MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
VOL. 111, NO. 25
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Community supports recovering student with fundraiser
RISING RATES
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023
HANNAH CLAYWELL Asst. New Editor | @Hannah_9504
ILLUSTRATION BY MAKAYLA POLAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students to see increase in tuition, fees for the fall SIDNEY LOWRY Managing Editor | @sidney_lowry
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orthwest Board of Regents approved the 2023-24 academic rate schedule, which includes an increase in tuition and fees and a decrease in dining plan prices. Vice President of Finance and Administration Stacy Carrick said the increase in tuition and fees for undergraduate students is based on an inflation rate of 7.1%. With the rising costs of operation, Missouri is now sending less money to institutions across the state every year. “You can see the challenges of trying to maintain that affordability when you look at both the state funding that we receive as well as our rates,” Carrick said. For Missouri-resident undergraduate students,
tuition will be increasing by $17.79 per credit hour. For a student taking 30 credit hours a year, they can expect to see an increase of over $500 for the next academic year before any financial aid. For nonresident undergraduate students, tuition will be increasing by $33.43 per credit hour. For a student enrolled in 30 credit hours a year, there will be over a $1,000 increase in their tuition before financial aid. Graduate students’ tuition will increase anywhere from 7.1% to 8.1% depending on the program the student is enrolled in. There will be a $25.10 per credit hour increase for business students and a $28.20 increase for computer science and information systems students and a $21.40 per credit hour increase for other on-campus graduate programs.
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Young entrepreneurs attend pop-up market HANNAH CLAYWELL Asst. New Editor | @Hannah_9504
The Children’s Business Fair was held March 18 at the First Baptist Church hosted by the Maryville Public Library. It included crafts, foods and toys being sold by children of ages 8-16. At the fair, 38 booths were set up with different businesses, making it one of the largest turnouts since the event was first held five years ago. All the businesses there had signed up to be a part of this event. There were also judges invited by the library to give feedback to the businesses. One of the businesses was Karina’s Greenhouse. It was selling plants and donated some of the profits to the New Nodaway Humane Society. Business owner Karina Wall, 11, said she loves plants and decided to donate because she loves cats and dogs. “Dogs and cats need homes, so donating will help them find
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During the 2023 Children’s Business Fair, owner of Rainbow Lane Crochet Mary Davis talks to customer Camille Siegrist about her products. The event allowed young entrepreneurs to market their business to the community.
homes,” Wall said. Wall plans on continuing her business and giving back to the community when she can attend other events like this, such as Junk for Jesus, an event for peo-
ple to sell things at a local church. She wants people to be able to build a good garden, and her business can be their first step. A lot of work is put into these businesses, most of them being
handmade crafts. Another business owner at the fair was Mary Davis. She said she works anywhere from two to eight hours on her crochet animals and chapstick holders. Davis said her favorite part of the event was going around to the other booths and talking to people to see what they are selling. She plans on continuing this business because it is one of her favorite hobbies. Judge Jill Heddinger said they look at different aspects to come up with a score for each business. They look at marketing, financial strategy and overall presentation. “My favorite part of judging has been talking with each business owner,” Heddinger said. “We have a lot of very financially sound, creative entrepreneurs coming up through the ranks. It’s been exciting to hear their ideas and their business plans.”
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Sigma Tau Gamma - Theta Chapter and Blake Ommen’s family have raised almost $40,000 for Ommen’s medical bills and other recovery expenses. On the way home for spring break March 4, Sigma Tau Gamma - Theta Chapter member Blake Ommen got in a severe car crash. Ommen is now suffering from a severe brain injury and is on a road to recovery. Ommen was in a work zone on Interstate 29 when a car failed to brake and rear ended him. The driver of that car did not have insurance, so two GoFundMes were created to support Ommen and his family. Sigma Tau Gamma - Theta Chapter Vice President Tyler Brockhoff and member Jake Coddington have both been involved throughout the process. Coddington said Ommen has been flown to a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery process from the University of Kansas Medical Center. “Slowly but surely, Blake is making steps to get better,” Brockhoff said. Coddington said Ommen is blinking and trying to talk, though it’s more mumbling and even walking a little. With around 600 donations together as of March 21, the GoFundMes have been helpful in raising money for Ommen — the highest donation being $2,000. The fundraisers were created March 7 and 8, one by Ommen’s family and one by Sigma Tau Gamma - Theta Chapter. There are going to be more fundraisers hosted by different organizations on campus. Sigma Tau Gamma - Theta Chapter had its executive meeting, and its normal spring philanthropy event will have half of the proceeds going to Ommen’s family and the other half going to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Coddington has had direct contact with Ommen’s family throughout this. The family has stayed positive throughout the recovery process. Coddington said he and a group of friends went to visit Ommen on the day of the accident, and Ommen’s mother is doing better. “His mom has been texting me, just giving me updates, and she has been really optimistic through the whole thing,” Coddington said. Brockhoff said some of the other fraternities and sororities are also going to be holding fundraisers for Ommen in the next few weeks. “Go support and keep praying for Blake,” Brockhoff said. Ommen still has a long road of recovery ahead of him due to the extent of his injuries. Coddington said Ommen’s family really appreciate the support being shown from everybody. Both the community and campus are showing support for Ommen with donations, other fundraisers being made, cards and other words of support for him. Sororities have reached out, and alumni of the fraternity are also showing their support. Some of the alumni are doing jersey auctions to raise even more money. “(The support) has been really helpful,” Coddington said. “I know his family really appreciates that.”
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