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Missouri Western State University
Tuesday, september 12, 2006
Volume 87 Issue 2
New policy enacted
100-Level Courses
Attendance Policy
Class meetings per
week:
Maximum unexcused
absenses:
If a student exceeds maximum number of unexcused absences before
Oct. 18, the student will be withdrawn from the class.
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Stacey Shores / Graphics Editor
Lisa Crawford
News Editor
lcrawford@missouriwestern.edu
Many freshman enter college with the mindset
that one of the perks is they get to choose whether
to attend class or not. With a new attendance
policy enacted this semester, students in 100level courses who skip class may fail and/or lose
financial aid.
The new attendance policy reads: “In order
to improve student learning and retention, and
to improve compliance with federal regulations,
Western has implemented a mandatory attendance policy for students in 100-level courses.”
According to Martin Johnson, the dean of Liberal
Arts and Sciences; Angie Beam of the financial aid
department began the conversation for an attendance policy that complies with federal guidelines
and student expectations.
Johnson then worked with Beam on the wording of the original draft that was later discussed
in the Deans Council. After the council discussed
the draft, Johnson and the Dean of Professional
Studies along with department chairpersons
reworded the policy to be mandated for the syllabi
statements.
The policy deems all student absences from
class as unexcused unless they are officially representing the university or the instructor finds their
excuse necessary and reasonable. Depending on
how many times a week a class meets decides how
many absences will be allowed.
If a student exceeds the maximum number
of unexcused absences before midterm on Oct.
18, instructors will report the student to the
Registrar’s Office and in turn the student will be
withdrawn from the class and the Financial Aid
office will adjust aid accordingly.
After this date, if a student exceeds the maximum number of absences an instructor may
record a grade of “FA” at their discretion. This
is a failure due to absences. “I fully support the
policy. Attendance is directly related to learnSee New Attendance Policy page 5
Stacey Shores / Design Editor
After rush week, the ladies of Alpha Sigma Alpha stand with their new
pledges Sunday evening after all new pledges were announced at
Bid Day.
Greeks hold Rush
Lindsay Holland
Copy Editor
ibsaylin@hotmail.com
Brothers and sisters joined forces on Missouri Western’s
campus last week in a common goal—rush week!
Seth Logston, director of fraternal recruitment and
member of Alpha Sigma Phi said that this year the
Greek community on campus was trying to promote community by having rush weeks concurrently. In the past,
Fraternities have held formal recruitment at different
times throughout the semester.
“It’s hard to get students engaged,” Logston said. “We’ve
been doing things together more than any other time in
the past.”
Despite the new strategy, numbers were still down this
See Greek Recruitment page 4
Violations of Academic Policy
Violations include, but are not limited to
the following activities:
New Academic Honesty
Policy defines plagiarism
Lauren Epps
Editor in Chief
lce1552@missouriwestern.edu
Cheating: The conscious
use of unauthorized, prohibited, or unacknowledged
materials or methods.
Plagiarizing: The conscious representation
of words, ideas, figures
or materials from other
sources as one’s own.
Stacey Shores/ Graphics Editor
While taking an economics exam,
a student in the back of the classroom reads the questions aloud to
himself quietly, but loud enough
to annoy his fellow classmates. No
one in the class notices anything
strange about him wearing a stocking cap in class in the middle
of September. The instructor asks
him to remove his cap and instantly he looks terrified. The instructor
removes the cap for the student
and a Bluetooth headset clatters
to the ground. The instructor picks
up the earpiece and hears another
student giving the definition of the
demand curve.
Across the nation, academic dishonesty is a hot issue with col-
leges and high schools. Missouri
Western updated its Academic
Honesty Policy and added a Due
Process. For the past two years
committees have been researching
what Missouri Western’s Academic
Honesty Policy should look like and
how to define plagiarism as clearly
as possible.
The main reason for the change
was to update the policy and clarify
the wording so that students will
easily know what Western expects
as far as academic honesty.
“The old version didn’t say much
and was unclear as to what academic dishonesty was,” Ann Thorne
said. Thorne played a key role in
revising the new policy, which took
two years to write.
“It was hard to craft the right
words to cover all areas that are
affected by academic dishonesty,”
Thorne said.
The new Academic Honesty
Policy states
ten major
violations
of academic honesty
along with
a thorough
definition of
plagiarism.
Another
key element
in the new
- Dr. Paul Shang
Academic
Dean of Student
Honesty
Development
Policy is that
disciplinary
action will be taken against repeat
violators.
The policy states that if a student
has been found guilty of violating
the policy more than once, they will
See New Academic Honesty Policy page 5
MOHELA postpones vote; Agenstein funding on hold
Lisa Crawford
News Editor
lcrawford@missouriwestern.edu
The state loan authority postponed a vote that would have raised
$350 million for university projects,
including $30 million for upgrades to
Agenstein Hall.
Attorney General Jay Nixon sent
an assistant Sept. 8 to warn the
Missouri Higher Education Loan
Authority (MOHELA) board that if
they voted on the plan to give $350
million to capital improvements for
universities and colleges throughout
Missouri, each member would face a possible lawsuit. The vote
was then postponed
for another meeting
scheduled Sept. 27.
“The attorney general has overstepped his boundaries,” said Sen.
Charlie Shields, a long time advocate
of Blunt’s proposal. “I am hopeful
this moves forward.”
Nixon’s assistant said a vote would
be a breach of legal duties and a
conflict of interest. If voted on and
approved this new plan may be
deemed illegal because it essentially
bypasses the legislature.
The Director of External Affairs
at Missouri Western, Beth Wheeler
said, “We want what decision will
be right and legal. Good people are
working on it so we will wait for a
definite decision and then go forward
from there.”
Western President James Scanlon
wrote a letter of support to Dr. Karen
Luebbert a chairperson for the
MOHELA Board of Directors. The
following is an excerpt of
this letter:
“On behalf of the
University, I wish to
express strong support for
Governor Blunt’s Lewis and Clark
Discovery Initiative. The initiative
will have both immediate and longterm positive economic impact on
our state….Governor Blunt’s Lewis
and Clark Discovery Initiative will
serve Western, its students, and its
region well. In addition, it will serve
students across public higher education and the economy of Missouri
long into the future. We urge sup-
port and funding of the Initiative by
MOHELA.”
Gov. Matt Blunt first introduced
the proposal to sell MOHELA’s
assets in January as the Lewis and
Clark Initiative. Under this original proposal, the money would be
divided giving $300 million to college
construction projects, $20 million to
endowed professorships, $30 million
to business development centers and
$100 million to scholarships.
The final legislative plan which
was unable to be approved by its
deadline of May 5 gave $317.3 million to college projects, and divided
See MOHELA page 3
Opinion
PAGE 2 • Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The Griffon News
STAFF EDITORIAL
Get yourself to class
So, apparently we have to actually
attend our classes now.
Or, at least those of us enrolled in 100level classes do.
The new attendance policy states that
a student can have about two weeks
of unexcused absences before midterms,
after which the professor is required to
report their name to the Registrar’s Office
and the student is automatically withdrawn from the class.
This has the potential to affect one’s
financial aid and status as a full- or parttime student.
Many students are unhappy with the
new rule, pointing out the fact that we are
paying for the classes… shouldn’t we be
able to choose whether or not we attend?
If we flunk because of poor attendance,
we pay the price, not Missouri Western,
right?
Well, that’s not the absolute truth.
It’s true, the University still gets our
money if we fail a class.
However, the more students we have
So I am paying over $3,ooo
each semester to take naps
instead of going to class.
That makes sense to me.
failing, the worse our academic standards
look, and the less attractive we are as a
school.
Also, it is amusing that students are
finding it unfair that they would be
required to go to class.
If you don’t want to attend classes, what
is it you’d say you do here?
Yes, there are many enjoyable activities
and interesting people around campus,
but this isn’t the Country Club.
This is college.
The new attendance policy isn’t very
pleasant for the student body, but it is a
much needed kick in the pants for those
who have the capability to excel but lack
the motivation, a demographic that is
seemingly prevalent around here.
So even though the new policy is a pain
for students, especially the ones with kids
or full-time jobs, overall it should be a
great thing for Missouri Western’s reputation, and therefore its graduates.
Kudos to those who put the good of students above being popular with us.
Commentary
elizabeth mcguire / Graphics Staff
Commentary
The dating game to the waiting game
It was supposed to be a
just a typical stroll through
Krug Park with my boyfriend, but at the stroke of
midnight last October 15 I
officially became the future
Mrs. Dustyn Holland.
The next nine months of
our engagement proved to
be some of the most challenging times of our lives.
If you have ever been
engaged to the most wonderful man in existence you
know what I mean. Here
is the man you have been
waiting for your whole life.
The one you have been
dreaming of. The answer
to the last name riddle
***Mrs. Lindsay _ _ _ _ _
_ _?***
Now that you’ve found him,
you have to wait!
Normally, women enjoy
long engagements.
J.A. Suma
Guest Columnist
It’s all about the juggling.
It’s only been a couple of weeks of class and in order to get
everything done daily I hold the mental image of juggling
glass balls – if I slow down or relax at all I’ll drop one and
it will shatter.
It might sound awful, but it works. I’ve been back a year
and have yet to fall off the deans list. I’ll be damned if I
start now.
“Supermom” seems a fitting title some days for me and my
nontraditional fellows. We juggle classes, family and financial burdens that some of our traditional age classmates
don’t have to deal with yet.
Behold our ‘arch enemy,’ the devious TUA -- The Unforgiving
Administration.
The TUA reared its ugly head over the summer when the
new student employment rules came online – and rumors
floated through the halls that one or more of the ‘powersthat-be” that regulate student employment actually said
that students should make minimum wage only.
The new rules say that students, nontraditional or traditional, can work no more than 20 hours per week on campus,
can only work at two positions because it would be too tough
to make sure the 20 hour rule is followed, and can only make
a maximum of $8 per hour. (Most students will make much
less, depending on the department and the job.)
Minimum wage only eh…I really, really wanted to verbally
beat whoever said that…
Just about a fourth of the student body at Western are nontraditional students, several are back at school full time and
have to work to supplement their spouse’s salary. It’s not
much. In essence we are one income families – as our part
time paychecks go to cover gas and not much else.
In my case, because my husband works a rotating schedule
and we don’t have consistent evening childcare -- I’m stuck
working on campus. I have no other choice. However, I wish
the TUA would allow me to make my own decision about
how many hours I can work.
It seemed as if it views tuition paying students as parasites, leeching extra money from the university coffers for
performing food service or clerical jobs. So even though our
tuition went up, our ability to get a larger paycheck went
down.
Here’s a call to arms from Supermom…
Students! If you have the time, look off campus for work.
Leave the offices on campus that depends on student workers for their menial tasks, empty.
A symbiotic relationship is what should be happening
between the student body and the TUA.
Lauren Epps
Editor-in-Chief
Lisa Crawford
News Editor
Kathy Crawford
Lifestyles Editor
Ashley Izer
Sports Editor
Sarah Taylor
Opinions Editor
Stacey Shores
Design Editor
Lindsay Holland
Copy Editor
Amber Hawkins
Web Editor
Dorothy Charles Multimedia Editor
Tracie Rouse
Ad Manager
Rikki Cason
Contributing Editor
Bob Bergland
Faculty Advisor
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bickering, crying, nervous one of the biggest promises
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bound to one man for the
rest of our lives.
We danced like crazy people
at the reception and drove
off in my mother-in-law’s
new hot-yellow Mustang.
We arrived at what was
now OUR apartment.
We were in everyway married.
After so much waiting, it
was finally done. And we
were locked out.
We had to call my best
friend, who has a spare key,
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delay, we found ourselves
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CampusVoice
What
are your
thoughts on
the new
attendance
policy?
Staff
News
Jennifer Kohler
Brad Jones
Jill Muir
Ciarra Leathers
Michelle Cox
Sports
Travis Verdi
Brad Kester
Eddie Leaverton
Lifestyles
Daniel Ingram
Gretchen Kunkle
Paul McEnaney
Charlene DotsonOrange
Dan Donan
Addison Ford
Design
Elizabeth McGuire
Marty Ayers
Brian Johnson
Freshman
“Oh, it’s fine because I make most of
my classes anyways.”
Jason Winfrey
Freshman
“I think it is kind of strange, it almost
feels like they are picking on freshmen.”
Meagan Piper
Freshman
“I think it is good, I mean you spent a lot of
money and other people’s money, so you need
to go to class.”
Richard Dennis
Freshman
“To be downright honest with you I
think it’s terrible.”
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News
Notes
Sororities
prep for
informal
recruitment
With sorority formal recruitment past, the women of Alpha
Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma
Alpha, Phi Mu and Sigma
Sigma Sigma are preparing
informal recruitment known as
Continuous Open Recruitment
or Bidding (COR/B).
In the upcoming weeks,
signs will be posted throughout campus as the sorities
advertise each organization in
hopes of finding more sisters
at Western.
Formal recruitment brought
17 new women into the Greek
world, but current members
hope their are more hiding out
there.
Over the past couple years
recruitment numbers have
decreased and the greek
women hope to bring those
numbers up through informal
recruitment this semester.
NAACP presents “HYPE”
The National Association
for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) will
be holding their first of many
HYPE (Helping Young People
Empower) series on Wed.
Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. The purpose
of this program is to inform,
educate,and entertain the students of Missouri Western on
several topics. A community
leader of the Regional Chapter
of NAACP Rev. Gil Ford, will
be the guest speaker for the
event.
The NAACP is one of the
oldest civil rights organizations in the United States. The
“National Association,” as its
members call it, began at the
turn of 20th century. The chapter at Missouri Western was
charted in 2003 and has been
a strong activist for student and
human rights since.
10th annual
banned book
reading
The 10th annual reading of
banned books will take place
Sept. 26 from 7-8 p.m. in Leah
Spratt Hall, room 214/216. The
reading is in recognition of the
American Library Association’s
annual Banned Book Week
and is sponsoered by the
department of English, foreign
languages and journalism; the
department of education; the
Western library; Prairie Lands
Writing Project, and the student
chapter of the National Council
of Teachers of English.
This reading has been in
honor of many books that have
been banned throughout the
years such as “Fahrenheit
451,” by Ray Bradbury, or even
more recent “Harry Potter,” by
J.K Rowling.
Facebook changes after privacy protest
By: Anick Jesdanus
Associated Press
NEW YORK-Users of the online
hangout Facebook revolted and won
as the site agreed Friday to let them
turn off a new feature that drew privacy complaints because it lets others
easily see changes made to their personal profile pages.
“We really messed this one up,”
Facebook’s chief executive, Mark
Zuckerberg, said in an open letter to
users.
The backlash came over Facebook’s
decision Tuesday to deliver automated, customized alerts about a user’s
closest friends, classmates and colleagues. Users who log on might
instantly find out that someone they
know has joined a new social group,
posted more photos or begun dating
their best friend.
All of the information presented had
been available before, but a person
had to visit a friend’s profile page
and make note of any changes - for
example, noticing that the friend now
has 103 friends instead of 102, and
identifying which one got added.
The feature was meant to help users
save time. Instead, Facebook saw
thousands of users joining protest
groups on the site and signing online
petitions. A Web journal was even set
up calling for users to boycott the site
next Tuesday.
The boycott was called off Friday,
as was a protest Monday outside the
company’s headquarters in Palo Alto,
Calif.
“We think it’s a good compromise,”
said Facebook user Igor Hiller, 17,
a University of California, Santa
Barbara, freshman who had orga-
nized Monday’s protest. “We’re happy
with what they’ve done.”
Zuckerberg told The Associated
Press on Thursday that Facebook was
working on giving users additional
privacy options. The safeguards let
users block from feeds entire categories - such as changes to the groups
they belong to - while still allowing
people to observe such changes by
visiting the profile page.
The options were started Friday and
essentially let users block all types of
feeds if they want. Zuckerberg said
Friday such options should have been
offered from the start.
“This was a big mistake on our part,
and I’m sorry for it,” he wrote users.
“But apologizing isn’t enough. I wanted to make sure we did something
about it, and quickly. So we have been
coding nonstop for two days to get you
better privacy controls.”
Facebook has long prided itself on
privacy.
A user’s profile details, including
contact information, relationship status and hobbies, are generally hidden
from others unless they are already
part of that user’s network of friends
or institution, such as a college.
In addition, users have the option
of hiding specific details from certain
users, even ones already designated
as friends - choosing, for instance, to
show photos to college buddies but not
to co-workers.
To join, one must prove membership
in an existing network using an e-mail
address from a college, a high school
or selected companies and organizations. As a result, Facebook has fewer
than 10 million registered users, compared with some 108 million at News
Corp. (NWSA)’s MySpace.
Chasing Chiefs to Western
Ashley Izer
Sports Editor
alv3446@missouriwestern.edu
The buzz that has been going around Missouri
Western and the St. Joseph community is whether
or not the Chiefs are willing to move the training
camp to a specially erected sport facility, which
would be located on campus.
The Chiefs have successfully drawn a close to
yet another football training camp in River Falls,
Wis.
Senator Charlie Shields has scheduled a meeting for Sept. 20, where he will meet with Carl
Peterson, the general manager of the Chiefs, to
discuss proposal ideas.
Shields will present a proposal for an indoor
training facility that will consist of a climate-controlled practice field, training facility and high tech
smart classes. The last proposed budget for a Chiefs
training camp estimated at over $7 million.
“It’s an excellent thought for Missouri Western
and the community,” Shields said. “It will be a huge
image boost for the community.”
Shields believes that it is a little too premature
to discuss the annual costs of operating a facility
of the magnitude because the meeting will decide
whether they will take anymore steps forward.
Missouri Western’s athletics director Mark Linder
feels that, although the proposal has been a very
time consuming process, the ending result will be
nothing but positive for the
Western campus and
community of
St. Joseph.
Funding
for the construction of the facility
will come from a partnership formed by Western, the city of St. Joseph and
Buchanan County.
“We’ll have an NFL team on campus and in the
community,” Linder said. “That would all be a positive for the partnership.”
Linder believes that the facility will not only benefit the Chiefs. He feels that it would have a profound impact on Western enrollment rates, increase
youth sport activities and tournaments and act as a
draw from the rest of the region.
When looking at the other end of the spectrum,
Director of Public Relations Bob Moore showed
mild interest in the idea of the Chiefs moving to the
Western campus.
Moore said that the team has not yet resigned
with the River Falls training camp, but all that is
needed is an okay from the team to roll over the
contract.
“At this time the Chiefs have no plans to move
their training camp to Missouri Western,” Moore
said.
Moore said that the team is not actually in the
market for a new location for the camp because the
facility in River Falls does a good job at catering to
the team’s needs.
Shields and all others involved such as Linder
are composing a package meant to entice the Chiefs
that if they move here for camp we will be able to
provide the same accommodations as River Falls.
The main positive difference would be only have to
drive an hour for hometown team bonding.
Continued from front:
MOHELA
The final legislative plan which was
unable to be approved by its deadline
of May 5 gave $317.3 million to college
projects, and divided the remaining
monies among business development
centers, community colleges, health
care and $50 million to reduce state
debt. The plan failed after the House
and Senate were unable to reach a
compromised plan.
The new plan that will be voted
on Sept. 27 still gives $317.3 million to construction projects but also
grants $15 million to business development, $18 million to community
colleges, $63.4 million over six years
of disbursements to health care, and
$25 million to scholarships. Under
the $317.3 million, Missouri Western
State University would receive
approximately $31 million dollars to
fund the construction of a more technologically advanced math and science building. Western would receive
the third largest amount of money
with Missouri State University second receiving $34 million and the
University of Missouri-Columbia
receiving $94 million.
“Most likely (Sept. 27) will bring
more discussion, research and options
and possibly a vote,” Wheeler said.
If the sale is not approved in the
next few months, Shield believes the
Senate would attempt submitting
another proposal to the legislature.
Call 271-4412 to post your events in our calendar
Calendar of events
Tuesday, September 12
Friday, September 15
• Campus Activities Board:
Live band karaoke, 5 p.m.
Kemper Recital Hall.
• Anime Club Meeting, 8 p.m.
Blum Union Junior College
Room
• SGALock-In/MusicMayhem
9 p.m. Looney Complex
• Residence Council Meeting,
7 p.m. Commons Building
Conference Room.
• Football: vs. Pittsburg State
,6 p.m.
Wednesday, September 13
• Volleyball: vs. Southwest
Baptist, 2 p.m.
• Campus Activities Board
Meeting, 4 p.m. Blum Union
PDR.
• NAACP presents HYPE,
6 p.m.
A blood drive will be held
at Missouri Western State
University, Wed. Sept. 13 in the
lounge of Blum Union. The drive
will be held by the Community
Blood Center of St. Joseph.
Every donor will recieve a free
t-shirt for their contribution.
To make an appointment, go
online to www.esavealifenow.
org and use the Sponsor Code
mwstu. “Save a Life. Right
Here, Right Now.
• Yearbook pictures available, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Blum Union
PDR.
• Volleyball: at Central
Missouri State, 7 p.m.,
Warrensburg, Mo.
• Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4:30
p.m., Blum Union Lounge
Thursday, September 14
• Alumni Borad Meeting 5
p.m. Spratt 110.
campus crime report
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Saturday, September 16
• Non-Trad Club Meeting
12:30-1:30 p.m. Eder 200.
Blood Drive
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• Soccer: vs. Sothwest Baptist,
12 p.m.
Sunday, September 17
• MWSU Spring Choral
Concert, 3 p.m., Potter Hall
Theater.
• Soccer:
vs.
Southern, 2 p.m.
Missouri
Monday, September 18
•
Men’s Golf: Southwest
Baptist Invitational, Bolivar,
Mo. Silo Ridge CC.
• Student Senate Meeting, 5
p.m. Blum Union Dean Hoff
218-219.
1.
Minor in Possession by Consumption
September 1, 2006 Living Learning Center
The officer made contact with a female student who appeared to have been drinking. The
officer conducted a field sobriety test and it was determined that the female was intoxicated.
The officer placed the female student under arrest and issued a summons for minor in possession by consumption. The officer completed an offense/incident report.
2.
Minor in Possession by Consumption
September 2, 2006 Living Learning Center
The officer made contact with a male student who admitted to have been drinking. The officer placed the male student under arrest and issued a summons for minor in possession by
consumption. The officer completed an offense/incident report.
3.
Medical Assist
September 5, 2006 Blum Union
The officer responded to a medical assist involving a female student. The female was transported by ambulance for further medical attention. The officer completed an offense/incident
report.
4.
Traffic Accident
September 6, 2006 Parking Lot H
The officer responded to a traffic accident involving two vehicles resulting in minor property
damage. The officer completed a Missouri Uniform Accident report.
News
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The Griffon News
Continued from front:
Greek Recruitment
year. Director of Student Engagement and
advisor to the Greek Governing Council Stan
Sweeney says poor marketing is partly to
blame for more people deciding not to rush.
“There’s a lot of things we do
well, we just don’t brag about
it,” Sweeney said. “We need to
do a better job of letting people
know what we do, or else people base their opinion of Greek
life on stereotypes.”
Logston said that another
thing that might concern students about Greek life is the
thought that being a member
of Fraternity or Sorority takes away from individuality.
“Individuality is so important to students
nowadays,” Logston said. “Greeks get a bad
rap. Putting on letters isn’t a way of conforming, it’s a way of setting ourselves apart.”
Natalie Bailey, who was in charge of coordinating recruitment week
for Sororities, said that even
though numbers are low she
is encouraged by the quality of the women candidates
(potentials) who showed up to
recruitment events.
Sororities Alpha Gamma
Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi
Mu and Sigma Sigma Sigma
began recruitment week with
an informational meeting last Wednesday
night. Thursday was philanthropy night, followed by skit night on Friday, and preference
night on Saturday. Sunday was bid day, with
17 girls joining the four sororities. Two went to
Phi Mu, three to Alpha Gamma
Delta, and six a piece to
Alpha Sigma Alpha and
Sigma Sigma Sigma.
J u n i o r
J o e s e y
Jackson
accepted
a bid from
Phi Mu on
Sunday. She said that
recruitment week was
exciting and stressful, and
helped her to figure out which
sorority was right for her.
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Continued from front:
New Academic Honesty Policy
will be reported by the wrongly accused of academic
Provost to the Dean of Student dishonesty, there is a way to
Development.
appeal the accusation.
Paul Shang, dean of student
If students are accused of
development believes that a academic dishonesty, they will
lot of students plagiarize on meet with their instructor or
accident because
they don’t know
what plagiarizing
is. He also spoke
about the due process part of the new
If the violation ws repeated,
policy.
“This is an opporit becomes a disciplinary
tunity for students
to learn about what
issue as well as academic.
academic dishones
ty is,” Shang said.
However, for the
Paul Shang
second time, he
Dean of Student Development
said that plagiarism is a choice by
the student to violate the policy and
action needs to be
taken to curb that
choice from occurring again.
“If the violation
is repeated, it becomes a dis- whoever made the allegation.
ciplinary issue as well as aca- The person who made the alledemic,” Shang said.
gation can request that the
Thorne stated that with the student receive a zero for the
old version of the policy, there assignment, rewrite the assignwas no penalties or records ment or fail the course.
of violations of the Academic
The student may submit a
Honesty Policy.
written appeal to the chair“[With the old policy] there person of that department and
were no institutional penal- request a meeting with the
ties or record keeping of policy department chairperson. the
violators,” Thorne said. “It is due process procedure is proa problem when students con- tection for students.
tinue violating the policy.”
Evan Noynaert was the main
With all good policies, there gatherer of research for the
are checks and balances. revised Academic Honesty
Missouri Western did just that Policy. He thought the Due
with the Due Process part of Process was a great idea
the new policy.
because of what happened to
If students feel they were his own daughter in school.
“
“
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 • PAGE 5
He said that she was accused
of cheating in a math class.
Her instructor said that she
couldn’t have received the
scores that she did without
cheating. The teacher wrote
her up for academic dishonesty.
Noynaert’s daughter appealed
the decision by her teacher.
This is what Missouri
Western wants to have with
the Academic Honesty Policy,
a standard of conduct as well a
protecting student’s rights.
Shang said there were very
few cases of academic dishonesty reported to him last year.
Also, the Student Government
Association approved the new
policy last semester.
“This is something I took to
the SGA, they thought it was
reasonable and supported it,”
Shang said.
Along with a nod from the
SGA, Thorne said that faculty
was able to see the new policy
before it became official policy
at Missouri Western.
“We sent it to all faculty and
we got back good responses,”
Thorne said.
Thorne also believes that
once everyone gets adjusted to
the new policy everything will
work out well.
‘I think we’ll be fine,” Thorne
said.
The main idea with the new
Academic Honesty Policy is to
clarify what academic dishonesty is and to keep people from
repeating violations of the policy.
The full policy can be read
in this semester’s student
handbook and also online at
http://www.missouriwestern.
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Attendance Policy
success in the classroom. I believe that the policy will encourage better attendance and that ultimately it will result in better student achievement,” Johnson said.
The policy affects all students taking 100-level courses regardless of financial aid. Students have mixed emotions about the
new policy since it appeared this Aug., in course syllabi.
“I can see both sides. Students who aren’t receiving financial aid should have a choice about when they come to class
Elizabeth Mcguire / Graphics
and when not to since they are paying for it, but students who
do have financial aid should pay the consequences for their
actions,” Jennifer Fiebig, freshman said.
Johnson said a consultant to the college, Dr. John Gardner,
originally suggested the policy a few years ago after faculty
complained of an increasing problem with classroom attendance.
“Students pay for the privilege to attend the university and
its classes,” Johnson said.“We do our best to provide a quality
instructional environment and opportunity.”
Starting fall 2007, the policy will be implemented into 200level courses as well. Johnson wants all students to attend
class and make the most of the opportunities available.
“How many of us would buy a ticket to go to a movie and then
just not go?” Johnson said.
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Griffon Marching Band takes the turf
Lauren Epps
Editor-in-Chief
lce1552@missouriwestern.edu
being in the band is, “Getting to be out with
people you know, and cheering on the team.”
Kirk also has positive statement about being
a drum major for the band.
“Aside from all the responsibilities and pressure, it’s great to work with all sections of the
band,” Kirk said.
After the band’s first performance on
Saturday, Kirk and Hinton commented on
marching on the new turf.
“Its different marching on the turf,” Kirk
said. “It is great because in all weather we can
practice and the uniforms stay cleaner.”
Kirk also said that the band is able to
have cleaner drills, and it is
easier for
them to march in the turf
instead of long grass.
“It’s a lot smoother for the
He also said that since the markings on the
field are permanent, it is easier for the band to
practice on.
“It is just like marching indoors on carpet,”
Hinton said.
Stacey Shores / Photo Illustrator
At college and high school football games
people usually equate halftime with a marching band performance.
At Missouri Western it is no different. The
energetic Griffon Marching Band (GMB) takes
the stage for every home football game.
The marching band has made some changes
and evolved from the 50-member ensemble it
started out with 35 years ago under the direction of Bill Mack.
“This year we changed the style to more of
a drum corps,” Jeffery Hinton, director of the
marching band said. “We are evolving to more
popular shows, and we want to match the
visual to the music.”
The new shows will feature songs by Santana,
Elvis and the Beatles. At the game on Saturday,
Sept. 9, the band performed Earth, Wind and
Fire songs for the main show.
With 118 members, the band is headed
toward a great season. This season, the percussion section is much larger and as been nationally recognized.
“Dr. [Dennis] Rogers is a great recruiter for
the section,” Hinton said. “They performed at
national competitions and placed in the top
three.”
This year the band is working up to the
greater St. Louis Marching Festival on Oct.
10. This is a big festival where the GMB was
invited to be a part of the exhibition.
“We will perform before the announcement
of the awards for the festival,” Daniel Kirk,
drum major for the band said. “We will be performing for about 4,000 people and will be a
wonderful opportunity to showcase the band.”
Going to the festival this year is a big deal for
the band. Other schools that were invited, such
as the University of Missouri and Truman
State University, have bands that number
from 250-300 members. The GMB members
are excited about going to the festival
Kirke was in the drum line for three years
before assuming his new role this year as drum
major.
The band started their hard work at band
camp a week before classes began. During
band camp, the members learned Western’s
marching band style. Hinton stated that since
the GMB members come from all different schools, one of the focuses of the
band camp is to break them of old marching habits and lay down the foundation
for great shows. During band camp, the
members put in 34 hours of practice time to
prepare for the season.
These foundations lead to the band getting
national nods and invitations to prestigious
festivals.
Hinton listed the main goals for the band
this season.
“Accomplishment, because we work hard,”
Hinton said. “And to provide experience for
future band directors.”
Aside from the rigors of band camp, GMB
members have plenty of fun– building friendships along with making music. Sophomore
Brandy Donelson said that the fun part of
players to
march on.
They don’t have
to worry about falling,”
Hinton said. “The new field
makes it easier for everyone.”
GMB
2006
Marty Ayers / Photographer
RIGHT: Full band performs during the halftime Extravaganza at
the football game on Saturday,
Sept. 9. LEFT: Missouri Western’s
nationally recognized drumline
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Local company offers internships, jobs
Bastian Huck
Guest Writer
V
accine research in one of the
most advanced labs of the
world or human resource
development in one of the world’s
top international employers is not
the usual internship or part-time
job most Missouri Western students
think of landing. But there are awesome possibilities around that can
jumpstart careers no matter what a
student is majoring in.
“While internships are mostly
undertaken by liberal arts and business majors, especially life science
majors should make use of the wide
spectrum of possibilities offered in
the St. Joseph and Kansas City area,”
said Linda Garlinger, Western’s
director of the Career Development
Center.
Three Western biology graduates
– Karen Skroh, Jennifer Kempker
and Jason Headding – have done
an internship in biology within the
last couple of years and not only
experienced a rewarding internship,
but they also now have a job at
Boehringer Ingelheim.
Since the Ingelheim site in St.
Joseph is the headquarters rather than a branch office, there are
diverse opportunities for internships from information technology,
accounting and human resources to
biotech research.
An internship can be more valuable than expected said Kathrin
Carpenter, a Western business major,
who was an intern until recently at
the department of human resources
at Boehringer Ingelheim.
“When you first start your internship you have certain expectations,”
Carpenter said. “I discovered there
are not just lower tasks to do. I have
learned a lot of things. Since the first
day here, I appreciate every opportunity I have been given; I am doing
specific tasks of which I thought
an intern would never be able and
allowed to do.”
Meanwhile, Carpenter has been
hired as a full-time employee in
the human resource department of
Boehringer Ingelheim.
“Internship possibilities within
Boehringer Ingelheim are widespread,” said Phil Hayes, vice president of the U.S. research and development group of Boehringer Ingelheim.
“We do not only have interns in
the field of life science or vaccine
research, but also in other fields, for
example, business and finance.”
The company generally is open
to engage students who apply for a
specific department that is linked
with their field of study, said Dan
Nowalk, executive director of human
resources at Boehringer Ingelheim.
“We love the opportunity to bring
the young people in,” Nowalk said.
“We like to see our interns launch
something in a productive working
environment.”
Nowalk said the objective of internships at Boehringer Ingelheim is to
train and give the students the possibility to excel and hopefully start
a successful career at Boehringer
Ingelheim after graduation.
“The reputation of Missouri
Western providing good quality education, as well as individuals with
good work ethics and sound skills,
makes it very easy to continue to
work together with the university,”
~Jason Baker
Associate professor of biology and
internship coordinator at Western’s
department of biology
Nowalk said.
The company also contacts the
respective faculty at Western whenever there is an internship place
available. The faculty helps students
to integrate the internship in a onecredit-hour internship study program. The students have to write a
weekly log and a final paper in order
to receive credit.
“There are various, very specific
tasks that we expect an intern to
work on,” said Axel Neubauer, veterinarian and vaccine researcher at
Boehringer Ingelheim. “Therefore,
we invest a lot of time in an intern
and try to train the intern very
well.”
Neubauer said that usually interns
profit so much from their time at
the company that writing their final
paper for class is almost an easy
task.
“The students will have the opportunity to participate in the actual
research process and take over their
own responsibility for their work
according to their current knowledge
and skill level,” Neubauer said. “I
think that the most interesting thing
for the students is that they have
the chance to work at the forefront
of research.”
Associate professor of biology and
internship coordinator at Western’s
department of biology Jason Baker
advises the life science students who
are interested in doing an internship. He is also the industry’s primary contact for internship offerings.
“The best way to do an internship is when you can combine it
with the content of your studies,”
Baker said. “Having already gained
practical research skills in vaccine
research at a leading company like
Boehringer Ingelheim can really
push career opportunities right after
graduation.”
Baker said the usual duration is
four months or one academic semester.
“For life science internships, potential candidates should be in their
junior or senior year, preferably with
emphasis in microbiology,” Baker
said.
Western professor of biology Todd
Eckdahl also supports and advises
students when applying for or doing
an internship in biology.
“I think it is extremely important to
continue to support and animate students to do an internship,” Eckdahl
said. “As well, it is important that
Photograph by Bastian Huck
Boehringer Ingelheim in St. Joseph offers internships and part-time job opportunities for students
majoring in a variety of disciplines. The international corporation employs 36,000 people worldwide.
the internship is conducted in a way
that it provides mutual benefit to the
student, the university and the hosting company.”
Eckdahl said internships also have
the function for the student to figure
out what kind of job to search for
after graduation or maybe inspire
the student to obtain a master’s
degree.
Even though it is not required to
do an internship in biology, mainly
because of the fact that there are
not many research internship vacancies in this industry and companies
must have a high grade of trust in
an intern since research data is confidential, there are good chances to
apply because there are not many
students who actually do it.
“This does not mean that biology
graduates who did not do an internship are lacking any knowledge
or skills, which might be a difference compared to other disciplines,”
Baker said. “Studying biology does
not mean to study theory only.”
Baker said there is practical lab
work included to make sure that the
students obtain the skills required
by the industry.
“I really encourage students, and
not only the ones with outstanding
grades, to use all possibilities to
apply since I think it is a valuable
experience, and maybe there is the
opportunity to get hired after an
internship,” Baker said. Baker regularly posts information concerning
internships.
“Boehringer Ingelheim is a top
opportunity for our students,” Baker
said, “but of course, there are as well
other biotech companies with different specializations than Boehringer
Ingelheim located in the region.”
An example is one of Baker’s students, currently doing an intern-
ship with Central Solutions, which
is in the field of liquid chemicals, in
Kansas City.
Students can get information
about the various internship possibilities and different specializations of the region’s companies at
the career development center’s student employment office, the Western
Institute and the faculty of biology.
“Setting the course for a professional career does not have to wait
till graduation,” Garlinger said.
“Already while studying, Western’s
students can get to know a leading
employer and can gain invaluable
field experience. Employers are not
only looking for a degree, they also
look for a proof of practical skills,
which an internship provides.”
For information about how to
apply visit www.missouriwestern.
edu/studentemployment or contact
your respective faculty.
Boehringer Ingelheim is
family-owned business
B
oehringer Ingelheim is one
of the world’s leading companies in the field of biotechnology, specializing in research
of both human and animal pharmaceuticals. The company’s global
corporate division headquarters
is located in Ingelheim, Germany,
where the company was founded in
1895. Currently, the company has
36,000 employees and 144 affiliated companies spread around the
globe. Boehringer Ingelheim is selling products worldwide and runs
four subsidized divisions with their
own production and research sites
around the world. One of them is
located here in St. Joseph.
“Boehringer Ingelheim is a unique
company in many aspects,” said
Dan Nowalk, executive director of
human resources at Boehringer
Ingelheim in St. Joseph. “It is the
only major pharmaceutical company in the world that still is family owned. This enables the management to focus on a long-term
view instead of short-term revenue.
Thus, Boehringer Ingelheim has a
competitive advantage, reflected
in the high level of investment in
research and development.”
In 2004, the United States Food
and Drug Administration approved
a new biopharmaceutical production plant for the manufacture of
therapeutic proteins from mammalian cell cultures, which is the company’s top innovation in biopharmaceuticals. Ingelheim Vetmedica in
St. Joseph is the U.S. headquarters
for all of the company’s products
of the animal product sector and
its primary research site for those
products.
The company is also known for
continuous progress and good working conditions, which were evaluated as the main plant in Germany
received the “Industrial Excellence
Award - Best Factory” issued
in 2000 by a cooperation of the
INSEAD Management Institute in
France and Germany’s WHU-Otto
Beisheim School of Management.
Local venue offers classy entertainment alternative
Paul McEnaney
Lifestyles Writer
paulmcenaney@gmail.com
T
he room grows dark as the
crowd’s already dull roar quiets
to a whisper, and the sounds of
a six-string guitar echo off the walls.
The audience listens in anticipation for the next song that speaks
to them, the next song that encapsulates their respective lives. The
performer isn’t a superstar. In fact
he may be a next-door neighbor, but
at Café Acoustic everyone is welcome
on the stage.
This musical haven is owned by
Lisa Hancock and Beth Downey, or
“Duchess” and “FiFi” as called by
those close to them. They may be
the luckiest people on the planet.
Neither have ever won the lottery,
or even found an unexpected $100
bill in their coat pocket, but they get
to do what they love for a living and
as far as they’re concerned, you can’t
get any luckier than that.
Hancock and Downey are equal
partners in the owning and operating of the Café Acoustic, 2605
Frederick Blvd., an open mic venue
that features musicians of varied
skill levels. The performers for the
evening are selected on a first come,
first play basis with a list on the wall
that is never without names.
“I wish we could stay open longer and allow everyone the chance
to play,” Hancock said. During the
summer the Café is open Wednesday
through Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to
1:00 a.m. and opens two hours earlier in the winter.
The décor in the café offers a
throwback to the beginning days
with a lava lamp in the corner. The
Café Acoustic actually got a modest
start in Downey’s attic under the
name, The Lava Lounge.
“At the time, we were on a donation
basis only,” Hancock said. “It wasn’t
until a few years later when we got
this place.” The café, in its current
incarnation opened on Aug. 14, 2004,
and actually got off to a rocky rather
than a rocking start.
“The power went out, and we had
no idea if anyone was even going
to show up,” Hancock said. “Dan
Reinert opened and surprisingly to
all of us, he played to a packed
house.”
That has pretty much been the
standard since then. The Café, with
its quaint and inviting atmosphere,
has a way of drawing a steady crowd
of regulars, like Rick Allen, a bass
guitar player and member of the local
band The Adam Carter Trio, who has
been coming to the café since its
inception. Allen, like so many others
who frequent the café on a regular
basis, has found a great deal of likeminded individuals there. It’s the
lasting friendships, he says, that
always keep him coming back.
“I would rather play here for free
than get paid to play anywhere else,”
Allen said.
Hancock contends that it’s the regulars that make the Café so unique.
Downey agrees.
“The regulars are like family,”
Downey said. “It’s their place too.
The Café belongs to everyone.”
Duchess and Fifi both attribute the
café’s success to the respectfulness of
their patrons.
“The people that come here take
care of this place,” Hancock said.
This is a thought that could be
Paul McEnaney/photogrpher
Beth Downey (left) and Lisa Hancock
(right) are owners of Cafe Acostic.
chocked up to the fact that Café
Acoustic is a beer and wine only
bar.
“[Alcohol] brings so many more
problems,” Downey said. “[The café]
isn’t a bar; it’s a music establishment.”
Taking care of the Café is something that the patrons don’t have
any problem helping with either. In
fact, customers like Denise duMortier and Tad Hopkins hold the café in
the highest regard and take care of it
like it were their own.
“It’s the immediate camaraderie
that makes this place so special,”
duMortier said. Neither Hopkins nor
duMortier had a place like the café
growing up. “And without knowing
it, I always wanted a place like this,”
Hopkins said.
The customers have to take care of
the café, because for the most part it
is free of cover charges. Traditionally,
the only income that the café nets
would be whatever business the bar
does. However, the café has just
recently released its first CD titled
“Best of Café Acoustic: Volume One”
featuring only local artists playing
original songs.
With the coming of the CD also
comes insight in to the future of the
Café. In addition to producing more
of the “Best of” series, Duchess and
Fifi are also looking to expand into
other aspects of the music industry.
“We are hoping to branch out and
do some more recording and hopefully even promote local artists,”
Hancock said.
Downey said she is just looking
forward to a Volume Ten.
Sports
PAGE 8 • Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The Griffon News
Landess gets his first win againt Huskies
Ashley Izer
Sports Editor
alv3446@missouriwestern.edu
Despite the loss of starting quarterback
Michael Burton in the beginning of the second quarter, the Griffons along with replacement quarterback Matt Landess stepped up
to the challenge with a 27-14 victory over St.
Cloud State.
The first 2006 home football game kicked
off last Saturday evening, and the Griffon
men got off to a late start. The Huskies were
able to fire off a fourth down touchdown in
the early stages of the first quarter. St. Cloud
stepped it up again by intercepting a Western
pass to run it back for a touchdown setting
the score at 14-0.
The Griffons fought back with a 62-yard
drive ending when Burton connected a pass
to red-shirted freshman Andrew Mead for his
first career touchdown. The point after was
blocked which set the score 14-6. Mead was
very pleased with his performance and glad
that the play came together.
“It was amazing,” Mead said. “Seeing the
ref throw his arms up and say touchdown,
there’s nothing better in my life.”
Senior linebacker Siraaj Mohammad took
charge of the defense when he blocked a
punt by the Huskies in order for sophomore
Zach Sharp to run it
in for a touchdown. Burton was
able to run
the ball in for a
two-point
conversion and
brought
the score to
14-14.
Burton was
injure d
during the
p l a y ,
but continued
on in the
game.
When
t h e
Griffs
took the
field for
the next
offensive
drive,
Burton
made it
to the fourth play before his injury took him
out of the game. With Burton out for the rest
of the game that meant backup quarterback
junior Matt Landess had to lead the team.
Although getting off to a shaky start, Landess
proved he had all of the ingredients to be a
starting quarterback by passing 13-of-23 for
150 yards, and completing two touchdown
passes to sophomore Anthony Anderson to
secure the win and record of 2-0.
Senior running back Jeremiah White contributed to Western’s offense domination by
rushing for 100 yards on 21 carries. Senior
wide receiver Jarrett Brooks set the bar for
receiving passes with 95 yards on six caught
passes.
Landess was not bothered all that much
about the pressure that was put on his shoulders, but more at the speed of the game. He
said after he got in there and fell into sync
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Huskies 14
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Freshman Andrew Mead celebrates in the end zone with fellow teammates after scoring the first touchdown of the game and of his
with the other players things slowed down a
bit. Despite a few errors, Landess is prepared
to start the next game if Burton is not able to
play because of his shoulder injury.
“I feel good,” Landess said. “Obviously I
want to play.”
Burton injured his non-throwing shoulder
and elbow during the conversion and series
afterward. X-rays and therapy are scheduled
sometime this week, but it is unknown exactly
what the next step will be. Burton as well as
head coach Jerry Partridge feel that Landess
will start at the next game.
Partridge feels that the team has different aspects of their game that they need to
improve upon in order to dominate throughout
each series. One area that needs work is the
deficit the Griffs found themselves in through
the first stages of the game as well as turnovers.
“If we’re behind that doesn’t mean we’re out
of it,” Partridge said.
Although there were some weaknesses,
Partridge feels that there are positive aspects
with the special teams, defense and a large
part of the offense. The offense was able to
bring in a total of 350 yards, with 230 in the
air and 150 on the ground. A huge part of the
offensive power was Landess coming into the
game as well as other players showing what
they were made out of.
“Offensively Matt Landess stepped up big,”
Partridge said. “I was pleased with Matt’s
throwing; he gave us some big throws.”
The Western men agree with Partridge that
Landess did a great job under the circumstances.
The Western defenders were on top of their
game by holding the Huskies to only 267 yards
out of 67 plays. The Griffs were able to intercept two passes in order to compensate for the
interception touchdown in the first quarter.
Another fighting aspect was that senior middle
linebacker John Mathew Fisher set the record
for tackles by bringing down 11 Huskies.
The Western men have gone two games with
a deficit of scores. The Griffons played Central
Oklahoma on Aug. 31, and eventually pulled
in a 32-29 win. The team will prepare for
their next home game against Pittsburg State
University on Sept. 16, at 6 p.m.
Soccer women defend their turf
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Sports Writer
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Junior Aaron Lisenbee studies his next shot.
Golfers finish strong
Eddie Leaverton
Sports Writer
The Griffon men’s golf team used a combination of youth and experience to fight
their way to a fourth place finish at the
Missouri Intercollegiate Golf Tournament.
The Griffons got an eighth place finish from
junior Aaron Lisenbee and finished ahead
of all other MIAA teams competing in the
tournament. He used a three under par 69 in
the second round to jump into eighth place
after having a tough first round. Lisenbee
led the Griffons by finishing with a score of
224 overall.
“I had one bad hole in the first round, other
than that I think I played well,” Lisenbee
said.
Coach Jim Perry feels that the less experienced players also helped the Griffons with
a good performance and finish. Freshmen
Shane Feist fired a 232 to help the Griffons
land the No. 4 position, and fellow freshman
Brad Crawford also had a solid tournament.
“Brad had a real good tournament. He was
5 under at one time,” Perry said, “Once he
gets some experience he will be able to keep
it at 5 under or lower.”
Senior Daniel Cordray also turned in a
great performance. He shot a 227 and finished in fifteenth place. Craig Lytle fired a
solid 233 and Caleb Carter turned in a 246 to
help boost the team.
The Griffons are optimistic about this
season despite losing three of their top six
players from last year. The team has their
sights set on winning the conference despite
these losses.
“That is a goal that we set,” Perry said.
“Nobody thought we could challenge before
that tournament.”
Although the first tournament was a success, the team realizes that winning the
conference won’t be easy. “Washburn will
be tough to beat, they have a good team.”
Perry said.
Having to play tough teams doesn’t discourage the Griffons. The Griffon men may
have shocked several of the other teams with
their strong finish. A contributing factor to
this reaction is the loss of key players such as
Brice Garnett from last year’s team.
Lisenbee and his fellow teammates hope
that the team can continue to improve as the
season progresses.
“I think we can win the conference,”
Lisenbee said. “Hopefully I can shoot some
low rounds and everyone else can follow.”
It’s early in the season, but the team looks
as if it will be able to put together a solid finish. The team’s goal of winning the conference looks to be within reach. The Griffons
must build on this strong start as the season
progresses if they hope to win the conference for a second straight year. The Griffons
next tournament is the Southwest Baptist
Invitational on Sept. 18, in Bolivar, MO.
The football team was not
the first team to get a win
on the new Spratt Stadium
turf as the women’s soccer team played their first
home game of this year and
won 3-2 against ConcordiaSt. Paul.
The team has played
well to start the season,
in their first three games
the team has lost, won and
tied games. This is a significant improvement from last
years inexperienced squad
that had their first win
come late in the season and
that lost seven games by one
goal.
The first win at Spratt
was due to goals by senior
Nikki Heiser, junior Meigan
Soo, and senior Michealla
Guadiana. The offense
which hadn’t scored in the
two previous games of the
season came through for the
Griffs as they jumped to a
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3-0 lead. When asked about
Michaella Guadiana watches as she sends the ball sailing at the home opener.
her first goal emotions she
replied.
pitched a shutout, but, once member of the team to have at
“It always feels good
when your hard work pays off again, the team could not put a least a 3.0 grade point average for the
and you can help your team win,” goal on the board. The team tied year.
Viterbo University. The defense
As for on the field activity, the team
Guadiana said.
The team had just enough to once again played a solid game, wants to attain seven wins. This can
always change if the team reaches
hold on at the end. Concordia was but the offense did not show up.
The team has seemed to gel their goal. The team is starting small
not going to go down easily as the
Bears put together two goals late with another for another year of and attainable. Then, once they reach
in the game and fought resiliently playing with each other. No one their goals, the team will make new
to make it a nailbighter, but the graduated or transferred from ones.
The experiences they faced last year
Griffons refused to lose the first the team last year which had to
deal with all the problems of a should help the Griffs this year as they
home game of the season.
“The biggest thing for us to first year program. Some of the try to improve every game this season,
win is to communicate with each biggest problems are experience and take the momentum of a good
other,” Guadiana said. “When we with each other and in big games. start for a second-year program into
do that the game becomes easier Nikki Heiser responded to this the future.
idea.
The Griffon ladies defended their
for all of us.”
“The major difference from last own turf yet again last Sunday, Sept.
The first game of the season
was a close one. The lady Griffons season and this season is Jeff 10, when they went head to head with
lost in the last minutes of the Hansen our new coach,” Hieser the Peacocks of Upper Iowa State.
Although getting off to a late start
game. The score was tied 0-0 late said. “He has brought a new
in the game, just seconds were dimension and style that fits our due to rain the Griffs were able to
left. Then Winona State scored team better than the coach of last hold off the Peacocks in overtime and
secure the score at 0-0, setting a 1-2-2
the goal they needed to win the years team.”
The coach has also put forth record.
game.
In their second game of the sea- goals not only on the field, but off
son the Missouri Western women of it as well. He would like every