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Burglary reported at fraternity house HANNA SUMPTER Senior Reporter @hannasumpter
“Where’s Johnny at?” asked a thief after waking Madison Arteaga, a sophomore studying dietetics, and her boyfriend at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house in the early morning hours on April 21. The thief was attempting to take Arteaga’s phone, laying on her boyfriend, as they slept. After waking up, her boyfriend asked the thief what he was doing. The thief merely asked about “Johnny,” and Arteaga’s boyfriend told him to leave. That was the last time the thief has been seen since the incident. “It’s honestly anyone’s worst nightmare,” Arteaga said. “It’s what you see in movies. I was just stunned; I didn’t know what to do in the moment.” Arteaga also said she doesn’t know of any “Johnny” living at the fraternity house. The thieves stole Apple products including a MacBook and iPad, game consoles, cellphones, wallets, cash, headphones and a phone charger sometime after 4 a.m. The 911 call came in at 4:32 a.m., according to Lisa Cox, the public affairs officer with the u See BURGLARY, page 11
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Friends and family support each other through the reading of the names of those lost this past year at the Missouri State campus-wide memorial service at Plaster Student Union on April 26.
Administration honors 13 lost Bears CHLOE SKAAR Senior Reporter @chloeskaar At the fourth Missouri State memorial service, administration honored scientists and singers, artists and athletes, educators and eccentrics — the 13 Bears campus lost in the last year. Nine were students, two were faculty and two were staff. “The list is too long, and many on the list left us way too soon,” MSU President Clif Smart said, before reading Psalms 23 — one of his favorite Psalms that helps him with grief. “My prayer for all of us
today is for God’s comfort. … As we celebrate today the lives of those who left us this year.” Dave Embree, director of Christian Campus House and religious studies professor at MSU, said, through his spiritual work on campus, he is no stranger to grief. Like Smart, he said he turns to Psalms and passages in the Bible written by King David for hope in grieving times. “We come here today — parents, family, coworkers, students, teachers, colleagues, associates and friends — to pay tribute to and honor individuals who were with us not so long ago,” Embree said. “Those we are honoring today were born
as close to here as Springfield itself and as far away as Germany. They were cut off before they ever made it to MSU, or they made it to age 77 before departing. They were taken by disease and violence and despair. … The stories differ, but the impact they made remains deep.” Thomas Lane, dean of students at MSU, read the list of Bears who are now missing from their classrooms, dorms and offices. Around him, seated in circles, families and friends cried and laughed together as Lane read their memories from times spent with their lost loved ones.
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Safety and Transportation director to retire Roles in safety department shift with new hire EMILY COLE Staff Reporter @EMCole19 Several personnel changes have been announced in the Department of Safety and Transportation this week. Safety and Transportation director Tom Johnson will be retiring File photo/The Sept. 1 after three years Standard at Missouri State UniTom Johnversity. In his former role, Johnson was in son to retire charge of safety, trans- Sept. 1.
portation and parking. University emergency manager David Hall will now be overseeing safety, emergency management, parking and transportation in addition to his existing duties. Recent hire Cole Pruitt has been named transportation manager, a new position that encompasses the responsibilities of the previous position of parking-transit supervisor, along with some additional responsibilities, according to Hall. He joined the university staff April 2. Pruitt, along with Associate Director of Safety and Transportation Andrew Englert and Radio Communication and Safety Technology manager Jacob Welch, will now report to Hall. In the past, the parking-transit supervisor reported to Englert, who then reported to Hall.
“When Tom Johnson announced his retirement, it seemed a natural fit to have that then reporting up through me,” Hall said. The transportation manager will supervise three areas that Pruitt calls “the Big Three.” He will have direct responsibility for the Bear Line shuttles, the university motor pool and parking. Other duties will include organizing on campus events by arranging parking and shuttles, as well as providing shuttles or busses for department or office trips through Fisk Transportation, the company that provides the Bear Line buses. Pruitt spent six years in the military police. While stationed at Fort Monroe in Virginia, he was a traffic accident investigator in charge of coordinating parking for u See SAFETY, page 10
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A worker's truck is crushed by the fallen tower.
OSHA investigates MSU owned TV tower collapse Fatality identified as Washington state man CHLOE SKAAR Senior Reporter @chloeskaar
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is conducting an investigation after the KOZK TV tower, owned by Missouri State, fell April 19, killing one employee and hospitalizing three others. First responders near Fordland, Missouri, were dispatched just before 10 a.m. on April 19 to reports of injured employees. Andrea Mostyn, director of university communications at MSU, said OSHA began their investigation that evening. It is unclear how long the investigation will take or what the results will find. Mostyn also confirmed the fatality from the crash was identified to be Steve Lemay, of the state of Washington. He — along with the five other employees working over 100 feet off the ground during the collapse — was doing maintenance on the tower when it fell, according to an MSU press release. They were all external employees from Washington.
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