I love. That, and win a Grammy or two, you know.”

His tour started in late August and goes to mid-December. He is playing 70 shows at colleges across the nation in the fall semester.

Pugmire spent the past summer working on his first solo album. He used a web site called Kick Starter to help raise money for his project. He re-ceived $8,656 from 170 different people because of the site.

The self-titled CD comes out Sept. 17 and will be available on prestonpugmire.com and iTunes.

Artist to bring unique sounds

Preston Pugmire will perform 6 p.m. Sept. 13 in JW’s Grill. His music is at prestonpugmire.com.PHOTO PROVIDED BY MADDY LUCAS | NW MISSOURIAN

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers show how a band changes and grows over their lifespan on I’m With You. In their 28-year long career, the Chili Peppers have transitioned from high-energy funk to meddling with the lighter side of rock, but never lost their sound.

There is a distinct difference be-tween the group’s first self-titled al-bum, released in 1984, and their most recent release in 2011. But fans can still identify the album as those crazy boys who used to take the stage with only socks covering their unmention-ables.

The Chili Peppers have slowly died down on the loud, angry songs of their past and have moved toward a more serious and lyrical style at times.

“Brendan’s Death Song” is a sol-emn lament for a lost friend or love and a pledge to live life to the fullest. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis sings, “The nights are long but the years are short when you’re alive.” The song exempli-

fies his poetic style and the growth of his vocal skills.

Tracks like “Ethiopia,” “Look Around” and “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” prove that the Red Hot Chili Peppers still know how to rock. All of these tracks have that bass powered funk found in all Chili Pepper songs.

The group has withstood the test of time and although the band’s lineup never stayed consistent, the Chili Peppers core sound has always stayed the same. That’s why they have managed to maintain and build a fan base for decades and will hopefully still continue to do so.

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Want a sure-fire way to in-crease your GPA? Get to class early. We all know that being late is an evil deed, much like telling a lie or being from Nebraska. But if you live off campus like on Second Street or Millikan Hall, beating the buzzer isn’t all that easy.

Aren’t you glad I’m here? With these easy steps, you’ll be at class with more time than you know what to do with (I recommend knitting kitten sweaters to pass the time).

First, (and this one’s for you freshmen), avoid the elevators. Because there’s an Oh, do you have room for one more? on every floor, and that scenario only ends with the whole group trapped in a wood-paneled death trap on the basement of your dorm with seven of your closest freshmen buddies, two of whom clearly didn’t shower or brush their teeth. You could have avoided all this, and even gotten some exercise on the stairs, tubby.

Second, disregard sidewalks. You don’t want Big Brother to know your exact path, do you? Stick it to the man and get in the grass.

Next, for those last-minute potty stops, piss with your back-pack on. Don’t waste precious sec-onds setting it down and picking it back up again – carry your load while dropping your load and you’ll be amazed how quickly you get to class. Now I realize that girls also read this, and it may be a challenge for them to do this, but I’m sure the seated sex will figure something out. Wait, I just watched an epi-sode of The View. My confidence in female cognition has suddenly disappeared.

Last but not least, get out of bed on time. Waking up early is easy if you go to sleep early. Go-ing to sleep early is easy if you aren’t doing anything fun. Not having anything fun to do is easy if you don’t have friends. And of course, having no friends is easy if you piss with your backpack on, walk all over someone’s grass, get sweaty on the stairs and actually care enough about your GPA to get to class early.

So there you have it, folks. We see just how impenetrable the cy-cle is to actually do well in school. Looks like I’ll see all you under-achievers on the sidewalks.

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JASON LAWRENCESports Editor

The momentum could have swung wildly in the Spoofhound boy’s soccer team’s favor on Tues-day, but Maryville missed several scoring chances by a matter of inches.

The ’Hounds scored three goals, but had 22 shots on goal, sneaking a few outside each post in the first half and getting several untimely offside calls in the second half.

In the 37th minute, junior for-ward Lane Hermelink capitalized on a pass from senior midfielder Shawn Scheffe, firing a shot past an outstretched Benton keeper.

Scheffe left the game with an apparent toe injury, but returned to the game a few minutes later.

“The kid never goes half speed. When he’s on the field, he’s giving me 100 percent,” head coach Stuart Collins said. “I can just imagine the pain he was in to ask me to come off the field. It couldn’t have been good. I’m just happy that we had a band aid to put on it and make it easier for him.”

Fourteen minutes into the second half, Hermelink had a goal

called off due to an offside call. Hermelink was called offside four times in the second half.

“It was making me pretty frus-trated, but we got what we needed to get the win,” Hermelink said.

Hermelink was able to bounce a shot off of Benton keeper Gage Budgett and into the back of the net in the 61st minute, padding the ’Hounds’ lead on a senior mid-fielder Ryan Vandivert assist.

“Lane worked hard,” Collins said. “He worked exceptionally hard. He must have been over-eager. I couldn’t see the offsides call, but when you get called off that many times, it just means that you’re hungry and working for it, you just have to be a bit more pa-tient. He’s really working into that position well.”

Senior midfielder Boston Sch-neider put the game away in the 77th minute off another Scheffe assist.

The victory evened Maryville’s record up at 2-2 after a pair of loss-es closed out the Barstow tourna-ment last weekend.

“It was big. We played really well down there. I told the boys I wasn’t disappointed in them at all,”

Collins said. “We had a couple un-lucky things happen. That’s going to happen in any game you play, you just have to shake those off and go on to the next thing.”

Maryville’s offense will get a lift as senior forward Kalvin Tal-

madge will return to action after sitting out due to a undisclosed disciplinary issue.

The ’Hounds are back on the pitch at 5 p.m. today against Lafay-ette in the Excelsior Springs Tour-nament.

“We lost a game to Lafayette last year and they didn’t gradu-ate anybody,” Collins said. “That means that we’ve got to bring our ‘A’ game. If we do, then we’re going to be in it. I’m happy to say that I think we will be.”

Maryville buries Tarkio after snapping slow startCHRIS SCHOONOVERChief Sports Reporter

The Spoofhound volleyball team had no trouble with Tarkio Tuesday night, winning in straight games, 2-0.

The ’Hounds started game one struggling to get into a rhythm, only up 5-4 early in the set.

“I think it’s a mental thing,” head coach Lori Klaus said. “I don’t think we played bad, we just weren’t playing our game.”

Maryville then went on a 7-2 run, forcing Tarkio to take a tim-eout, but did not let up as they fin-ished off the set, 25-9.

The second set featured more of the same from the Spoofhounds as their early struggles continued.

Once again the ’Hounds were able to go on a scoring run and finished off the set 25-8.

“Volleyball is a game of mo-mentum and in order to keep the momentum on your side, you have to let the mistakes go,” Klaus said. “Its something we practice and something we talk about a lot.”

Klaus saw a lot of things the ’Hounds practiced coming into play on the court.

“I thought they were moving well and talking well,” Klaus said. “We also covered well if anyone

got blocked, so I thought it came together pretty well tonight.”

The Spoofhounds placed third in the Fairfax Tournament on Sept. 3 as they defeated Fairfax in straight sets, 25-21 and 25-8, in their opening round match.

The ’Hounds suffered their first loss of the season against Benton, 17-25 and 24-26, in their second match of the tournament.

Maryville rebounded to beat Lafayette, 25-20 and 26-24, to take third place.

The Spoofhounds (4-1) go on the road at 5 p.m. on Thursday to play Bishop LeBlond in St. Jo-seph.

Hermelink leads way in shutout over Cardinals

Junior forward Lane Hermelink lines up a shot in Maryville’s 3-0 victory over St. Joseph-Benton on Tuesday. Hermelink scored two goals and had another score called off following an offside penalty.

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Senior Kaylee Green bumps the ball to Tarkio opponent

on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Maryville High

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Forney, defense power 2nd half MEC come-backJunior fullback Cole Forney rumbles toward the endzone in Maryville’s 36-30 victory over Smithville Friday. The ’Hounds scored 24 unanswered points to pull off a come-from-behind victory.

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After a stunning second half comeback last week against Smith-ville, the Spoofhounds prepare to take on Class 5 McCluer (St. Lou-is).

Smithville senior quarterback Eric Gromacki keyed the Warrior’s passing attack, as he threw for 236 yards in the first half.

After a slow start offensively, the ’Hounds found themselves down, 30-12 going into halftime.

Sophomore running back Trent Nally opened up the second half with a 21-yard touchdown run to

pull the game within 10 points. Nally ran for 117 to go along with

his touchdown.That set the tone for the rest of

the half, as the ’Hounds were able to control the ball with an efficient rushing attack and a smothering defense.

Senior fullback Cole Forney rushed into the endzone at the start of the fourth quarter to put the Spoofhounds within two and added another touchdown to put them up by six with 3:45 left in the game.

“We knew after last weeks performance we could execute if we wanted to,” Forney said. “That first touchdown drive was huge. It

turned it back to a ten point game and gave us the momentum back.”

Forney finished the night with 112 yards on 17 carries and four touchdowns.

Smithville had a shot to take the lead, but with 1:45 left in the game the Warriors had a 40-yard pass called back because of an illegal for-ward pass. The ’Hounds were able to run out the clock from there.

“I think they are happy that they came back, but more upset that they let it get like it did,” head coach Chris Holt said. “Its an eye opener, so that’s good for our kids.”

This week the Spoofhounds travel to Florissant to take on the

winless McCluer Comets. The Comets fell to McCluer North last week 38-21.

Last year the ’Hounds defeated McCluer 36-22 and Holt expects more of the same.

“Scheme wise, they are run-ning the same things as they did last year, so we won’t be surprised by anything,” Holt said.

The ’Hounds go on the road at 1 p.m. Saturday to play McCluer.

The Comets (0-2) are a Class 5 school located northwest of St. Lou-is and are one of the smallest Class 5 schools in the state. The ’Hounds have experience with preparing for long rides, having taken four char-

ters in the last three years.“For our juniors and seniors,

they are used to this,” Holt said. “We give them an itinerary early in the week, so this isn’t a surprise for them.”

“That first touch-down drive was

huge. It gave us the momentum back.”

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Depth costs experienceCHRIS SCHOONOVERChief Sports Reporter

The Northwest women’s golf team is expecting youth not to be an issue coming into this fall season after their record setting season.

After losing three seniors to graduation, head coach Pat McLaughlin is turning to two soph-omores and up-and-coming fresh-man to shoulder the load for the Bearcats.

The ’Cats return MIAA Fresh-man of the Year Cassie Lowell, whom has been hindered by a knee injury this summer.

“I haven’t been able to practice as much as I wanted to,” Lowell said. “I’ve still been practicing and focus-ing a lot more on my short game.”

Lowell expects to be in full swing come the season opener after a recent check-up.

Fellow sophomore Kristina D’Angela also returns to the team after a busy offseason.

“I saw my coach a lot. We worked on gaining for distance and hitting more greens. Also, for when

Seniors ride youth movementTONY BOTTSCo-Managing Editor

Head volleyball coach Jessica Rinehart knew there would be road bumps with a young team.

This year’s roster is filled with 11 players with a sophomore eli-gibility classification or younger. That leaves only four juniors and two seniors to anchor the program’s experience.

That lack of experience showed after a two-loss day Saturday, fol-lowing back-to-back wins last Fri-day night.

“We have moments of awe-someness and we have to be able to string those together and play consistently,” Rinehart said. “I don’t think the team tailored off, I just don’t think we were able to hang at this point in the season with our young group.”

Now, Rinehart’s job, along with seniors Alex Hanna and Laira Akin, is to find a way to correct inexperi-enced mistakes before this week-

end’s Southwest Baptist Purple Bash.

The Bearcats square off against four teams in the Friday-Saturday tournament, including two future MIAA opponents, Lindenwood and Central Oklahoma.

But before the ’Cats focus on the weekend’s slate of games, this week’s practice schedule required their attention.

The ’Cats jumped out to 2-0 start the Nebraska-Omaha Show-case last Friday, staking 3-1 wins over Minnesota-Moorehead and Northern State.

“We went to bed on Friday night undefeated,” Rinehart said. “We felt pretty good about that. But we knew the teams that we were going to face on Saturday were tougher teams.

The momentum could not be carried into Saturday. Rinehart and Northwest picked up two 3-1 losses on day two, falling to both Augusta-na and Winona State.

“We just weren’t able to main-tain throughout the entire day Sat-

urday,” Rinehart said. “We want to be able to play four full matches in a weekend, and for some of our new players that’s just an adjustment.”

However, for Akin, leaving the UNO tournament with a .500 record was not a let down.

“I could say I’m disappointed, but I’m not,” Akin said. “A loss is obviously not going to look good on a record...but we are playing with a lot of new kids on the court. They’re young; they don’t understand how this works yet. I’m not worried. I have faith in them.”

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Senior quarterback Blake Christopher passed for 263 yards in his debut as a starter, completing 14-of-19 passes with two touchdowns in the Bearcats 65-3 win over Truman.

Senior forward Tammie Eiberger scored three goals in the ’Cats’ 4-3 overtime loss to Texas A&M Com-merce and netted the game winner against Wayne State.

Junior fullback Cole Forney ran for 112 yards on 17 carries and four touchdowns to lead the Spoofhounds to a 36-30 come-from-behind victory over Smithville.

Senior middle hitter Kaylee Green recorded 31 kills and 11 blocks in three games at the Fairfax Tourna-ment and helped the ’Hounds to a third place finish.

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Season-opener slump busted

North Alabama leaving D-II effects entire division landscape

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Dorrel, Bearcats look to take next step with home victory

Senior linebacker Chad Kilgore jars the ball loose from a Truman receiver. Northwest won its first season-opener in 5 years.SETH COOK | NW MISSOURIAN

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Sioux Falls is not a team that will be easily intimidated. The same sentiment was echoed over and over, from players and coaches alike.

“I definitely don’t expect them to be intimidated,” senior tight end Kyle Kilgore said. “They lost a tough game to a good team. I don’t think they’re going to be phased by com-ing here to play us. I think they’ll be ready and I’m just looking forward to the challenge it brings.”

The Cougars, in their first year of competition in Division II, have lost only two games over the last five years, both in the NAIA Na-tional Championship game to Car-roll College.

However, coming off a 33-17 loss to fellow MIAA-member Washburn last Thursday, the Cou-gars showed a little vulnerability.

Sioux Falls is in a similar situa-tion as the Bearcats. They had a lot

of roster turnover following their 2010 NAIA Championship game loss, but head coach Adam Dorrel likens the Cougars to Minnesota-Duluth.

“They’re very technically sound, their schemes are really good,” Dor-rel said. “They’re tough people and that has a lot to do with the climate, so they get a really tough kid physi-cally and then mold him into what they want.

“They’re a lot like us, they’ve got a lot of new kids, not a lot of experi-ence, and when you have that, con-fidence is a fragile thing.”

Last week, Washburn senior quarterback Dane Simoneau shred-ded the Cougar defense for a school-record 452 yards passing with five touchdowns. Kilgore sees the pass-ing game as an area the ’Cats can exploit.

“We’ve obviously got a ton of speed on offense, so I think we’ll be able to hopefully use that to our ad-vantage this week,” Kilgore said.

NWMISSOURIAN SPORTSCurse reversed: Bearcats extend 47-game MIAA win streak

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The Bearcats raise the Ol’ Hickory Stick, Thursday, Sept. 1, in Kirksville, Mo.

CHRIS SCHOONOVERChief Sports Reporter

For the last four years the Bearcat football team has exempli-fied the phrase “slow start”.

Since 2006, the ’Cats have failed to win their season opener, but have been able to win 47 straight confer-ence games and appeared in three national championships, including winning the 2009 title.

The previous losses come at the hands of University of Nebraska-Omaha, Abilene Christian, Texas A&M-Kingsville twice, all pro-grams were at one time nationally ranked.

The first game loss is all most students know at Northwest be-cause it began when most of them were still in high school, but af-ter Thursday night they have new memories of opening week.

This season the Bearcats were able to finally get the preverbal monkey off their back as they de-feated Truman State in their season opener, 65-3.

“We weren’t really thinking about how we’ve lost all these first week games the however many years,” senior linebacker Chad Kilg-ore said. “We were just thinking about how we need to go out there

and lay the wood.”First-year head coach Adam

Dorrel was not a believer in the re-cent week one curse.

“Not to sound cocky, but I’ve always been very confident in my ability,” Dorrel said. “I thought my preparation was good and I thought my staff’s preparation was really good.

“We felt like we were doing too much early in the season, scheme wise. We had always in the past put in all of our defense, all of our of-fense, and all of our special teams. We felt like that prohibited us from playing fast and we didn’t do that this year.”

This victory comes after a rocky offseason, that included the retirement of 17-year head coach Mel Tjeerdsma and the passing of his replacement, Scott Bostwick, weighing heavily on the minds of the players and coaches

“Everything I do, whether it’s working out or before and after the game, it’s always the first and last thing I think about,” Kilgore said. “If I get tired it’s just a fuel.”

New defensive coordinator Rich Wright looks at the first game as more of a stepping stone to some-thing greater, much like Bostwick would have.

“This was just one step and it’s one step for him and he would’ve said the same thing,” Wright said. “It’s not about winning week one, it’s about how we finish, especially with the expectations there are around Bearcat Nation.”

Winning the first game of the season has not taken any pressure off of Dorrel.

“I feel pressure everyday. I feel it everyday when I wake up,” Dorrel said. “I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to this institution, to the alumni, to our kids, and friends of mine that have played here.”

North Alabama’s decision to leave Division II in two years threw another wrench into the inner-workings of college football.

Not only does their departure leave a void in the Gulf South Confer-ence, much like the one Jacksonville State and Troy created when they left the conference in the early 1990s, but the Lions leaving D-II leaves a bigger void.

Florence, Ala. is home to not only the Lions, but the Division II

National Championship game, the Division II Hall of Fame and the Harlon Hill Trophy, D-II’s Heisman Trophy.

The real question that comes out of UNA’s decision is not who will take their spot among the di-vision’s elite, but where will be the

championship game, hall of fame and Harlon Hill’s new address?

Obviously, I would love for Maryville to inherit D-II’s biggest football assets, but I find it highly unlikely for the sheer reason that it’s ridiculously cold and the weather is too unpredictable in the Midwest in December.

The championship game should move somewhere warmer, eliminat-ing most of the northern part of the

country, as well as the east coast and Midwest.

While most of the division’s 300-plus institutions reside in the eastern part of the United States, it would be in the best interest of Di-vision II to take a similar approach to the situation they face as the NFL does, housing their hall of fame at a location that is not tied into the championship game and moving the championship game each year to different facilities to allow fans from different schools the opportunity to attend.

Instead, the NCAA hosts the game in a location that makes in difficult for fans from the northern-most part of the U.S., as well as the west coast, to attend.

Placing the Harlon Hill trophy and Hall of Fame somewhere along the east coast, say North Carolina – which is home to more than 20 Divi-sion II institutions – would be a good alternative.

In 2008, when Northwest played (and eventually lost to) Minnesota-Duluth in the title game, very few Duluth fans were able to attend be-cause of the travel requirements. An overwhelming number of fans were students at UNA or Alabama resi-dents.

Would this change with my pro-posal of moving the game around? It would remain to be seen, how-ever, more fans from different parts of the country would be able to see teams that reside outside of their

home team’s conference more often and the game’s participants would ultimately have a chance to host the game.

Again, I think the NFL would be a decent model for establishing a way of voting for a location. At the begin-ning of the playoffs, each univer-sity interested in hosting the game should submit an application of why they are worthy of hosting and a committee of NCAA officials and select university officials meet and vote on a site for the following year to be announced at the title game.

Is it a perfect system? No. But it is better than waiting until

another host school ultimately leaves the division for the riches promised in Division I.

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“Everything I do, whether it’s working out or before and after the game, it’s always the first and

last thing I think about.”

Chad Kilgore

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