Champions
The Bears wrapped up a conference title on Saturday
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Tuesday • March 1, 2011 • Vol. 104 Issue 22
Briefs Leadership speaker comes to campus
Kurt Theobald will be debuting “The Llama Manifesto: Conventional Leadership is Dead” presentation at 6 p.m. tonight in the Plaster Student Union Theater. Theobald is the CEO of Classy Llama Studios, an e-commerce firm in downtown Springfield. He will be sharing his thoughts and experiences on his “unconventional leadership method” that calls upon everyone to be selfleaders.
Book sale aims for scholarship money
The university’s annual book sale will be held today through Thursday on the first floor of Glass Hall. The sale will go on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. The book sale’s purpose is to raise money for student scholarships. Past editions of textbooks in varied subjects as well as reading books at budget-friendly prices will be available.
Climate change discussion in PSU
The university will host a panel discussion between a physicist, chemist and biologist on the science of “global warming” and climate change, including the discussion of atmospheric, marine and terrestrial systems. A Q-andA session will follow. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in PSU 313.
Calendar March 1 to March 7
Tuesday
Book sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glass Hall first floor Student Activities Council meeting 4 to 5 p.m., PSU 313 Student Senate meeting 5:30 to 8 p.m., PSU 313
Wednesday Book sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glass Hall first floor
Interfraternity Council meeting 5:15 to 6 p.m., PSU 313 Panhellenic Council meeting 6 to 7 p.m., PSU 313
Thursday
Book sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glass Hall first floor Staff Senate meeting 11 a.m. to noon, PSU 313 Students for a Sustainable Future meeting 4 to 5 p.m., Temple Hall Pit “Because Writing Matters” book group 5 to 6 p.m., Siceluff Hall Library “Climate Change Science: Physics, Chemistry and Biology” 6:30 to 8 p.m., PSU 313
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Members of the Theta Chi fraternity were a part of the record-setting crowd of 11,077 at JQH Arena Saturday.
A glorious occasion Missouri State community celebrates Bears’ title By John Cook The Standard
Behind every champion is a force that pushes them to victory, an undying support that wills them to glory. For the men’s basketball team, that force is the Missouri State fans. Saturday afternoon, a recordsetting 11,077 fans packed their way into JQH Arena, feeding the Bears with the energy to pull off one of the greatest wins in Missouri State basketball history. Senior Ben Stuenkel, who was painted from head to toe in maroon and white, talked about how he had been waiting a long time for this. “I’m overjoyed, just completely overjoyed,” Stuenkel said. “Being a senior, this was what I’ve been waiting for. During the game I felt confident throughout, but there toward the end I got pretty nervous.” The fans’ emotions could be felt throughout the arena as the crowd watched the Bears fight for the conference title that they had worked so hard for. In attendance were fans of all ages, backgrounds and costumes. Even Missouri Senator Roy Blunt came to watch the Bears battle the Shockers.
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The Theta Chi brothers jogged toward JQH Arena before Saturday’s game.
Friends Lois Barham and Bessy Hodges, who have been season-ticket holders at Missouri State games since the 1960s, shared their expectations before the game. “I expect a big battle, and most importantly I expect to win,” Barham said. “We’ve been here since the days when they played in the McDonald building, so we’ve seen the best and the worst of the Bears.” The excitement started to build for the game Friday when Missouri State held a special pep rally to help get the student body pumped up.
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The Theata Chi brothers painted themselves in the bathroom. Though not many were in attendance for the rally, one fan was especially energized for the game. “We’re going to crush them,” staff coordinator Steve Foucart said. “What a great way to end the season. It’s hip to be a Bear right now. This is great.” Foucart and his wife Peggy Foucart were yelling and screaming after the game as well. “I’m ecstatic!” Foucart yelled in celebration. “I can’t even describe the emotions I feel right
now. Seeing Cuonzo being raised up like that, nothing gets me more pumped.” Missouri State head coach Cuonzo Martin and his players were greeted to hundreds of fans running onto the court as the final buzzer went off and confetti fell from the rafters. Seniors Will Creekmore and Nafis Ricks took signs from the fans and held them high as they stood on the press table. One of See FANS page 8
Planned Parenthood protests funding cuts By Jason Johnston The Standard
Eighteen protesters with Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri supported women’s health rights on Saturday outside the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center where the Missouri Republican Party held the 112th Annual Statewide Lincoln Days celebration. “We are out here to protest the U.S. House of Representative’s vote to bar Planned Parenthood from all federal funding,” said Crystal Brigman, the grass-roots organizer for Planned Parenthood of southwest Missouri. “We are particularly out here today because Reps. Billy Long (R-Mo.) and Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) voted against Planned Parenthood. “Their act of cutting funds from Planned Parenthood has nothing to do with deficit reduction. It has everything to do with politics. They are putting women’s lives in jeopardy.” On Feb. 18, the House passed the Pence amendment to the government spending bill to cut all federal funding of Planned Parenthood. The vote was 240-185 with 230 Republicans and 10 Democrats voting for the
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Eighteen protesters showed their support for Planned Parenthood on Saturday at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. amendment. Planned Parenthood is one of America’s leading advocates of women’s health and reproductive rights, which includes abortion, according to its website. The House bill, “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” contin-
ues to use the term “forcible rape” as a way to redefine rape. It plans on cutting all federal funding for abortion funding except for forcible rape, incest and physical danger of the pregnant woman. The bill is in the House Judiciary Committee. Abortion is murder and immoral,
said Denae Nickell, the president of Bears for Life — an anti-abortion organization on campus. “I grew up in a Christian household, and a lot of my beliefs come from the Bible and believing in the sanctity of life,” Nickell said. Someone can be held responsible for taking the life of an unborn child in a criminal act such as a drunk driver killing a pregnant woman, said Kevin Pybas, university pre-law advisor for the political science department. At the same time, a woman has the right to an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) legalized abortion. After the Supreme Court’s decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), the benchmark for regulating abortion changed because of “undue burden,” Pybas said. The states are free to regulate abortion as long as that regulation does not constitute an undue burden on the fundamental right to an abortion. He said achieving middle ground on abortion legislation is difficult because the true believers on either end of the spectrum are resistant to any compromise.